Karnataka

Mangaluru, Feb 7: Airports Authority of India (AAI), which had earlier decided to expand the new concrete runway of Mangaluru International Airport by 4,000 feet, is now reportedly reconsidering its earlier plan because of massive cost. R K Srivastava, who took over as the new chairman of AAI replacing Sudheer Raheja, in January, has reportedly decided to reduce the expenses by confining the

Mangaluru, Feb 7: The matter of shifting the office of Dakshina Kannada deputy commissioner’s office from the state bank area to Alape-Padil is expected to come up for the Cabinet approval in its next meeting. B Ramanath Rai, the Minister in-charge of Dakshina Kannada, on Friday addressing a gathering at Amtadi in Bantwal taluk, where a function to distribute title deeds under the ‘Akrama Sakrama’

Udupi/Mangaluru, Feb 7: The twin coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi will once again witness Virat Hindu Samajotsavas next month with VHP leaders gearing up to bring back their supremo Praveen Togadia for firebrand speeches. The Udupi district unit of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal would organise a Virat Hindu Samajotsava on March 9. Addressing presspersons on Friday

Feb 7: After U.S. President Barack Obama raised the issue of religious intolerance in India, The New York Times published a very strong editorial criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi for what it calls his “dangerous silence” on a series of communal events in the country. The editorial, by the NYT editorial board, lists recent attacks on churches and reports of Ghar Vapsi or conversion and

Koppal, Feb 7: Two motorbikes and the official car of Superintendent of Police were damaged after two groups resorted to stone pelting during a procession organised as part of Hindu convention here on Friday. Vishwa Hindu Parishad had organised Hindu Samavesha in the town and a ‘shobha yatra’ was taken out as part of the event. Trouble started when the procession was wading through Paltan Street

Bengaluru, Feb 6: A mutilated body of an eight-year-old girl was found with injury marks in a car shed near Hoskote near here, police said Friday. "Preliminary investigation of bite marks and injuries on private parts of the body shows the victim was molested and raped before being smothered to death by an unidentified youth," Bengaluru Superintendent of Police (Rural) B. Ramesh told media here

Manipal, Feb 6: The Udupi district police have put in place have put in place new safety and security measures including quick response teams. The development comes in the wake of a death of a student of Manipal Institute of Technology who fell from the fourth floor of a building on February 1 under mysterious circumstances. K. Annamalai, Superintendent of Police, Udupi, told media persons that

Bengaluru, Feb 6: After shutting down all its All Time Payment (ATP) counters with effect from February 1, the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (Bescom) will start collecting electricity bills from consumers’ doorstep from February 9 in Bengaluru on a pilot basis. Now, consumers can also pay their power bills at post offices with effect from February 20. Bescom Managing Director Pankaj

Bengaluru, Feb 6: The Karnataka High Court today upheld Bangaluru police commissioner's order on banning entry of VHP leader Praveen Togadia into Bengaluru. He was to take part in Virat Hindu Samajotsava, which will be held at National College grounds on February 8. Advocate General (AG) Ravivarma Kumar on Thursday had submitted to the High Court that Togadia was a dangerous man who could disrupt

Mangalore, Feb 6: Principal District and Sessions Judge, Dakshina Kannada Uma M G said that Chief Justice, High Court of Karnataka Justice D H Waghela would inaugurate a one-day workshop and interaction on ‘Juvenile Justice Act’ and ‘Child Protection’ at Nethravathi auditorium at Zilla Panchayat here on Saturday. Addressing a press conference here on Friday, she said that the workshop would be