Karnataka

Abu Dhabi, Aug 8: The Indian envoy to the UAE has warned his countrymen against bringing prohibited medicines to the UAE. “This point cannot be reiterated enough. Indians who travel to the UAE should carefully check the do's and don'ts we have listed on the embassy's website while carrying medicines,” T.P. Seetharam, Indian ambassador said. “We keep talking about the issue time and again. But

New Delhi, Aug 8: With just three weeks to go before the Haj pilgrimage commences on August 27, the Supreme Court has pulled up the government for unilaterally disqualifying private tour operators without the court's knowledge and in disregard of its Haj Policy framed in 2013. A Bench led by Justice Ranjan Gogoi said the government's decision to disqualify private tour operators (PTOs) who ferry

Lucknow, Aug 8: “Hindu mahilaon ka apmaan, nahi sahenge, nahi sahenge, (We will not tolerate the humiliation of Hindu women)”a handful of well-dressed city dwellers who descended on Sarawa village, 60 km east of Delhi, shouted outside the tumbledown house of a 20-year old girl who was allegedly raped and forcibly converted to Islam. Rakhi Tyagi, who led the women, said she was the Uttar Pradesh

Mangalore, Aug 8: Muhammad Imad, a two-year-old boy who was attacked by stray dogs at Mohiuddin Nagar in Kudroli on Thursday, is recuperating in a hospital in Attavar here. Doctors at the Attavar hospital said that the condition of the child was stable. The child was in the operation theatre where his wounds were cleaned. Immunoglobulin was being injected to help the boy develop resistance to

Bangalore, Aug 8: Policemen at the K R?Puram station in the City were in for a shock on Thursday morning when a middle-aged man brought a bloodstained gunny bag on his two-wheeler and surrendered to them saying he had murdered a youth. Riyaz Khan (45) told the police that he slit the throat of Sadique (19) near Bannerghatta. Sadique had an affair with Khan's minor daughter. As the police took the

Mangalore, Aug 8: Moderate to heavy rains lashed most of the parts of coastal Karnataka on Thursday and early hours of Friday causing floods and damages in many places. The incessant rains, which threw normal life out of gear in the city of Mangalore on Thursday, continued in the early hours of Friday too. Rainwater inundated low-lying areas in Jeppinamogaru, Adamkudru and Kannur. Nethravathi and

Bangalore, Aug 8: In its biggest ever raids, the Lokayukta Police on Thursday unearthed properties worth Rs 24 crore by raiding 42 premises belonging to 13 public servants across the State, including an ACP and a Zilla Panchayat member in Bangalore. The raids were conducted in Bangalore City, Bangalore Rural, Bellary, Chamarajanagar,?Chitradurga, Dharwad, Hospet,?Mandya, Mysore, Ramanagara

New Delhi, Aug 7: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has floated a proposal which could see developers of apps like WhatsApp and Viber paying telecom companies connectivity charges and a share of revenues going to the government as well. The move is aimed at curbing losses incurred by telcos as more users are making calls and sending messages over the internet, as opposed to using

Mangalore, Aug 7: A 22-year-old youth lost his life after his motorbike skid while trying to save the life of a stray dog on the road. The incident occurred near Surathkal on the outskirts of the city on Thursday. Vineeth, a temporary resident of Jokatte was on his way to MRPL from when the tragedy took place. Hailing from Chikmagalur he was working for MRPL for more than one year. It is learnt

Beijing, Aug 7: In a shocking development, a city in China's restive Xinjiang region has banned beards for Muslim men and burka or veils worn by Muslim women. Authorities in Karamay banned "five groups of people" — those who wear burka, headscarves, veils or hijab, any clothing bearing the crescent moon and star, as well as long beards, state-controlled media reported on Wednesday. All of these