Karnataka

New Delhi, Jul 11: The Supreme Court on Friday granted a one-month conditional bail on health grounds to Kerala-based PDP leader Abdul Nasser Ma'adani, a key accused in the 2008 Bangalore serial blasts case. An apex court bench headed by Justice J Chelameswar said that during his one-month bail, Ma'adani will not leave the city of Bangalore throughout the bail period and the Karnataka government

Udupi, Jul 11: A 26-year-old youth lost his life when after a private bus hit down the two wheeler on which he riding and ran over her on Friday. Shashank, the only son of Mahesh and Sumathi Poojary, resident of Arasikatte in Bantakal in the district was returning after dropping his mother for a function. He was riding behind Udupi-Shirva Lobo Travels which halted to take in passengers. He was hit

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