Karnataka

Mangalore, Sep 6: Mangalore South MLA J R Lobo has again urged the government to revive the existing Non-Resident Indian Forum in the state and form a separate NRI cell in Mangalore for the benefit of expatriates from the coastal belt of Karnataka living abroad. Speaking at a press conference here on Saturday, he said that a working cell of the NRI Forum was required in Mangalore to address the

Udupi, Sep 6: After a special team was formed to probe the blackmail case over morphed nude photos of a minor girl in Udupi district, one of the two accused in connection with the case has been arrested by the police team on Friday. Mohammed Shameel, nephew of Muneer Ahmed who was being blackmailed by the duo, is the arrested person. Shameel is accused of blackmailing his uncle in connivance with

Bangalore, Sep 6: Defending champions Mangalore United continued their winning march as they notched up fourth victory in a row in the Karbonn Smart Karnataka Premier League (KPL) here. At the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday evening, Mangalore cruised to a 35-run success over Bellary Tuskers. Mangalore bowlers were impressive, left-arm spinner Mitrakant Yadav (3/21) in particular, under the

Thane, Sep 6: A 61-year-old local Shiv Sena leader has been arrested for allegedly raping a minor, who studied in a school run by him, with the crime coming to light after the girl recently delivered a child. Vasudeo Nambiar, the district deputy chief of Shiv Sena who also owns a school and a temple in Kashimira township of Thane, was arrested yesterday in this connection, Kashimira police station

Bangalore, Sep 6: A day after al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahari's alleged video threat to India was released on the Internet, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah downplayed the issue and said there was no threat to the State from the international terror outfit. However, he said an alert had been sounded across the State and security had been tightened as the Centre had put all States on high alert

Panaji, Sep 6: A Hindu right wing organisation has raised objection to 'MTV Splitsvilla' for its alleged depiction of vulgarity. The members of Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS) today tried corner TV host Nikhil Chinappa to hand over a memorandum. "I am just a host of the show. I am the presenter. I am not the producer," Chinappa told HJS members who tried to hand him the memorandum, when he was here

United Nations, Sep 5: About 77% of girls aged between 15 and 19 in India have been subjected to sexual violence by their spouses, according to a report by UNICEF which also said more than half of the girls in the age group faced physical abuse at the hands of their parents. The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) report titled "Hidden in Plain Sight" said violence against children is so prevalent and

Mangalore, Sep 6: Big Traffic Guru, an initiative of 92.7 BIG FM and Mangalore City Traffic police programme was inaugurate d at Lalbagh Signal near the Mahatma Gandhi Statue on Friday evening. A group of Traffic Gurus will enact the traffic rules for 7 days starting from today the 5th September. 9 Traffic Guru's in 2 signals for 7 days (till 11th Septembercovering 14 signals in and around

Bangalore, Sep 6: The BJP and Bazm-e-Qasmi, a body of Muslim clerics with links to Darul Uloom Deoband, have joined hands for what they described as a campaign to clear encroachments on Wakf properties across the country. Anwar Manippaddy, BJP leader and former chairman of the Karnataka State Minorities Commission, told reporters here that a nationwide ceremony would be launched on September 14 to

Dubai, Sep 6: Saudi authorities have busted an underground liquor factory run by Indian nationals, arresting two men and seizing huge quantities of liquor and equipment used for packaging, a media report said. The alcohol was smuggled in from a neighbouring country and then packaged at the factory, the Saudi Gazette said. "Inspectors from the department foiled attempts to mix liquor with dettol to