Karnataka

Bengaluru, May 5: The parents of a class 10 student, who attempted suicide, accused the school management of “mentally harassing” the girl as she had failed to pay the fee for the previous academic year. A police complaint has been filed at the D.J. Halli police station, they said. Noosa M., her uncle, alleged that school authorities insulted the child after the assembly. “They asked for the fee

Mysuru, May 5: The death of Tipu Sultan on May 4, 1799, brought to close a fascinating chapter in Indian history; but his legacy continues to endure notwithstanding the controversy surrounding him in the present times. Though it has been 216 years since the death of Tipu Sultan, historians are unanimous in pointing out that his initiatives in the socio-economic fields have continued to endure

Bengaluru , May 5: Three police constables from Andhra Pradesh, who posed as senior staffers of the Income Tax department and robbed a man of Rs 27.5 lakh in Bengaluru, were arrested by the City Central Division Police in Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh. The suspects were identified as B V Shekhar, 40, a resident of Estate Road in Muzzafarnagar, Kurnool district; K Sathyanarayan, 41, Kurnool and

Udupi, May 5: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said that his government would support Mangalore University’s plans to establish a postgraduate centre at Belapu near Kaup in Udupi district. Speaking after laying the foundation stone of the Advanced Science Research Centre of Mangalore University spread over 20 acres of land at Belapu on Monday, he urged the university to take necessary steps to

Bengaluru, May 5: Senior media personality B S Mani (78), who founded and edited ‘Sanjevani’, the first Kannada evening newspaper in the State, died at his residence on Sunday night. He was ailing for some time. He is survived by his wife, son B.T. Amudan, who now edits Sanjevani, and three daughters. Mr. Mani hailed from Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu. He became a prominent personality in the

Mangaluru, May 4: Disorder and disorganisation was highlighted during a major portion of the valedictory ceremony on the final day of 19th Federation Cup - National Senior Athletics Championship 2015, held at Mangala Stadium here on Monday, leaving much to be desired for the spectators. After four days of competitive events, the team representating the Indian National Army won the overall

Udupi, May 4: The first phase of the Varahi lift irrigation project across Varahi River at Hole Shankaranarayana in Udupi district was formally inaugurated by Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Monday. The formal function was organised at Government High School Grounds at Siddapura by the Karnataka Neeravari Nigama. Speaking on the occasion, the CM said that the entire Varahi Irrigation

Hyderabad, May 4: AIMIM president and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi has kicked up a row by questioning the Bharat Ratna and Padma Vibhushan awards being given to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and BJP patriarch L K Advani. How can the country's second highest civilian honour, Padma Vibhushan, be given to Advani who was facing criminal cases (in connection with the Babri masjid

Kochi, May 4: A top IPS official was asked to leave the examination centre by the invigilator near Kochi today after he allegedly tried to cheat during the LLM examination. Inspector General, Thrissur range T J Jose, however, rejected the charge after Television channels in the state aired the story in a big way. Kerala police sources said Northern Region ADGP Shankar Reddy will investigate the

Mumbai, May 4: In a major blow to Arvind Kejriwal, around 200 Maharashtra Aam Aadmi Party workers are set to resign from the party. Talking to media persons, the party's founding member Maruti Bhapkar said the workers were unhappy with senior party leaders and particularly Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's style of functioning. Talking to media, Maruti Bhapkar said," Today these disheartened members of