Karnataka

Udupi, Nov 21: The Udupi District Tourism Development Committee is all set to host an adventure water sports fest at Malpe beach here in the first week of January. Chairing a meeting of the District Tourism Development Committee and the Malpe Beach Development Committee, R. Vishal, Deputy Commissioner, took exception to the tardy pace of development of the Malpe beach link road by the Karnataka

Mangaluru, Nov 21: Reading more fake messages on WhatsApp and not reading good books is among the reasons for rising intolerance in the society, according to writer and critique Vi.Ga. Naik. Speaking after the inauguration of National Library Week and the launch of mobile library organised by the City Central Library in the city, he expressed concern over decreased reading habits among the masses

New Delhi, Nov 21: A Delhi court has summoned — from Delhi University and the Election Commission — the records of education qualifications of Union Minister for Human Resources Development Smriti Irani. Metropolitan Magistrate Akash Jain sought them on Friday during the hearing of a complaint from freelance writer Ahmer Khan that Ms. Irani had given different educational qualifications in three

Bengaluru, Nov 21: In yet another controversial remark, Leader of Opposition KS Eshwarappa indirectly called activists of Popular Front of India “hooligans”, “traitors” and “goondas” and slammed Congress government of Karnataka for withdrawing cases against them in different parts of the state. Speaking in the Legislative Council during the adjournment motion on law and order, the BJP leader said

Mangaluru, 21: Deputy commissioner AB Ibrahim has banned religious and political meetings in public, processions, jathas, strikes, rasta roko and all other protests in Dakshina Kannada district till the midnight of November 26. Ibrahim, who is also district magistrate, has issued the order under Section 35 of the Karnataka Police Act, 1963, in the wake of recent violence in the district. The

Bengaluru, Nov 21: Kannada actor Huccha Venkat was arrested on Friday after a group of students made a complaint to the police about the derogatory remark he reportedly made against Dr B R Ambedkar during a panel discussion on a news station. Venkat was booked under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, and remanded in judicial custody by a local court. The

Puttur, Nov 21: Puttur Rural police have approached the Puttur court seeking custody of actor Vinod Alva, who is in judicial custody as an accused in connection with his involvement in a criminal case. Till date, the plea seeking custody of Vinod Alva had been rejected by the Puttur JMFC court and he was remanded to judicial custody. At present, the appeal for bail submitted by the counsel

Bengaluru, Nov 21: The confusion over whether or not to link the Aadhaar card to get LPG cylinder at a subsidised rate under PAHAL or Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme is likely to continue, as LPG distributors have started a ‘drive’ asking consumers to submit their Aadhaar cards, though it is not mandatory. Senior officials of the three major LPG suppliers - Indane Gas, Hindustan Petroleum

Bengaluru, Nov 20: Mining baron Gali Janardhan Reddy was today arrested by Karnataka Lokayukta Special Investigation Team in connection with an illegal mining case allegedly involving his company. Mr Reddy, a former minister who is out on bail in another case, was arrested when he appeared before the SIT in response to summons for questioning, a top SIT official said. "Yes, we have arrested

Kundapur, Nov 20: A police head constable and another personnel who were on duty, were assaulted by an accused in a previous case and his family members in Kota police station limits on Thursday. Kota police station head constable Ashok and constable Manjappa have been admitted to a hospital after the assault. Two of the accused were arrested in connection with the assault while the prime accused