Karnataka

Kasaragod, Mar 29: A group of stranded Keralites including expatriates from Kasaragod district in strife-torn Yemen has desperately sought help from Indian authorities for their evacuation from that country. Talking to a Malayalam news channel on Sunday from Sana’a, a person, identified as Jido, said a group of 60 persons including women and children were now staying in a flat in great fear and

Bengaluru, Mar 29: Illegal detention of people and other kids of police atrocities appear to be more than just frequent in Karnataka, if cases with the human rights commission are any indication. In the last three years, 279 cases against cops from across the state have been registered with the state human rights commission (SHRC), with most cases still pending. Going by the statistics with the

Belthangady, Mar 29: Two persons including an engineering college lecturer died on the spot in a ghastly road mishap on NH 13 near Vyasanakere Railway Station coming under Mariyammanahalli police station limits in Hosapete taluk on Staturday. Five others, including a four-year-old, were injured when a car collided with a lorry. The deceased were identified as Nitin Badiyadka(32), Assistant

Mangaluru, Mar 29: The high court has directed the Karnataka government to complete the construction of a bridge across Puthila river, tributary of Nethravathi in Dakshina Kananda district by May 31. The bridge has to be built near Banduru village in Belthangady taluk and the same would reduce the distance to Belthangady to two kms from the 12 kms at present. A division bench headed by Justice K L

Bengaluru, Mar 29: The three-day national meet of the BJP, to be held in Bengaluru from April 2, is essentially to build the party in South India, where all states are election-bound in one way or another. The presence of around 300 BJP leaders, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and national president Amit Shah, is being perceived to have a strong psychological impact on party cadre in Karnataka

Udupi, Mar 29: Members of the district unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) staged a dharna near Service Bus Stand here on Saturday and criticised the government for not enacting bylaws allowing construction of houses in gram panchayats across the State. Addressing the protesters, Kota Srinivas Poojary, MLC and former Minister, said that gram panchayat offices had stopped issuing building licences

Bengaluru, Mar 29: Batting for 100 per cent literacy among women, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said it was imperative to address the skewed sex ratio in the State. Speaking after inaugurating the International?Women’s Day celebrations, organised by the Karnataka State Government Employees’ Association in the City, Siddaramaiah said the government was making concerted efforts to address

Mangaluru: Mar 28: The road users on NH-66 between Pumpwell and Ambika Road near Thokkottu on Saturday had a harrowing time throughout the day, as vehicles made a beeline to cross the stretch, thanks to the road block throughout the day following work on the Ullal bridge. Traffic jam emerged as a major issue for those who travel on the highway. Former union minister Subramanian Swamy, MP Nalin

Mumbai, Mar 28: Stating that the Aam Aadmi Party has reduced itself to a "tamasha", veteran social activist Medha Patkar tody resigned from the party as its internal turbulence reached a flashpoint with the ouster of founding members Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav from a key panel of the fledgling outfit. "What happened at the AAP meeting in Delhi today is unfortunate," Patkar told reporters

Mangaluru, Mar 28: A youth from Krishnapur died in hospital two days after he was attacked the city. Nagaraj Prabhu (35) from Krishnapura was brutally struck with a heavy stone in the early hours of Wednesday when he was sleeping outside a service showroom in Mannagudda, in an apparent murder attempt. Although the assault is said to have occurred at around 1 a.m. on Wednesday, it was discovered in