Karnataka

Hubballi, Dec 8: Rumours that a youth died of injuries after he fell off a motorcycle when a police constable tried to stop him for riding without helmet, resulted in tension in the central business district in Hubballi on Monday night. A police motorcycle was set on fire. Although soon after the incident the youth was shifted to hospital and doctors declared him out of danger, by the time the

Belagavi, Dec 8: The Court of Judicial Magistrate First Class-III in Belagavi, on Monday, remanded Ejaz Ahmed Bihari, who was picked up in Kalaburagi for suspected terror links, in police custody for seven days. He was brought from Kalaburagi to Belagavi on Sunday and produced before the court on Monday. Ejaz was among the four persons picked up in Kalaburagi, following the arrest of Mohammed

Mangaluru, Dec 8: A hijab clad girl was allegedly taken to task by a small group of Muslim youth for attending a feast at a church at Merlapadavu in Mangaluru. A mild tension prevailed in the area when the moral police from her own community approached the Muslim girl and began to question her. The incident took place when the girl, who is an engineering student, had accompanied her female friend

Mangaluru, Dec 7: All the eleven persons from Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts of Karnataka, who were deported from Kuwait last month allegedly for performing Satyanarayana puja, now want to return to the oil rich country. Addressing media persons in Mangaluru on Monday the deported men, who were the office bearers of Navachethana Welfare Association (NCWA), Kuwait, which had organised the

Mangaluru, Dec 7: After former Udupi MP Jayaprakash Hegde and Bhujanga Shetty filed nomination papers as independent candidates for MLC polls, another senior leader of the party in Dakshina Kannada Harikrishna Bantwal has also decided to contest the poll, registering his protest against the party’s decision to issue ticket to the sitting MLC K Prathapchandra Shetty, who had initially declared that

Mangaluru, Dec 7: The ‘Bribe Free Karnataka’ movement launched by the Aam Admi Party Karnataka was formally launched in Mangalooru today, at the DC office located in the heart of the city. The ‘Bribe Free Mangaluru' campaign was heralded by senior social worker and Advocate Mr.Dayanath Kotiyan. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Kotiyan lauded the Aam Aadmi Party for leading from the front and making

Mangaluru, Dec 7: Citizens Forum for Mangaluru Development will be organising ‘Maanavatha Milan…A Quest for Humanity’, a series of programmes from Dec 8 to 10, concluding with a public function. This marks International Human Rights Day declared by the United Nations as December 10th to immortalize the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Maanavatha Milan will be held at Sahodaya and the Bishop

Mangaluru, Dec 7: The infighting and dissidence triggered among Congress leaders and activist in coastal Karnataka following the annulment of the list of MLC candidates reached to their peak on Monday when two of the party leaders formally filed nomination as independent candidates. Within an hour after Congress candidate Pratapchandra Shetty, who is also a sitting MLC, filed his nomination papers

New Delhi, Dec 7: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will travel to Islamabad tomorrow on a two-day visit during which she will hold talks with her Pakistani counterpart Sartaj Aziz and attend a multilateral conference on Afghanistan. "External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to lead Indian delegation for 'Heart of Asia' 5th Ministerial Meeting on Afghanistan on December 9 in Islamabad,"

Haryana, Dec 7: Baba Ramdev's Patanjali Noodles is in trouble again. First, it was not being able to obtain the mandatory product approval from the Food Safety and Regulatory Authority of India (FSSAI), and now a customer in Haryana has founds bugs inside a packet of Patanjali Noodles. According to reports, the bugs were spotted inside the sealed pack by a man who purchased it from Swadeshi store