Karnataka

Mangaluru, Feb 3: A Dalit leader alleged misappropriation of funds meant for Dalits under Rural Ashraya and Indira Awas Yojana housing schemes, to the tune of Rs 37 lakhs by a few persons by forging fake documents of actual beneficiaries and availing the funds in Sullia taluk. Speaking at the SC/ST monthly grievance meeting at the office of Superintendent of Police here on Tuesday, Dalit leader S

Mumbai, Feb 3: BJP MP Poonam Mahajan has sought demolition of a ramp near Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's bungalow in suburban Bandra, following complaints by local residents of alleged illegal construction. "The residents of the area have for long been complaining about the chaos and traffic build up there due to the ramp. Thus, I have written a letter to Brihamumbai Municipal Corporation

Bengaluru, Feb 3: Vishva Hindu Parishad supremo Praveen Togadia has been barred from entering Bengaluru from February 5 to February 10. The Bengaluru police commissioner M.N. Reddi has issued a notice to Togadia prohibiting him from entering the city. The VHP leader was scheduled to attend a Hindu convention on February 8 in the city. The ban came in the wake of provocative speeches made by

Mangaluru, Feb 3: Even though the SpiceJet had shown interest to start flight services to key Saudi Arabian destinations from Mangaluru when its summer schedules comes into effect, the financial crisis has forced the low-cost private Indian carrier to withdraw from the plan. In fact the SpiceJet had decided to launch direct flight service to Riyadh and Dammam from Mangaluru, in October 2013, after

Mangaluru, Feb 3: The much-awaited project of turning Mangaluru into a ‘clean city’ has taken shape with the three-package scientific garbage collection system is being implemented under Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) limits. However, this is much easier said than done as public awareness regarding this project is close to nil among citizens. The MCC had approved of two-package garbage

New Delhi, Feb 3: With just three days to go to the Delhi Assembly polls, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal expressed shock that Electronic Voting Machines in Delhi cantonment have been tampered. Kejriwal alleged that yesterday during an EVM inspection in Delhi cantonment, it was found that 4 Electronic Voting Machines were tampered. On pressing any button on the EVM, the light for the BJP party was

Mangaluru, Feb 3: A youth riding pillion on his friend’s motorbike died on spot in a collision between the two-wheeler and a fish lorry on the national highway 66 at Adka near Ullal on the outskirts of the city. The deceased has been identified as Shashidhar Kinya (35), a carpenter by profession. His friend Gulshan, who was riding the motorbike, was critically injured and admitted to a hospital in

Manipal, Feb 3: In a tragic incident, a student of Manipal Institute of Technology lost his life after he fell from the fourth floor of an apartment, here. The deceased has been identified as T. Praneet Reddy (20), a second year student of computer science. On Sunday he had gone to meet other students in an apartment on the District Offices Complex Road here. At around 3.30 a.m., he fell from the

Kasaragod, Feb 3: Mechanical engineering students of the Vimal Jyothi College of Engineering at Chemperi have designed and manufactured a Formula-3 model racing car of international standards. The 26-member team named ‘Team Infinity’ made the car with a 500cc engine with 50 bhp and 70 Nm at a workshop on the college campus. Last week, the team participated in the JK Tyre Formula Design Challenge

Mangaluru, Feb 3: With the auto-rickshaw drivers in the city banking on the assurances of Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister B Ramanath Rai, the auto-rickshaw union leaders have yet again refused to budge on the issue of revision of fares and collect revised fares from passengers in Mangaluru. Standing firm in his decision to implement revised fares in a clandestine meeting with the