Karnataka

Patna, Jan 25: The woman who triggered the bomb blast in the premises of the Ara civil court in Bihar's Bhojpur district that killed two people has been identified, police said on Saturday. A day after two people — a woman and a police constable — were killed and more than a dozen injured in the explosion, police said a middle-aged woman, Rina Gaudh, carried the bomb and died in the blast. "The

Bengaluru, Jan 25: The state government has taken up an initiative to distribute e-kisaan (Namma Raitha), a tablet which would act as a platform to share the best practices in agriculture and serve as an interaction tool among farmers. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who launched the tablet here on Saturday, said the device helps farmers know and understand the best agriculture practices adopted

Mangaluru, Jan 25: Minister for Textiles, Ports and Inland Transport Baburao Chinchanasur said that all the tranches of ADB-funded project to prevent sea erosion would be completed in Ullal region of Dakshina Kannada by June 2016. Addressing mediapersons at a press conference here on Saturday, he said that the first tranche of the project that includes construction of four inshore berms and two

New Delhi, Jan 24: In an embarrassment to Delhi Police, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has given a clean chit to Liaquat Shah who had been arrested by it and labelled as a terrorist two years back. The NIA, instead, named absconder Sabir Khan as the main accused who had allegedly planted weapons on Shah to project him as a militant of the banned Hizbul Mujahideen. Ironically, according to

Puttur, Jan 24: Even after four years after the brutal murder of wife and three children of Kakkoor Venkatramana Bhat from Bettampady village in Puttur taluk, the case has remained unsolved while Venkatramana, who went missing soon after the murders, have still remained untraced. During this while, it is astounding to note that his wife and three children are alive as per official government

Bhopal, Jan 24: The accused of raping an 18-year-old at servant quarters of a BJP MLA at 45-Bungalows here has been holed up in Gujarat. Police said that he could be nabbed anytime. The case of rape in this regard was registered in TT Nagar police station of the city. An 18-year-old girl has lodged a rape case against, Sarvesh Singh, 24, an MBA. The complainant as well as the accused resides in

Mangaluru, Jan 24: Actress Jayamala and several others were bestowed with the Sandesha Awards instituted by Sandesha Cultural and Educational Foundation in the award presentation ceremony held at Sandesha premises at Bajjodi here on Friday. In the award ceremony, Dr C Veeranna was presented with Sandesha literature award, Henry D'Souza was presented with Konkani music award, Naveen D Padil was

Udupi, Jan 24: The Udupi district unit of Karnataka Komu Souharda Vedike (KKSV) staged a protest against the lack of political will shown by the government to create a stable environment for minorities to reside peacefully in Gangolli in Kundapur taluk of Udupi district. Demanding the government to immediately intervene and take all measures to ensure that the Muslim residents are able to live

Bengaluru, Jan 24: The High Court of Karnataka on Friday dismissed a petition seeking a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the death of Nandita, a 14-year-old student from Tirthahalli in Shivamogga district. The girl’s father had filed the petition questioning the probe by the State police. However, Justice K.L. Manjunath dismissed the petition after the State Advocate-General

Sringeri, Jan 24: Kuppa Venkateshwara Prasad Sharma was rechristened as Vidhushekhara Bharati by Dakshinamnaya Sringeri Sri Shree Sharada Peetha seer Bharati Theertha Swami and was appointed the successor of the Peetha, on Friday. During the proceedings that started with the sacred fire rituals at Narasimha Vana at 7 am, as a part of his entry into his sanyasa, Venkateshwara Prasad Sharma