Karnataka

Mangalore/Belthangady, Jul 11: Even as the hunting and collecting of bull frogs in the neighbouring state of Goa comes across as strange or bizarre to the people in Karnataka, more shocking is the low-profile and illegal sale of frogs through the black market in Dakshina Kannada! Bull frog legs are considered a prized delicacy in Goa, and during heavy rains villagers would often collect in large

Bangalore, Jul 11: At almost Rs 10,000 per rat, the BBMP has probably paid the steepest price to its 'Piper' (companies chosen through e-procurement) to get rid of pesky rodents. Armed with an RTI reply, Yediyur corporator N R Ramesh stunned the BBMP Council when he said the Palike had spent Rs 2 lakh in six months to catch rats at the Palike head office in NR square and IPP building in

Udupi, Jul 11: Two linemen attached to Mangalore Electricity Supply Company Ltd. (MESCOM) were arrested on Thursday on the charge of attempting to rape a minor girl at Padubidri. Surendra Devadiga from Nandikur and Raviraj from Brahamavar are the arrested who allegedly molested a 15-year-old girl when she was passing by from where they were attending a faulty electric pole. The duo misbehaved and

Bangalore, Jul 11: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah termed the Union budget as "a sale of dreams" and said there was nothing to bring "good days" to the poor and farmers. "Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has continued with the sale of dreams as done by Prime Minister Narendra Modi before the ( Lok Sabha) elections," Siddaramaiah said. He said along with his efforts to sell dreams, the Finance

Mangalore, Jul 11: The Mangalore city police arrested three persons for stealing LED TVs from Pandeshwar worth Rs 5.5 lakh. The arrested are: Imran Irfan, 24, Mohammed Shameer, 26 and Ummer Farooq, 22, all from Bengre Kasaba area. Police said that the trio had stolen seven 32 inch and 19 numbers of 28 inch LED TVs, CCTV cameras and other goods from the Videocon company godown on Nireshwalya Road

Bangalore, Jul 11: Here's a tale of horror that will send shivers down your spine. In the holy month of Ramadan, a 28-year-old man and his wife kidnapped their seven-year-old niece for ransom but murdered her in cold blood when they realised she would disclose their identity upon being freed. The main suspect, Salman, and his wife Shabrin, 20, plotted to abduct their niece Rathiba from her school

Mangalore, Jul 10: Ullal is set to become the first city municipality in Dakshina Kannada, after a decision was taken to upgrade Ullal town municipal council to city municipal council at a cabinet meeting on Wednesday. Announcing this, Health and Family Welfare Minister U T Khader said that the long-pending demand of the people of Ullal to upgrade the town municipality was given a nod in the

Srinagar, Jul 10: A Masjid here has been using electronic jamming equipment to ensure that cell phones carried by devotees do not ring during prayers and cause disturbance to the congregation. Masjid-e-Bilal, situated on the fashionable Bund banks of Jhelum River in Srinagar and adjacent to Residency Road, has installed a jammer to ensure that cell phones do not ring during prayers. "Despite

New Delhi, Jul 10: A valet of a five-star city hotel virtually totaled a Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder last week. The valet appeared to have lost control of the car while bringing it to the porch, rammed into a stationary car, pushed it aside and caromed into the concrete railing of the rampart. By the time the Lamborghini came to a halt after a resounding crash, the front of the Rs 3-crore plus

New Delhi, Jul 10: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's budget speech today started a buzz about a series of "100-crore schemes" announced by the new government. For at least a dozen projects and schemes, Mr Jaitley said he was setting aside Rs. 100 crores. Within moments, 100 crore became a talking point on Twitter. There were comparisons to Bollywood blockbusters, for which the 100-crore mark is a