Karnataka

Makkah, Jul 16: Devotees at Makkah (or Mecca as it is often spelt) have given non-Muslims a unique and intimate insight into one of Islam's holiest nights by sharing images from inside the city. Muslims were able to collaborate and share personal videos of Makkah using Snapchat's Live Story feature, which collects submitted clips and splices them together before releasing the best footage to all

New Delhi, Jul 16: A government panel on Net neutrality has proposed to regulate domestic calls made using Internet-based calling applications such as Skype, Whatsapp and Viber at par with phone call services offered by telecom operators. The panel has opposed projects like Facebook's Internet.org, which allow access to certain websites without mobile data charges, while suggesting that similar

Mangaluru, Jul 16: Three persons were arrested following an assault on a customer, who allegedly misbehaved with a female sales representative at Forum Fiza Mall in the city on Wednesday. Two spate cases were registered in connection with the incident at jurisdictional Pandeshwar police station. While the female sales representative filed a complaint against the customer, the latter filed a

Bengaluru, Jul 16: Law Minister T?B?Jayachandra turned the tables on the BJP?in the Legislative Assembly by reading out a media interview of former Lokayukta Santhosh Hegde wherein he indicates his suspicion that the present Lokayukta Bhaskar Rao might have paid money to get the post. Justice Rao was appointed during the BJP?tenure in 2013. The then chief minister Jagadish Shettar and present

Mangaluru, Jul 16: Two motorcycle-borne miscreants stabbed a youth in his abdomen and fled the spot on Wednesday night at Talapady on the outskirts of the city. The injured has been identified as Pradeep (26), a resident of Thuminadu, Talapady. An employee at Corporation Bank, Pradeep was returning home after finishing his work as per his routine when the incident took place. It is learnt that

Bengaluru, Jul 16: As many as seven farmers committed suicide and one made an attempt to end his life in the State on Wednesday. A debt-ridden farmer from Kokatnur village in Athani taluk of Belagavi district hung himself from a tree on his farmland. Annappa Nemgouda (35) had availed Rs 2.50 lakh from three banks and had also borrowed money from moneylenders. Local people said that Nemgouda had

Mangaluru, Jul 16: A six-year-old boy died onboard an ambulance while being taken to the Government Wenlock Hospital in the city from a private hospital in Ujire. Parents of the deceased have held the doctors and authorities of the private hospital responsible for the death and accused them of negligence. According to police sources, the boy had been admitted to the hospital in Ujire on Tuesday

Bengaluru, Jul 16: BJP?State president Pralhad Joshi has accused Chief Minister Siddaramaiah of preventing Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from visiting the families of farmers who had committed suicide in the State. Addressing a press conference in Bengaluru on Wednesday, the BJP MP said Chella Kumar, All India Congress Committee secretary, had recently come to Bengaluru with a view to visiting

Bengaluru, Jul 16: Special grants to the tune of Rs 14,635 crore have been spent for the last eight years for removing regional imbalances in the State as per recommendations of the D?M?Nanjundappa Committee report, but the desired goal of improving the living standards of the people has not been attained. The continued inequalities among the regions have prompted the State government to continue

Mangaluru, Jul 15: Finally, a prepaid auto rickshaw facility was launched at Mangaluru Junction Railway Station in the city. Bhupati Raj, Area Manager, Palakkad Division of Southern Railway, formally inaugurated the counter on Wednesday, putting an end to a long-pending demand of passengers. The facility is managed by Willy’s Auto Park, Balmatta. Corporation Bank has sponsored the counter, while