Karnataka

Udupi, Sep 22: Well-known writer, actor and filmmaker Sadananda Suvarna has been chosen for the annual Dr. Kota Shivaram Karanth Huttura Prashasti – 2015. The award instituted by the Kotathattu Gram Panchayat and Karanth Birthplace Award Foundation, in memory of Jnanpith Award Winner late Kota Shivaram Karanth, is being given annually since 2005. Addressing presspersons here on Monday, H. Pramod

Bengaluru, Sep 22: The Central Division police have arrested six persons, including two former employees of BangaloreOne, on the charge of preparing fake documents, including passports. The suspects have been identified as Saleem Sharif, 57, Muneer Ahmed, 45, Mohammad Iliyaz, 40, Mohammad Abdullah, 68, Siddaraju, 40 and Naveen, 21. Siddaraju and Naveen had earlier worked with Bangalore One, the

Bengaluru, Sep 22: The High Court on Monday refused to reconsider the stay granted on the proceedings against former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa in three FIRs registered by the Lokayukta police in connection with denotification of land. Hearing the matter after the Lokayukta police filed a memo seeking that the stay be vacated, Justice Rathnakala refused to reconsider the stay, stating that the

Bengaluru, Sep 22: The State Cabinet meeting on Monday is learnt to have witnessed arguments and counter-arguments among a section of ministers regarding the Yettinahole project, prompting Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to direct officials to revive the Paschima Vahini project. The Paschima Vahini project envisages harnessing the west-flowing rivers. The government hopes implementing that project

Mangaluru, Sep 21: Deputy Commissioner A.B. Ibrahim on Monday launched ‘Cancer Awareness Programme on Wheels’, a mobile unit. The campaign is an initiative of Mangalore Institute of Oncology. Flagging off the campaign, Mr. Ibrahim said there had been an increase in cancer cases over the years and it could solely be attributed to increased consumption of tobacco. Hospital Directors Suresh Rao

New Delhi, Sep 21: The Department of Electronics and Information Technology has drafted a National Encryption Policy of late according to which the citizens are expected to maintain a copy of all the messages sent through encrypted messaging services such as WhatsApp, Google Hangouts or Apple's iMessage for 90 days. On failing to store the messages for the required period of time or on deleting

Mangaluru, Sep 21: City Police Commissioner S Murugan said that the CCB police had thwarted a plot to murder a prominent builder based in Mangaluru and arrested an accused in the case. The accused Raju alias Japan Manga (24) from Kavoor, who is a member of a gang, was arrested by the police for plotting to murder the businessman. There are other accused involved in the plot and attempts are being

Mangaluru, Sep 21: After five youth surrendered themselves before a court in connection with the murderous assault of a murder accused Lancy D’Souza at Chembugudde near Thokkottu, Mangaluru City Crime Branch (CCB) police arrested the three main accused in the case on Monday. Speaking at a press conference here on Monday, Mangaluru City Police Commissioner S Murugan said that the police had

Mangaluru, Sep 21: The top managements of private colleges must join together to combat the uneasy condition created by both government and university to continue imparting quality education without being hampered, said senior educationist Dr H Shantharam, the President of Private College Management Association of Mangalore University Region. Addressing the Principals and Management Members of

Kasaragod, Sep 21: Around 50 nurses from Kerala are awaiting a nod from authorities in Saudi Arabia and the Indian embassy to return to India, as they also want issues related to their work experience and certificates to be taken care of. These nurses were evacuated on Sunday night from the troubled region of Samtah in Saudi Arabia, very close to the Yemen border, to Jizan that is about an hour's