Karnataka

Bantwal, Oct 1: Hundreds of people including students staged a protest on Wednesday demanding rigorous punishment for a miscreant who apparently misbehaved with a college student on Tuesday near Siddakatte in Bantwal. The angry people resorted to stage protest at Siddakatte, after they came to know that the accused, Siraj (25), son of Abbas, a resident of Sangabettu, who had been arrested for

Mangalore, Oct 1: The Government of Karnataka has decided to establish a sub-regional science centre in all the districts in the state. An action plan has been drawn for the proposal which will be submitted to the Government of India, said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, seeking financial aid from the central government for this proposal. Speaking after inaugurating the Pilikula Regional Science

New Delhi, Oct 1: About 31 lakh central government employees working across the country will take a pledge of cleanliness in various public functions to be organised tomorrow as part of the Narendra Modi administration's 'Clean India' campaign. In addition, lakhs of state government employees have been asked to be part of this massive drive which will be launched by the Prime Minister here

Melbourne, Oct 1 Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has said that he wishes the burka "was not worn" in Australia, and has indicated he may support calls to ban the Islamic head-covering from being worn by visitors to Parliament House. Coalition backbenchers Cory Bernardi and George Christensen have said they believe the burka should be removed at security checkpoints coming into the building

Mangalore, Oct 1: This guy is no less than a'mini-genius' with a sharp eye and exceptional memory skills. With the ability to memorize and recall registration numbers of over 3,000 vehicles, this young lad is an example that one does not need to be extraordinary to have a unique talent. 20-year-old Mohammed Hazrat, is the only son of Hussain and Fathima from Pilar-Thokkottu. This resident of

Bangalore, Oct 1: Providing no relief to jailed Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa, the Karnataka high court on Wednesday deferred the hearing on her bail petition to October 7. The vacation bench of the high court said Wednesday that her bail plea along with the revision petitions challenging her convictions in the disproportionate assets case will be heard by a regular bench next Tuesday.

Bangalore, Oct 1: They lured job aspirants with fake experience certificates, identity cards and much more ” all to make a fast buck. But the law finally caught up with them. The fraudsters are now cooling their heels in jail. As many as 26 persons, including a woman, were arrested on Tuesday after police busted the fake certificate racket. Seven premises, from where 25 such companies were

Kasargod, Oct 1: The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) has decided to take out a mass march to the Mangalore International Airport in Mangalore in protest against the alleged harassment by the airport officials to Kerala-bound passengers, especially those hailing from Kasargod. A meeting of senior party leaders here on Tuesday alleged that Emigration and Customs officials at the airport tortured

Mangalore, Oct 1: Belthangady based Praja Prabhutva Vedike in association with Rashtriya Hindu Jagaran Vedike, and Navachandi Yaga Samiti, Belthangady will be holding a navachandi-yaga at Belthangady on October 10 to seek divine intervention in two-year-old Saujanya rape and murder case. Saujanya, a second year PUC student of SDM College, was found raped and murdered, on October 10, 2012, near

Udupi/Bangalore, Oct 1: The Lokayukta police on Tuesday raided nearly 17 premises belonging to seven government officials in three districts, including five officials in Bangalore, for owning assets allegedly disproportionate to their known sources of income. The simultaneous raids were conducted at 17 premises in Bangalore, Mandya and Udupi. Lokayukta officials have unearthed illegal assets to