Karnataka

Mangaluru, Oct 18: IM Nitin S of Southern Railways won the Rotolawyerscup International FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2015 jointly organized by Bar Association Belthangady and Rotary Club Belthangady held at Sri Dharmasthala Majunatheswara Kala Bhavana, Belthangady, here which concluded today. IM Nitin scored eight points out of nine rounds. In the final round he played with Amey Audi of Goa on

Mangaluru, Oct 18: The Beary community is in the forefront in stressing on communal harmony, said former education minister BA Mohiuddin. He was speaking after inaugurating the 'Beary Women, Literature and Cultural Celebration' organised by Karnataka Beary Sahitya Academy at Krishnapura in Suratkal on Saturday, as part of its month-long celebration. He said that the work of Karnataka Beary Sahitya

Justifying the brutal lynching of 50-year-old Mohammad Akhlaq in Dadri over false beef rumours, the RSS mouthpiece Panchjanya recently carried a cover story stating that the Vedas permit the killing of “sinners” who slaughter cows. In the article titled ‘Is Utpat ke Us paar’, writer Tufail Chaturvedi alias Vinay Krishna Chaturvedi slammed the writers for returning their awards and stated that

New Delhi, Oct 18: Bharatiya Janata Party chief Amit Shah has summoned Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, Union Minister Mahesh Sharma, MLA Sangeet Som and MP Sakshi Maharaj and warned them against making any controversial statements, according to party sources. Mr. Shah’s warning comes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed displeasure over controversial statements made by these

Mangaluru, Oct 18: Police have arrested a youth on charges of kidnapping a woman and raping her, after the latter went missing from a working women's hostel in Suratkal and found in Sullia. Mohandas, resident of Merkaje in Amara Mudnoor village in Sullia taluk, is the accused arrested by the Sullia Police. Mohandas works at a JCB company in Puttur. He allegedly befriended a woman from Belthangady

Dharwad, Oct 18: The complaint about a Kalghatgi woman working in Saudi Arabia being allegedly harassed by employers and duped by agencies has put the Dharwad police in a fix with the woman changing her version and refusing to return to India. Superintendent of Police C. Vamsi Krishna told media persons that the woman, Savirti Indur of Madaki Honnalli village of Kalghatgi taluk, went to Saudi

Hubballi, Oct 18: A group of miscreants from Sangh Parivar intercepted a vehicle transporting cattle and brutally beat up the driver near Kittur Chennamma Circle in Hubballi on Saturday night. The attack consequently resulted in communal clashes causing injuries to two persons, including a media cameraman. A tense atmosphere has prevailed in the city. According to sources, a group of miscreants

Srinagar, Oct 18: A young MBA pass out has decided not to accept his degree at the first convocation of Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) in Kashmir from Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani as a protest against "diminishing freedoms" in the country. "Though, for a student, receiving a master's degree is no less than any prestigious award. But on October 19, (the Convocation Day) I

Belagavi, Oct 18: Nine persons were killed when a truck collided with a passenger vehicle entering the Pune-Bengaluru National Highway-4 near Hitni Cross of Hukkeri taluk in the district on Saturday. Four other passengers escaped with injuries. Police said a few residents of Ankali village in Chikkodi taluk were returning home from Masoba temple in Hitni village of the taluk, which is located

Bengaluru, Oct 18: BJP leader Jagadish Shettar has demanded the resignation of Home Minister K?J George over “the deteriorating law and order” situation in the State. Addressing a press conference in Bengaluru on Saturday, Shettar, the leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly, said atrocities against women were on the rise. Two gang-rapes were reported in the recent months. An honest