Karnataka

Gandhinagar, Nov 18: Justice Nanavati Commission today submitted its final report on the 2002 Gujarat riots to state Chief Minister Anandiben Patel. "We have submitted the report, which runs into more than 2,000 pages," Justice Nanavati told PTI, but refused to divulge any contents of the report. The commission members - Retd Supreme Court Justice G T Nanavati and Retd High Court Justice Akshay

Bengaluru, Nov 18: Karnataka Home Minister K.J. George said on Tuesday that the police will take action against the 'Kiss of Love' organisers, if they disturb law and order in Bengaluru. Addressing press persons, George said, "We will not hesitate to take action against organisers in case the event is against our culture." About 150 Kiss of Love campaigners plan to assemble before the City Town

Abu Dhabi, Nov 18: The Indian Ambassador to the UAE, T.P. Seetharam, has denied a report suggesting India has recently revised the minimum wage requirements for its workers here. A Reuters report published earlier on Monday said: “Over the past seven months Indian diplomats in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, have sharply increased the minimum salaries that they recommend

Mangaluru, Nov 18: An International multi-gym facility was opened at Bearys Institute of Technology (BIT), in the city on Tuesday. The facility, consisting of imported high quality fitness multi-gym equipment, was formally inaugurated by the minister for Fisheries, Youth Affairs & Sports, K Abhayachandra Jain. Speaking on the occasion, the minister said “India is a developing country. Though we

Kalaburagi, Nov 18: Somshekar Shivacharya Swami, the chief pontiff of the Kambaleshwar Mutt in Chittapur town in Kalaburagi district, has been arrested by police on charge of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl in the Mutt. A special police team intercepted Swami's car on the outskirts of Jewargi town and arrested him when he was proceeding towards Vijayapura on Monday. The police brought

Mangaluru, Nov 18: The electrification work between Mangaluru and Shoranur town in Palakkad district will be completed soon, according to Southern Railway General Manager Rakesh Mishra. Speaking to media persons at Kasargod on Monday after inspecting 132-km stretch of the Palakkad division between Mangaluru and Kannur, Mr Mishra said that the electrification of the 307-km Shoranur-Mangaluru

Udupi, Nov 18: As many as six ports in Udupi and Uttara Kannada districts have been taken up for development under Public Private Partnership (PPP) model. Announcing this to media Textiles and Ports Minister Baburao Chinchansur in Bengaluru on Monday said that private entrepreneurs have come forward to develop six minor ports under the Karnataka State Port Development Policy (KSPD) 2014. The

Bengaluru, Nov 18: The Karnataka police has landed in a controversy after a senior police officer issued a circular, asking officers concerned to scrutinize the passport applications from Muslims and Christians deeper. The controversial circular was faxed to police commissioners of Bengaluru, Mysuru, Mangaluru, Hubballi-Dharwad and Belgavi by Amar Kumar Pandey, Additional Director General of

Bengaluru, Nov 18: In a shocking incident, a second year pre-university course student committed suicide after being reprimanded by the principal and college authorities for close friendship with a boy. Hemalatha (16), who consumed poison four days ago, succumbed at Bowring hospital on Monday. Family members of Hemalatha have held college authorities responsible for her death. The college

Manipal, Nov 18: A teenage boy lost his life after jumping from a compound wall while playing at Kunjibettu in Udupi. Hritik S Shetty (14), a high school student breathed his last at Kasturba Hospital in Manipal. The police said the boy was playing on the veranda of his flat at Mandavi Empire apartments at Kunjibettu around 5 p.m. on Sunday. The ball fell out of the flat and he jumped from a