Karnataka

Kasaragod, Oct 31: A fire breakout suspected to have caused by an electric short-circuit resulted in explosion of two gas cylinders inside a house gutting the building at Uliyathadukka near here on Friday. The incident occurred around 7.30 a.m. at the residence of Iqbal, a casual labourer. Luckily, the family members had gone to a hospital here a few minutes before the blast occurred. The fire

Bengaluru, Oct 30: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has given the key Home department to senior Congress leader G Parameshwara, while K J George has been shifted to newly created Bengaluru development department. Manohar Tashildar has been handed excise and muzrai department, A Manju has been given animal husbandry and sericulture portfolio, while Vinay Kulkarni was given charge of mines & geology

Hubballi, Oct 30: A Muslim woman and her son, who made a charge of land grabbing against former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar’s brother Pradeep Shettar, attempted suicide by consuming poison in front of the office of Hubballi Tahsildar at the Mini Vidhana Soudha here on Friday. The mother and son were among the members of Sheik family who were staging a protest in front of the Mini Vidhana

Madikeri, Oct 30: Finally, the grand wedding ceremony of Union Minister for Law DV Sadananda Gowda’s son Karthik Gowda and Kushalnagar entrepreneur Koodakandi Nanaiah’s daughter Rajasri (Swathi) was held at Kushalnagar on Friday. Thousands of people took part in the lavish wedding ceremony at Kushalnagar Raitha Sahakara Bhavana. DVS and his wife Datty presented their son Karthik a luxury Audi A6

Bantwal, Oct 30: Family members of the deceased Nasir who was killed in Malaibettu in Sajipa Munnoor village in August, have urged a CID investigation in the murder case. Speaking at a press conference at B C Road here on Thursday, Nasir's father Ibrahim and brothers Jabbar and Mohammed Ataullah said that the concerned police had not arrested the main accused in the murder case till date. They

Islamabad, Oct 30: Nearly 10 months after Imran Khan tied the knot with Reham, the two have divorced with mutual consent amid reports that the cricketer-turned-politician did not approve of her meddling in political affairs. Imran's marriage to TV journalist Reham was his second after his first marriage with English heiress Jemima Goldsmith for nine years ended in divorce in June, 2004. Imran and

Mangaluru, Oct 30: A woman has alleged that Bajpe police inspector TD Nagaraj barged into her house and assaulted her while on the search for an accused. Resident of Bajpe Malali Zainabi, who was assaulted, has been admitted to a private hospital in Mangaluru for treatment. The woman's husband MA Mohammed has submitted a memorandum to the police commissioner urging proper legal action against the

Kalaburagi, Oct 30: Frequent low-intensity tremors in the past two days have led residents of some of the villages in Chincholi taluk of Kalaburagi district in Karnataka to panic. On Thursday, people of Tegaltippi village in the taluk experienced tremors twice in the morning forcing them out of their houses. Deputy Commissioner Vipul Bansal said that these tremors were not due to an earthquake as

Udupi, Oct 30: A youth from Trasi village in Gangolli police station limits in Udupi district has been arrested by police under the Goonda Act. The police said Mohammed Haneef (35) had 13 cases against him in the Gangolli police station limits. Of these 13 cases, four were connected to group clashes and the remaining nine were connected to the cattle theft and Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act. The

New Delhi,Oct 30: After writers, scientists and filmmakers, more than 50 eminent historians, including Romila Thapar, Irfan Habib and M G S Narayanan, have now come out in protest against what they described as a “highly vitiated atmosphere of intolerance in the country.” Expressing anguish over the “prevailing situation”, the scholars said the government must ensure an atmosphere conducive to