Karnataka

Karwar/Mumbai, Apr 8: Parts of Maharashtra, Goa and coastal Karnataka suffered low visibility for a couple of days due to the after-effects of last week’s major sandstorm in the Gulf region. The effects of the ‘haboob’ (Arabic for intense dust storm) were felt across West Coast of India, according to meteorologists. The north coastal and north western parts, which include Mumbai and Nashik, were

Houston, Apr 7: Frequent Facebook use may be associated with a higher risk of depressive symptoms, a new study has warned. Some users may find themselves spending quite a bit of time viewing Facebook and may inevitably begin comparing what is happening in their lives to the activities and accomplishments of their friends. This kind of social comparison paired with the amount of time spent on

Apr 8: The atrocities of the VHP and RSS groups have grabbed the headlines again after the Hindu right-wing activists forced a Muslim scrap dealer to sell off his bungalow in a Hindu neighbourhood. As per a report published in a national daily, a Muslim scrap dealer Aliasgar Zaveri had bought a bungalow worth Rs 49 lakhs in Bhavnagar, a Hindu locality. However, Zaveri was not welcomed by the

Bengaluru, Apr 8: Mission Indradhanush, the flagship programme of the Union government to ensure immunisation of children and pregnant women, was launched in five districts of Karnataka on Tuesday. Municipal Administration and Minority Affairs Minister Qamarul Islam launched the programme in Kalaburagi. The Minister said Indradhanush would help bring down infant and maternal mortality rates. As

Mysuru, Apr 8: Controversial Kannada writer S L Bhyrappa has finally admitted that he had committed malpractice to pass his Mathematics exam in high school. The pro-Sangh Parivar researcher revealed this truth during the valedictory function of the 150th anniversary of Sarada Vilas Educational Institutions, here on Tuesday. He was speaking as an alumnus of Sarada Vilas High School. He said, he had

Udupi, Apr 8: An official at Block Resource Office at Kambadakone village in Kundapur taluk has been arrested by the Lokayukta police on the charge of demanding a bribe for giving his signature for a free seat under the Right to Education. Mohan Kottari, inspector in Lokayukta Police, said that Gangadhar Mogaveera’s son had got a free seat under the Right to Education at Sandipini School at Nagur

Bengaluru, Apr 8: A Class 3 student of the Government Lower Primary School, Pattandur Agrahara in Whitefield, who was missing since Monday afternoon, was found dead in the sump inside the kitchen of her school the next morning. Sussana (9), the only child of Swamy and Narasamma, both daily wage labourers from Andhra Pradesh, had left for school on Monday morning. When she did not return home even

Mangaluru, Apr 7: Under the aegis of Forum Against Atrocities on Women (FAAW), activists and women dressed in black held a silent protest condemning the district administration and police department in failing to curb incidents of ‘immoral policing’ and violence against women in the district. Gathering on the footpath next to Nehru Maidan here on Tuesday, the demonstrators held placards and

Mangaluru, Apr 7: Five years after the formation of the police commissionerate, Mangaluru city police on Tuesday launched a dedicated web portal to give people online access to the police department. Director General and Inspector-General of Police (DG&IGP) Om Prakash formally inaugurated the website www.mangalorecitypolice.com in the presence of IGP (Western Range) Amrit Paul and Mangaluru City

Bengaluru, April 07: Minister for Food and Civil Supplies Dinesh Gundu Rao has challenged BJP?leaders for a discussion on the issue of allocation of funds to the State by the Centre. Rao, who is also the AICC?spokesman, on Monday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was misleading the country by saying that the states had received more funds. “Let any BJP leader come for a discussion on this issue