Karnataka

Mumbai, Jul 11: Best selling Indian author Chetan Bhagat, who was once known for his pro-Modi stance, has now kicked up a fresh controversy by dubbing Hindutva activists “sexually frustrated” men. Bhagat's latest article takes a dig at right-wing trolls, popularly known on social media as 'bhakts'. The article tries to dissect the mind of this particular category of people and the author

New Delhi, Jul 11: Senior BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain urged the Indian Muslims to grow out of the tokenism and symbolism they are often subjected to, emphasizing that the community should rather focus on socio-economic development. “Can Muslims be served only by eating a date or wearing a headgear? Can someone help Muslims just by hosting an iftar party? Work needs to be done for the development

Bengaluru, July 11: At least four farmers committed suicide in the Karnataka on Friday. Another farmer, who had attempted suicide on Wednesday, died at a hospital. A 60-year-old farmer committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree at his farm in Tarihala village of Hubballi taluk after the soybean crop sowed in his six-acre farm dried due to shortage of rain. The deceased has been identified as

Bareilly (UP), Jul 11: A witness in a rape case against self-styled godman Asaram Bapu was shot at and seriously injured by unidentified assailants in Shajanpur district, police said here on Saturday. 35-year-old Kripal Singh was shot at by two unidentified motorcycle-borne persons in Puwayan area while he was on his way home last night, they said. Police said that Singh, who sustained severe

Bengaluru, Jul 11: Starting July 15, new domestic connections for Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) can be obtained online in the State. Oil-marketing companies (OMCs) IOC, HPC and BPC are set to launch an online system wherein people will get new LPG connections sanctioned within 48 hours. All necessary documents can be scanned and submitted online, and there is no need to visit the local distributor

Belagavi, Jul 11: Home Minister K J George on Friday said the State government was ready to hand over cricket betting cases to the CBI for investigation. Cricket betting is an international issue. Persons involved in it operate from Mumbai, Delhi and even from abroad. The government is serious about tackling the issue. It is not averse to referring such cases to the CBI, he added, intervening in a

Mangaluru, Jul 11: With the onset of monsoons in Dakshina Kannada and ban on deep-water fishing in place for a couple of months, prices of seafood as well as other meat have rocketed to the sky. The increased demand for mutton and chicken during the month of Ramadan has contributed to price rise Since the prices have nearly doubled from their normal rates, non-vegetarians and seafood lovers

Mangaluru, Jul 11: Accusing the public sector company Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemical Limited (MRPL) of continuing to violate pollution control norms by running the coke and sulphur recovery units illegally even after the license from the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) had expired on June 30, members of the Jokatte Nagarika Horata Samiti (Citizens Action Committee), Jokatte

Mangaluru, Jul 11: The postal department (India Post) on Friday opened its first ATM in the city at Hampankatta Head Post Office. Another ATM is expected to be opened at the Kulashekar Post Office here in the next few months. A third ATM will come up shortly at the Puttur Head Post Office. These ATMs are part of the core banking solutions being put in place at the post offices. As many as 17 post

Mangaluru, Jul 10: A six-year-old boy died when a retaining wall collapsed on him amidst heavy rain and gusty winds on Thursday night at a village in near Bntwal. The victim has been identified as Mohammed Asrshad, son of Haneef, a resident of Kunjatakala near Pudu in Bantwal taluk. He was a Class II student at Sujeer Government Higher Primary School. The tragedy took place at around 9 p.m. on