Karnataka

Udupi, Aug 5: Udupi, Manipal and Malpe towns of the coastal district of Udupi will soon get modern city bus stands. A meeting on the traffic impact study chaired by Udupi MLA Pramod Madhwaraj here decided to handover the responsibility of coordinating with officials of various departments to facilitate the construction of three new bus stands to Superintendent of Police K Annamalai. The proposed

Bengaluru, Aug 5: The Bharatiya Janata Party released its first list of 96 candidates for the BBMP elections late on Tuesday night after differences and ego clashes among senior leaders delayed the announcement through the day. Though the party had finalized the list earlier, it couldn't announce the names then. It is yet to finalize candidates for 102 wards. The party is reportedly facing trouble

Kasaragod, Aug 5: Taking into account official reports that the Kasaragod district has the highest cases of dengue fever in the State, authorities here has decided to embark on a week-long dedicated ward level cleanliness drive from August 10. A team of senior officials led by R. Ramesh, Additional Director, Public Health, had inspected vulnerable areas in all the 38 panchayats and 3

Bengaluru, Aug 5: Vijay Kumar, the second Indian released by the Islamic State (IS) militants in Libya last week, returned to Bengaluru on Tuesday night to a warm welcome by his family and friends. "I am happy to be back in India and Bengaluru. The ordeal is over finally," a relieved Vijay Kumar told reporters soon after landing at the Kempegowda international airport from Tunisia via Dubai. A

Mangaluru, Aug 4: Protesting against the controversial amendment to Land Acquisition Act by union government and demanding the state government to waive off loans taken by farmers and to issue interest free loans afresh, a large number of farmers on Tuesday staged a protest in front of the office of Deputy Commissioner in Mangaluru. Addressing the protesters, Kodihalli Chandrashekhar, Karnataka

Mangaluru, Aug 4: Mangaluru North MLA B.A. Mohiuddin Bava on Monday felicitated Frank Fernandes, a farmer in Pachchanadi, for saving hundreds of train passengers. Mr. Bava handed over a cheque for Rs. 5,000 to Mr. Fernandes and promised to recommend his name for the Karnataka Rajyotsava Award. Mr. Fernandes on Saturday morning noticed a weld failure on a railway track near his residence and

Seoni (MP), Aug 4: A trainee IAS officer, who has filed a case of alleged sexual harassment against an 'Aayogmitra' of MP Human Rights Commission, shared on Facebook the ordeal she went through while recording her statement in a local court. The trainee IAS officer in her Facebook status posted on Saturday, said, "I am posting this message to share my experience with judiciary on a sexual

Hyderabad, Aug 4: One of the two Indian teachers from Karnataka who was kidnapped in Libya, allegedly by Islamic State (IS) terror group and released subsequently, today said they were treated with respect by the abductors and not tortured in captivity. Lakshmikant, from Raichur district in Karnataka, arrived at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) here. "...Nobody tortured us...they did

Mangaluru, Aug 4: A day after Loksabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan suspended 25 Congress MPs for five days for disrupting proceedings in the Lower House of the Parliament, leaders and activists of Dakshina Kannada District Congress Committee staged a demonstration in front of the district Congress office at Hampankatta in city on Tuesday demanding immediate revocation of the suspension. Addressing the

Mangaluru, Aug 4: “Made in Mangaluru” will be the largest search ever for Mangaluru’s greatest invention – Celebrating Mangaluru and its creative and awe inspiring innovations are the prime focus of this event. The event would serve as a platform that contributes to providing recognition to Mangaluru’s very own innovators. Like any other talent search, “Made in Mangaluru” will crown the best