Karnataka

Mangaluru, May 27: An unidentified miscreant who came on a motorbike snatched the gold chain of a woman returning to her house after a morning walk on Tuesday in the city. According to Mangaluru East police, Shobha Karunakar went on a morning walk around 5.30 a.m. on the Shivabagh – Bendoorwell road and reached Bunts Hostel Circle. She returned on the same road towards her house. As she was

Bengaluru, May 27: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has charged that JD?(S) leader H?D Kumaraswamy was trying to blackmail police officers by dropping their names at press meets on the lottery scam. Addressing the media on Tuesday, he said that Kumaraswamy wants police officers to stand at his doorstep the next day. However, he did not spell out as to why the former chief minister was doing so. “Such

Bengaluru, May 27: An?IPS officer who retired in 2010 is said to be the major beneficiary of the single-digit lottery racket that was unearthed recently. The officer, who had held several positions in the Bengaluru City Police Commissionerate, is said to have introduced the kingpin of the lottery racket, Pari Rajan, to fellow IPS?officer Alok Kumar. The said IPS?officer and Alok Kumar were

Udupi, May 27: Kundapur MLA Halady Srinivas Shetty received extortion calls for the second consecutive day on Tuesday. The four-time MLA said that he had been receiving the calls at around 12.30 pm for two consecutive days. He received two calls on Tuesday too. “Since, the police had warned him against taking the calls, he did not receive it. “Instead one of my friends took the call. The caller

Bengaluru, May 27: A delegation from Campus front of India, Karnataka met Karnataka education minister Kimmane Ratnakar and urged him to take action against the Excellent Academy Higher Primary School, Hassan. The school has decided to shut down after collecting fee from students. As many as 25 students are studying in the school. The parents of the students are complaining that no other schools

Bengaluru, May 26: A four-year-old girl was allegedly molested by an aged watchman at a summer camp here. "The mother of the girl alleged that her daughter was molested by the 65-year-old watchman at Monkey Maze summer camp," Jeevan Bima Nagar Inspector Hitendra told reporters here. However, the girl's parents did not lodge a complaint with the police despite of being requested to do so, he said

Bengaluru, May 26: Three days after suspending a top IPS officer for his alleged involvement in the illegal lottery scam, Karnataka government today decided to hand over the case to CBI for investigation. "We have decided to hand over the case to CBI. Let them investigate and give us a report. Based on the report they submit we will take action," Chief Minister Siddaramaiah told reporters here

Bengaluru, May 26: The northern parts of Karnataka as well as its coastal region continued to suffer intense summer heat as the day temperatures climbed up to 45 degrees Celsius, authorities said on Tuesday. Kalaburagi and Bidar districts were worst hit, according to the Met Office. Normally, the temperatures in these districts are around 40 degrees Celsius during this time of the year. Karnataka

New York, May 26: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi- led government marks its first year in office on Tuesday, American media has taken a critical view of his accomplishments, saying his flagship 'Make in India' drive is "so far mostly hype", job growth remains sluggish amid "outsize expectations". "India's Modi at One Year: 'Euphoria Phase' Is Over, Challenges Loom," reads a headline in the Wall

Mumbai, May 26: Mumbai police today arrested two employees of a small-time event management firm here in connection with the spotting of unidentified parachute-like objects over the city airport airspace last week which had triggered a security concern. According to police, the unidentified objects were promotional balloons filled with gas, launched by the evnt management company to advertise its