Karnataka

New Delhi, Sep 21: A former army officer has sought help from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) after discovering that his daughter was allegedly planning to join the dreaded terror outfit, the so called Islamic State (ISIS). Intelligence Bureau officials have been trying to dissuade the Delhi University graduate after the NIA sought help in dealing with the issue, sources said. The Hindu

Mangaluru, Sep 21: In connection with the Yettinahole project that has seen much controversy and opposition from several quarters in Dakshina Kannada district, veteran Congress leader B Janardhan Poojary said that the project was a major scam to tarnish the image of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, which was part of a big conspiracy to destabilize the state government. Addressing mediapersons at a

Bengaluru, Sep 21: A day after senior members of his outfit were arrested for threatening to destroy the houses of Kannada writers Chennaveera Kanavi and Giraddi Govindaraj, Sri Rama Sene (SRS) chief Pramod Muthalik said the group would not indulge in such acts. Speaking to media persons, he said it was not correct to threaten the writers. “Instead of talking about staging a dharna in front of the

Dubai, Sep 21: Khushi Group, a Dubai-based diversified conglomerate led by Sheikh Mohammed Sharif of Mangaluru, has announced the investment of Dh235 million in a number of projects in the UAE. The investment will be made in transport, education and sporting infrastructure. These include an integrated vehicle testing, driving school and auto repair facility to be built in Sharjah with an

Mangaluru, Sep 21: Two youths died on the spot after their motorbike collided with a tempo near Bajpe on the outskirts of the city on Monday. The deceased have been identified as Shivamurthy (22) from Badami and Santosh (24) from Kushalnagar. They were residing at Meramajalu in Bantwal. They were labourers. It is learnt that they duo was heading towards Kateel from Bajpe when the tragedy took

Washington, Sep 21: Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson said on Sunday that Muslims were unfit to be president of the United States, arguing their faith was inconsistent with American principles. "I would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation. I absolutely would not agree with that," Carson told NBC's "Meet the Press." The remarks by Carson, who is near the top of

Mangaluru, Sep 21: For better supervision and administration, the Mangaluru city police chief has decided to shift the office of the Assistant Commissioner of Police (South) from Pandeshwar to Thokkottu. The office of the ACP (South) is currently located on the premises of Mangaluru South police station at Pandeshwar. The Mangaluru South sub-division, which is one of the three sub-divisions of the

Hubballi, Sep 21: The Criminal Investigation Department team probing Prof Kalburgi’s murder is said to have visited Sangli in Maharasthra, in search of leads. Sources in the police said that following the arrest of Sanatan Sanstha activist Samir Gaikwad in Sangli, a suspect in the CPI leader Govindrao Pansare’s killing in Kolhapur, the CID hopes to find some clues about Kalburgi’s murder also. The

Kasaragod, Sep 21: In a dramatic turn of events, the police arrested a man after he kidnapped a six-year-old girl near Cheruvathur in the district on Sunday. Aruldas, 60, a native of Tamil Nadu, was found with the girl in Kannur as the police at the Cheemeni station alerted their counterparts on receiving a missing complaint from the girl’s father. Sona, daughter of Prasad and Befathima, residents

Bengaluru, Sep 21: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has written to Union Human Resources Development (HRD) Minister Smriti Irani to reconsider setting up the proposed Indian Institute of technology (IIT) in Dharwad and instead pick Raichur as the venue. The Centre decided to set up the first IIT in the southern state earlier this month. While the decision made the people of Dharwad district happy and