Karnataka

Dubai, Apr 29: A hero’s welcome awaited the six UAE trekkers that arrived in Dubai late Tuesday night, after being incognito since the deadly 7.9-magnitude earthquake that struck Nepal on Saturday. Family members were counting on the six boys to reach Kathmandu later on Tuesday on a bus and board a flight bound for Dubai late Tuesday evening. Speaking with Emirates 24|7 earlier, Chandrasen Gandhi

Puttur, Apr 29: In a tragic incident, a student was electrocuted to death and two others were injured while installing buntings, for a religious programme, at Kadaba junction on the outskirts of Puttur on Monday night. The deceased has been identified as Abdul Naseer (19), son of Ibrahim, resident of Mandekolu in Sullia taluk. Mohammed Ali (19), resident of Belthangady and Mohammed Asif (18)

New Delhi, Apr 29: Smart City is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pet project aimed at recasting the urban landscape of the country by making cities more livable and inclusive besides driving the economic growth. Each selected city under the ambitious scheme would get central assistance of Rs 100 crore per year for five years. Union Cabinet today gave its nod to NDA government's flagship 100 smart

Mangaluru, Apr 29: Congress leader and Karnataka Amateur Athletics Association (KAAA) president Dr G Parameshwara said that around 200 certified officials from the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) had arrived in Mangaluru to review and evaluate the stadium and preparations for the 19th Federation Cup – Senior Athletics Championship 2015 scheduled to kick-off at Mangala Stadium here on Thursday

New Delhi. Apr 29: Home Minister Rajnath Singh today made a strong pitch for anti-conversion law and said that for communal harmony all the political parties should take a decision to pass the Bill in Parliament which would put a brake on the practice of conversion in any religion. In a detailed hour-long reply to the discussion on demand for grants under his Ministry in the Lok Sabha, Mr Singh

Mangaluru, Apr 29: In a shocking incident, a teenage boy was allegedly confined in a room by his father and assaulted in a flat at Attavar in the city. According a complaint lodged by the mother of 13-year-old victim, his father Mohammed Zaid entered the house when he was watching television. Zaid dragged his son to a room and then assaulted him. He allegedly banged the boy’s head on the wall and

Manipal, Apr 29: Sleuths of Udupi District Crime Intelligence Bureau (DCIB) arrested two persons on the charge of illegally selling ganja near Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT) here on Tuesday. The arrested have been identified as Ranjit (23), a resident of Shirva village, and his friend Shivaraj Acharya (19). Acting on a tip-off, a team of DCIB arrested the two, who were waiting on two

Hirekerur (Haveri dist)/Bengaluru, Apr 29: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said that he would reshuffle the Cabinet soon but the date for the same is not decided yet. Speaking to reporters at a press meet here on Tuesday, the chief minister said, “The government has not ignored the districts which do not have representation in the Cabinet. The government programmes are being implemented in all the

Bengaluru, Apr 29: The Lokayukta police raided 13 government officials, including an IAS officer, across the State on Tuesday and unearthed illegal assets worth around Rs. 14 crore. The simultaneous raids were conducted at 36 premises in Bengaluru, Ballari, Bidar, Chikkaballapur, Dharwad, Kalaburagi, Koppal, Mandya, Mangaluru, Shivamogga and Tumakuru districts. The police have unearthed illegal

Kathmandu, Apr 29: Five hours by car from Kathmandu, then by foot for several miles past the spot where the road is blocked by boulders and mud, people from the villages near the epicentre of Nepal’s powerful earthquake – Saurpani – are burying their dead, despairing of help arriving anytime soon. On Monday, Parbati Dhakal and several dozen of her neighbours walked two hours down a jungle path