Karnataka

Bengaluru, Jul 1: Lokayukta SP Sonia Narang registered an FIR against Ashwin Rao son of Lokayukta Justice Y Bhaskar Rao on Wednesday. Narang is probing the corruption charges against the certain insiders at Lokayukta. Though Rao had asked Narang to stop the probe, Up-Lokayukta Justice Subhash Adi had on Tuesday directed Narang to proceed with the probe as per his order issued on June 23. In the

Jammu, Jul 1: A photograph of Jammu and Kashmir BJP leader and Health Minister Chaudhary Lal Singh touching a woman doctor indecently has gone viral on social media. The photograph was taken when the BJP leader had gone to a government hospital to check preparedness for the Amarnath pilgrimage, which began today. The opposition demanded a stringent action against the minister for his inappropriate

Mangaluru, Jul 1: Critic and rationalist Prof. K S Bhagawan has said that he preferred an open debate with Pejawar mutt pontiff Vishwesha Teertha Swami and other Hindu thinkers on the pros and cons of Bhagavad Gita over an internal debate. Responding to the pontiff’s call for internal or closed-door debate instead of an open debate, Prof. Bhagawan said that he was ready for any kind of debate but

New Delhi, Jul 1: The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that there can be no compromise in a rape case in the name of promising wedlock. An apex court bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra said that any compromise promising wedlock between a rape accused and the victim compromises the dignity of the woman. The court said that such a compromise lacks sensitivity on the part of those promoting a

Mangaluru, Jul 1: Property worth Rs 35 lakh was gutted when a major fire engulfed a hardware store at Jodukatte under the limits of Konaje Police Station. Even though the exact reason for the fire is yet to be ascertained, police have not ruled out the possibility of arson attack by miscreants. Shahul Hameed, a resident of Harekala Kisan Nagar, who owns ill-fated the hardware store, also believes

Mangaluru, Jul 1: Burglars struck half-a-dozen shops and a photo studio under the Konaje police station limits and decamped with cash and valuables worth over Rs 5 lakh. The serial theft occurred in the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday at the shops located near the Ladies Hostel of Mangalore University. A small studio owned by local photo journalist Apul Alva Ira was also targeted by the

Belagavi, Jul 1: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday announced that the State government would further absorb the dues to be paid by sugar factories to farmers for 2013-14 by releasing Rs 923 crore in two installments. The chief minister made the announcement while replying to a protracted debate on the issue during the Legislative Assembly session here. The State government had in 2013-14

Belagavi: Jul 1: JD(S) floor leader H D Kumaraswamy said on Tuesday that farmers were not committing suicide to get compensation from the government for their kin, but because they were unable to face the humiliation by debtors who had given them loans. Participating in the discussions in the Assembly during the adjournment motion moved by the Opposition regarding suicides of sugar cane farmers

Udupi, Jul 1: A sudden outbreak of fire in the migrant workers colony behind the Karavali Junction here on Tuesday destroyed at least seven huts. Fortunately, no one was injured. A fire tender from the Department of Fire and Emergency Services rushed to the spot on time and prevented the fire from spreading to other huts in the colony. The huts were constructed with dry coconut leaves and

Mangaluru, Jun 30: In an apparent attempt to trigger communal tension in Surathkal area of Mangaluru taluk, nearly two dozens of miscreants owing allegiance to a communal outfit, brutally attacked three Muslim youths on Tuesday. The victims have been identified as Siraj, Taufeeq and Anwar, all three residents of Krishnapur. They were admitted to a private hospital in the city with multiple