Karnataka

Bengaluru, Aug 6: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing into the charges of corruption in the Lokayukta office on Wednesday arrested V Bhaskar, a self-proclaimed journalist and close associate of Yerabati Ashwin — the son of Lokayukta Justice Y Bhaskar Rao — and suspended Joint Commissioner (PRO) Syed Riyaz. Bhaskar is accused of being involved in several instances of extortion within the

Bengaluru, Aug 6: Syed Riyaz, the suspended Joint Commissioner (PRO) of Lokayukta, refused to co-operate with the investigation into the case of corruption and extortion in the anti-graft watchdog, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) told a court here on Wednesday. The SIT’s Chief Investigating Officer, Labhu Ram, told the Lokayukta special court that since Riyaz “consistently showed non

Mangaluru, Aug 5: A massive protest was staged by the fishermen depending upon mechanised fishing vessels (trawlers and purse-seine) on Wednesday in the city in support of their various demands, including continuation of sale of diesel at subsidised rates and increase in diesel quota from 300 l to 600 l per vessel per day. The Karnataka Purse-Seine Meenugarara Sangha and the Mangalore Trawl Boat

Hubballi, Aug 5: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today said he will lead an all party delegation to the Prime Minister to seek more relief funds in the wake of farmer suicides, unseasonal rains and drought like situation in certain parts of the state. The Chief Minister stated this to reporters as he arrived at the Hubballi airport, on way to Dharwad and Gadag districts to comfort the

Mangaluru, Aug 5: The government of Karnataka on Wednesday posted H.N. Gopalakrishna, a Karnataka Administrative Service (KAS) officer, as the Commissioner of Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC). The post of commissioner was vacant for more than one-and-a-half month after the government transferred Hephsiba Rani Korlapati, an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, on June 12, 2015. Mr

New Delhi, Aug 5: No police verification is required for reissue of passports, the government said today. “For reissue of passports, police verification is not required, provided the first passport had been issued on the basis of clear police report,” Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh told Lok Sabha in a written reply. The decision will have a significant impact on applicants facing

Udupi, Aug 5: Over a dozen passengers were injured, some of them critically, when a speeding bus rammed into another on National Highway 66 at Moodabettu near Katapadi in Udupi district on Wednesday. Passengers on board both the buses blamed the driver of the express bus responsible for the accident. According to an injured passenger the express bus which was coming from Mangaluru hit a local bus

Karachi, Aug 5: Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram today escaped unhurt after his car was attacked by two unknown gunmen in city's Karsaz area, according to media reports. The 49-year-old fast-bowler was on his way to the National Stadium to attend a bowling camp when a vehicle rammed into his car from behind. According to initial reports, the unidentified men hit Akram’s car and opened fire at

Bengaluru, Aug 5: In a shocking incident, a 15-year-old Muslim student was punished and humiliated by the principal for not worshipping ‘Ganesha’ a deity worshipped by many Hindus at a school in South Bengaluru. This academic year, the school adopted a few controversial Sanskrit shlokas as its official prayer for the morning assembly. When Padmaja Menon, the principal of the school noticed that

Jajpur, Aug 5: A local court in Jajpur district has awarded death sentence to a 30-year-old Hindu tantric after convicting him for killing an eight-year-old boy in a human sacrifice case. District and Sessions Judge Jivan Ballav Das on Tuesday pronounced the capital punishment on Pitambar Gaipei for killing Srikant Bag of Damodarpur under Sukinda police station limits in the district. The incident