Karnataka

Mumbai, Apr 14: Under fire for seeking disenfranchisement of Muslims in India, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Tuesday made a U-turn stating that his comments have been "misinterpreted" by the media and that taking away the voting rights of the minority community is unconstitutional. "I have not written (in party mouthpiece Saamana) that the voting rights of Muslims should be taken away. I only said

Lucknow, Apr 14: After organising 'Ram Mahotsava' to rally support for buiding Ram temple at Ayodhya, seers of Vishwa Hindu Parishad are planning to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi to seek speedy resolution of the Ram Janmbhoomi dispute. "A two-day meeting of Kendriya Margdarshak Mandal will be held at Haridwar from May 25, in which the date to meet the Prime Minister will be decided," VHP

Guwahati, Apr 14: Congress MLA Rumi Nath was today arrested in connection with her alleged links with a pan-India car theft racket. "We have arrested her from the MLA hostel at around 7 AM. At present, she has been kept at Dispur Police Station. During the day, we'll produce her in court and seek police remand," Assistant Commissioner of Police Suprotive Lal Barua said. She was arrested in

Gurgaon, April 14: Seeking support of people, dissident AAP leaders Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan on Tuesday held a meeting - Swaraj Samwad, a dialogue on present and future of alternative politics. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) volunteers reached the venue here from across the country to attend the meet. Ahead of the meeting, Yadav said that it was a "day for new beginning" and the meeting was a

Mangaluru, Apr 14: The New Mangalore Port Trust Sports Council and Major Ports Sports Control Board will be organising 36th All-India Major Ports Lawn Tennis Tournament from April 15 to 17 at NMPT. P.C. Parida, Chairman, NMPT will inaugurate the matches at 9.30 am on Wednesday at the NMPT Recreation Club premises. Suresh P. Shirwadkar, Deputy Chairman, NMPT and President of New Mangalore Port

Mangaluru, Mar 14: Expressing disappointment over the lack of action against the Mangalore One School even a month after a nursery student was sexually abused in a school van by the driver, activists have threatened to stage massive protest if no action was initiated against the management and head of the school. Justice for Baby Nirbhaya, a city based group formed to fight for the justice in the

Bengaluru: Apr 14: Managements of unaided schools, which have been opposing Siddaramaiah led-Karnataka government’s insistence on Kannada medium from classes 1 to 5, have now approached the Governor, Vajubhai Vala. On Monday, school managements under the umbrella Associated Managements of (Government Recognised English Medium) Primary and Secondary Schools in Karnataka (KAMS), submitted a

Mangaluru, Apr 14: The city police on Monday arrested an alleged drug dealer on the charge of possessing lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and recovered LSD-coated sheet of papers worth over Rs 10 lakh. The police have identified the accused as Robin Roy Menezes (21), resident of Kadri Kambala. A team led by Mangaluru East Police Inspector T.D. Nagaraj and Reserve Police Inspector Raghavendra

Bengaluru, Apr 14: Vijayanagara BJP MLA Anand Singh has sent in his resignation letter to Assembly Speaker Kagodu Thimmappa. Singh, a former minister, was arrested last week for his alleged role in the illegal export of iron ore from Belekeri port. The CBI had also earlier arrested Singh and other BJP MLAs in connection with the illegal mining export case. A two-time MLA, Singh has also written to

New Delhi: The Centre Monday gave its nod for a CBI probe into the mysterious death of IAS officer D K Ravi after Karnataka government fell in line and sent a fresh notification without any time limit.The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) issued a notification to pave way for CBI inquiry into the case, official sources said."In exercise of power conferred under the Delhi Special Police