Karnataka

Mysuru, Jan 13: Revenue Minister V?Srinivas Prasad on?Monday reiterated his demand for a dalit chief minister in the State. Speaking to the media at the Government Guest House in the city, Prasad, himself a prominent dalit leader, said, œHowever, time will decide whether a dalit will decorate the chair of chief minister or not.  Prasad was quick to clarify that he was not against the incumbent

Bengaluru, Jan 13: A software based on Global Positioning System (GPS), Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) could soon eradicate the irregularities in waste management practices and put an end to the garbage mafia plaguing Bengaluru. Designed by engineers from iTriangle Infotech Private Limited, a City-based company that manufactures vehicle

Mangaluru, Jan 13: A 25-year-old woman was murdered by unidentified miscreants when she was alone at home at Meenakaliya near Panambur on the outskirts of the city. The police have identified the deceased as Kalpana, a married woman from Uttar Pradesh. She and her husband Rajesh, who also hails from the North Indian state, were coolie workers at Panambur. The recently wedded couple were staying

Kundapur, Jan 13: The coastal village of Kodi in Kundapur taluk of Udupi district, which had witnessed communal clashes on Sunday, has bounced back to normalcy. The situation is under control and village is completely peaceful, said police. On Sunday at least four persons were injured in a group clash, which had sparked communal tension in the region. According to K. Annamalai, Superintendent of

New Delhi, Jan 13: It may be an unlikely combination -- yoga for inner peace and (fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) for external beauty -- but Baba Ramdev appears to have struck the right pose in both. The guru whose 'easy yoga' has won him a mass following is also cornering the FMCG market with daily use products ranging from soaps and mustard oil to cornflakes. Baba Ramdev's brands seem to have

Puttur, Jan 13: Muhammed Fazil, a four-year-old boy, died after he was hit by a speeding Maruti Omni car near here on Monday. The boy was walking along with his grandmother at Kavu, near Maniyadka on Mani-Mysuru state highway when the tragedy took place. Son of Abdul Azeez, a resident of Maniyadka village in Puttur, the boy was an LKG student at a local school. Source said that the boy was thrown

Paris, Jan 13: The controversial French weekly'Charlie Hebdo' which had provided an opportunity for alleged Zionist funded terrorist group ISIS to carry out a terror attack in Paris has has continued to play with the sentiments of the people as part of its marketing strategy. The satirical weekly published another cartoon representing the Prophet on the cover of its first issue since the attack at

Dubai, Jan 13: An Indian fish trader was found dead in his vehicle in Umm Al Quwain six hours after he left his home to deliver fish. Mohammed Dileep's family and friends said that he was found dead in the driver's seat inside his Nissan pick-up vehicle and they suspect he suffered a heart attack. The vehicle was parked on the road side, they added. The 43-year-old left home at 7am on Friday. œHe

Chamarajanagar, Jan 13: Four members of a family were killed when the car they were travelling by rammed a parked lorry near Chikkahole checkpost in Chamarajanagar taluk early on Monday morning. The victims have been identified as Siddaraju (62), his son-in-law Sachchidanand (50), grandsons Sreyas (20) and Poorvik (8). Another relative of theirs, Suresh, was seriously injured and is undergoing

Bhatkal, Jan 12: For the second time after the arrests of four Bhatkal-based youth on terror charges, Bengaluru police commissioner M N Reddi has openly clarified that none of the arrested had any connection with Bengaluru Church Street blast case, even as the media giants continued to link them with the December 28 explosion. Responding to a query of media persons on Monday Mr Reddi reiterated