Karnataka

Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 8: Kerala government is looking into the possibility of offering its traditional ayurvedic treatment to Brazilian footballer Neymar for his fractured vertebrae. Amidst rumours in a section of media that Brazilian Football Federation has sought Kerala help, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy told The Indian Express that the idea to give ayurvedic treatment to Neymar was mooted by

Mysore, Jul 9: The Congress in Karnataka is facing more trouble. After legislator Vijayanand Kashappanavar's alleged slapping of police constables, Congress leader Vishwanath's son Poorvaj is in the news for alleged vandalism at a roadside hotel near Hunsur town on Monday night. Hotel owner Sandesh alleged that Poorvaj and his friends came to the hotel on Monday night and demanded food and liquor

Mangalore, Jul 9: A woman appointed to operate Any Time Payment (ATP) machine installed at Mescom division office at Attavar has absconded with Rs 2.60 lakh cash that was in the machine. This is for the second time the theft of ATP machine has taken place in the city. It was in December 2012, the machine with Rs 3.29 lakh cash paid as electricity bill by the customers, was stolen. A man and a

Lucknow, Jul 9: Less than two months after the brutal gang-rape and murder of two teenaged cousins in Uttar Pradesh's Budaun district, three minor Dalit girls were allegedly gang-raped by seven people in the same district. The incident came to light on Tuesday after the parents of the victims, who had allegedly been gang-raped on Sunday, met senior officials and complained that the local police

New Delhi, Jul 8: Sharia or Islamic courts don't constitute a parallel judicial system but in fact help Indian courts by tackling a huge number of disputes among Muslims, leading Muslim leaders say. Muslim scholars also said across the country that contrary to the impression created by the media, the community was well aware that Islamic courts don't carry any legal sanction. In a major ruling

Bangalore, Jul 8: Karnataka from where Railway Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda hails, got only one premium train, four express trains and three passenger trains in the maiden railway budget he presented Tuesday. The premium express train will run from Bangalore to Kamakhya at Maligaon near Guwahati in Assam and pass through Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal. Of the four express trains, the

Mangalore, Jul 8: With the presentation of his first railway budget by Union railway minister DV Sadananda Gowda, the people of Dakshina Kannada were yet again disappointed with the non-creation of a separate railway division for Mangalore Central railway station, which currently comes under Palghat railway division. Although the budget announced the introduction of several new trains for

New Delhi, Jul 8: Congress today slammed the Railway Budget as "pro-rich" with former Railway Minster Mallikarjun Kharge insisting that it is bereft of any new scheme, plan or railway line and seeks to please the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Kharge, who is also Leader of Congress in the Lok Sabha, said that ''the budget is only for Ahmedabad.'' He also ridiculed the government's

Uppinangady, Jul 8: A rider died on the spot when the two-wheeler he was riding was hit from behind by a speeding lorry on NH 75 near Uppinangady on Monday. Sundar Poojary (53), hailing from Kabaka in Puttur taluk, is the deceased. Dayanand, resident of Udane, who was riding pillion on the two-wheeler, was gravely injured in the accident. He has been admitted to a hospital in Puttur for treatment

Gandhinagar, Jul 8: Rajasthan Governor Margaret Alva assumed additional charge as Gujarat Governor at a ceremony in Gandhinagar on Monday evening. Alva arrived at Town Hall in Gandhinagar with Gujarat Chief Minister Anandi Patel, Assembly Speaker Vaju Vala and Gujarat High Court Chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya. Gujarat government Chief Secretary Varesh Sinha read out the warrant of appointment