Karnataka

Bangalore, Aug 29: Karnataka Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister T B Jayachandra said that the government would look into preliminary and final reports by Justice B K Somashekar commission on the Mangalore church attacks of 2008 are contradictory in nature. Replying to a question, Jayachandra said the cabinet decided to give him the responsibility of looking into the terms of reference made in

Muzaffarnagar, Aug 29: Exactly one year ago, police were missing from the state highway outside Kawaal village. In their absence, two Jat boys Gaurav and Sachin and one Muslim youth Shahnawaz were killed in an incident in the village, leading to violence which spread across the district, leaving more than 60 dead and about 50,000 displaced. On Wednesday, when the family of the two Jats who were

Shikaripur (Shimoga dist), Aug 29: Former chief minister B?S?Yeddyurappa on Thursday night played the good Samaritan when he directed his escort staff to rescue five members of a family whose car had fallen into a channel. The driver of the car lost control of it when it was on its way from Shimoga to Shikaripur and fell into the Anjanapura channel near the Esur-Chikkajogihalli cross road. The MP

Dubai, Aug 29: An Indian expatriate was arrested on Wednesday for stealing over $54,000 from his company, a media report here said. The suspect, identified only as A A A, has been accused of stealing 200,000 dirhams (around $54,450) from his UAE-based company and transferring it to his personal account in Sharjah, Gulf News reported. He fled to an unknown destination after committing the robbery

Mysore, Aug 29: Defending champions Mangalore United eased to a seven-wicket victory over Rockstars (film stars XI) in the opening match of the Karbonn Karnataka Premier League (KPL) here tonight at Gangothri Glades ground. Chasing 118, Mangalore cruised home with opener and star batsman Karun Nair top scoring with 46 (44 balls, 5x4, 1x6). Right-handed Karun, who was retained by the franchise

Bangalore, Aug 29: The 22nd Additional City Civil Court in Bangalore issued a temporary injunction on Thursday, restraining the media from publishing and broadcasting any news about the police complaint filed by Kannada actor Mythriya Gowda against Karthik Gowda, son of Railway Minister D V Sadananda Gowda. Hearing a petition by Karthik Gowda, the judge issued temporary injunction ex parte

Mangalore, Aug 28: Union Minister DV Sadananda Gowda's son Karthik Gowda's relationship with Kannada starlet Mythriya became a full blown scandal and kicked up a storm in Karnataka with latter giving more details of secret love-marriage story. The model-turned-actress on Thursday reiterated that Karthik had secretly married her and they both had physical relationship. She said that she has known

Mangalore, Aug 28: In a series of simultaneous programmes across the country on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan' Yojana, a mega financial inclusion scheme, with the hope that the scheme would help get rid of financial untouchability' in the country. As part of the mega-launch, the financial scheme was also launched in Mangalore at a programme at Town

Mangalore, Aug 28: Think beyond horizon, read voraciously, achieve good command over language… these were the few suggestions given to the postgraduate students of journalism by tv9 senior correspondent and news anchor Hariprasad. He was speaking after inaugurating the Communication Club at the department of Mass Communication and Journalism, in Mangalore University on Wednesday. He said that a

Chandigarh, Aug 28: The Punjab and Haryana High Court Thursday granted bail to Hindu leader Swami Aseemanand in the Samjhauta train blast case. Aseemanand and three others were facing trial in a special National Investigating Agency (NIA) court in Haryana's Panchkula town near here. Aseemanand was charged for his role in the Samjhauta Express link train blast Feb 18, 2007 at Diwana village near