Karnataka

Mangaluru, Jan 22: With several proposals having been submitted to the state police department on implementation of tools such as CCTV cameras and traffic signals at various traffic junctions, efforts are being made to upgrade Mangaluru into a ‘safe’ city,” said Mangaluru City Police Commissioner S Murugan. Speaking at the inaugural programme of 26th Road Safety Week organised by Dakshina Kannada

Bhatkal, Jan 22: A court in Bengaluru has extended till February 3 the police custody of four Bhatkal youth arrested recently in Bengaluru and Bhatkal and Mangaluru on terror charges. They were brought to the 49th sessions court hall, the designated National Investigating Agency court, in a police bus. With their faces covered, they were taken to the second floor courtroom. On January 8, police

New Delhi, Jan 22: Muslim population in India has grown by 24 per cent between 2001 and 2011 against national average of 18 per cent with the community's representation rising to 14.2 per cent from 13.4 percent of total population. Among all states in the country, Jammu and Kashmir has the highest Muslim population (68.3 per cent), followed by Assam (34.2 per cent) and West Bengal (27 per cent)

Udupi, Jan 22: In order to provide legal assistance to innocent members of the minority communities arrested by the police on various charges, a legal cell will be set by the Karnataka State Minorities Commission. Announcing this at a press conference in Mysuru, the Commission Chairperson Balkis Banu said that the cell would be headed by a retired judge. The cell will provide assistance by

Mangaluru, Jan 22: Two youth were killed after their two-wheeler was hit by a speeding car near Kaikamba Colony in Puttur town of Dakshina Kannada district on Thursday morning. The deceased have been identified as Chand Sab (35) and Shivayya (30), both residents of Gadag district and the staff of Subrahmanya Temple. It is learnt that the driver of an Innova car plying from Bengaluru to Subrahmanya

San Francisco, Jan 22: The popular mobile messaging application WhatsApp, acquired by Facebook last year for nearly USD 22 billion, has unveiled a new service for sending messages from a Web browser. WhatsApp, which claims some 500 million users, said its Web service will be a "mirror" and would require an Internet- connected phone to work. "Our Web client is simply an extension of your phone: the

Mangaluru, Jan 22: Mohammed Saqib Bengaluru has been elected president of state unit of Popular Front of India (PFI) at its state general assembly held at Puttur from January 18 to 20. The two-day meeting was held under the presidentship of outgoing state president Abdul Wajid Seth. Outgoing general secretary presented a detailed report on the programmes and activities of the organization in last

Mysuru, Jan 22: Congress leader in Lok Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge has wondered that when a person is converted under the ‘Ghar Wapsi’ campaign, which of the 2,750 castes will he be converted to? Speaking at a religious meet organised on account of Suttur Jatra Mahotsav, here recently he said: “People who are converted, do not prefer to be converted to lower castes, while upper castes will not

Bengaluru, Jan 22: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday termed the accusations by H?D?Deve Gowda that he and the Congress government were practising partisan politics as nothing but geriatric prattle. “Let Deve Gowda say what he wants. He is an old man... It’s nothing but old age which is making him speak harshly against me,” said Siddaramaiah. When questioned about the JD(S)?being forced out

Mangaluru, Jan 21: “We are witnessing and continuing to witness excesses of religious extremism that is encouraged by some religious groups in this country. It is becoming very difficult to advocate a secular society given the looming presence of this extremism. However, we cannot have a democracy with laws that revert back to religion,” said eminent historian and Prof Emerita at Jawaharlal Nehru