Karnataka

Bengaluru, Mar 21: Amid growing chorus for a CBI probe into the mysterious death of an upright IAS officer, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today asserted that the government was not protecting anybody and would make its stand known in the Assembly on Monday. "We are not going to hide anything. We are not going to protect anybody. We are also particular that the truth should come out," the

Mangaluru, Mar 18: Urban Development Minister Vinay Kumar Sorake and Forests, Environment and Ecology B Ramanath Rai laid the foundation stone for the proposed musical fountain at Kadri Park and other developmental works at a foundation-laying programme jointly organised by Mangaluru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) and Department of Horticulture, Dakshina Kannada here on Saturday. Speaking

Mangaluru, Mar 21: In a tragic incident, two teenagers who were playing in the river at Kallapu on the outskirts of the city met watery grave on Saturday. The victims have been identified as Aditya and Chirag, both II Pre University students of Canara College, Mangaluru. It is learnt that Chirag, Satvik and Pratik, on Saturday morning visited Aditya’s house at Morgan’s Gate in the city with the

Bengaluru, Mar 21: Former BJP leader, and independent MLA of Kudligi B Nagendra has been arrested in connection with a case related to the illegal export of iron ore from Belikeri port by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Lokayukta . He was produced before the Special Lokayukta court on Friday and has been remanded in judicial custody till April 1. The SIT had served Mr. Nagendra, a partner

Bengaluru, Mar 21: As protests across the state are growing louder each day, the Karnataka government has finally decided to give in to the demand of the people seeking a CBI probe in late IAS officer DK Ravi's death case. According to media reports, the state government is likely to hand over Ravi's case to CBI after the preliminary report of the CID investigation is out. Formal notification for

Dubai, Mar 21: A set of artists from Mangaluru spread the flavour of coastal art to people in United Arab Emirates by taking part in Global Art Fair- 2015 at Oberoi Hotel, Dubai recently. Select works of Harish Marne, Ramakrishna Nayak, Reshma Shetty, Asha Shetty, Renuka and Juber Ahmed Khan were showcased by the ‘Art Kanara’, an initiative supported by Koti Prasad Alva. This event was inaugurated

Mangaluru, Mar 21: MLA J.R Lobo along with Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) mayor Jacintha Vijay Alfred and MCC Commissioner Hephsiba Rani Korlapati inspected the ongoing concretization work between Kadri and Nanthoor road and reviewed its progress. Meanwhile, he told the engineers increase the speed of work and complete the stretch in four weeks to allow the movement of vehicles. In reply, the

Mangaluru, Mar 21: A man and a woman ware killed in two separate road accidents reported in Dakshina Kannada district on Friday. Chandrashekar (37), a resident of Udupi, died after the scooter he was riding was hit by a tipper lorry head-on in Puttugere near Guruvayanakere in Belthangady police station limits around 6 p.m. The police said Chandrashekar, who was going towards Udupi, died on the

Udupi, Mar 21: The Udupi district police have arrested a person on the charge of kidnapping and raping his niece at Hosadurga in Chitradurga district. The accused has been identified as Thirumalesha (34), a resident of Hosadurga. Sunil Naik, Circle Police Inspector, said that the accused used to visit his 22-year-old niece in Chitradurga. He befriended her and later took her to Chikkamagaluru and

Bengaluru, Mar 21: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID), which is investigating the death of IAS?officer D K Ravi, is contemplating considering the last message found on his mobile phone as the suicide note. “The investigation is still on. But if it turns out that the last message sent from the officer’s mobile indicates the possible reason for the suicide, then the message will be