Karnataka

Bangalore, Jul 3: Two police constables were allegedly assaulted by a Congress MLA and his associates at a bar in the upmarket UB?City in the early hours of Wednesday when the policemen took objection to a party that was continuing past midnight. According to a complaint filed with the police, Vijayanand Kashappanavar (42), MLA from Hungund constituency in Bagalkot district, and his aides

New Delhi, Jul 3: BJP general secretary Amit Shah, who piloted the BJP to victory in the politically-critical state of Uttar Pradesh in the general elections, has been accorded Z-Plus category security. The Union Home Ministry, after reviewing the “threat perception” to the senior BJP leader, a close aide of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, decided to add his name to the list of VIPs who have been

Bangalore, Jul 3: The government on Wednesday put on hold a hike in LPG prices in states including Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Kerala, where an increase in local levies had led to a rise in fuel rates. The increase in state levies such as entry tax and octroi led to prices of domestic LPG rising in Kerala by Rs 4.50 per cylinder, Rs 3 in Karnataka, Rs 5.50 in Madhya Pradesh and Re 1 per cylinder

Mangalore, Jul 3: With arrest of three youth hailing from three different villages in Dakshina Kannada, Mangalore City Police has busted a major cattle theft ring in the coastal district. Arrested by the sleuths from Bajpe Police Station, the accused have been identified as Mohammed Ashfaq alias Badavara Bandhu ' (25) from Jokatte in Mangalore taluk, Nisar (25) from Neerpade in Bantwal taluk and

Bangalore, Jul 2: Karnataka Higher Education Minister today said there was no truth in reports that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has been summoned to Delhi by Congress high command in the wake of several legislators and leaders blaming him for the party's not so impressive show in the Lok Sabha elections. Siddaramaiah is in Delhi after he was summoned by the party's central leadership to discuss

Udupi, Jul 2: Social activist and retired teacher Muhammad Manna Jafar passed away in a private hospital here after a brief illness recently. He was 84. For nearly three decades he served as a teacher in various schools of Udupi including Kidiyoor government school and Udupi North Higher Primary School. Affectionately called Jafar Master by his thousands of students and friends, he had also served

Mangalore, Jul 2: Government Tool Room and Training Centre, Mangalore announces free training courses and short-term skill development programmes for underprivileged SC/ST students such as Tool Room Machinist, CNC Technologist and CAD/CAM. Speaking at a press conference here on Wednesday, training manager at the institute Muthukumar said that eligible students from poor families could enroll

Kasargod, Jul 2: Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala on Tuesday said that the Kannur Inspector General of Police (IGP) would lead the investigation in the murder case of leftist activist Abdul Sharif who was stabbed to death two days ago. In response to MLA James Matthew raising a motion in the Legislative Assembly to suspend the assembly session alleging that BJP activists had committed the

Dubai, Jul 2: A newly-wed Indian woman, who was visiting her husband in Dubai, has won a prime property in her home state in a competition run by a radio station, according to a media report. Sruthymol V, 24, won the property three months after her marriage, when she flew into Dubai on a visit visa. Sruthymol, who has graduated in computer science and engineering, was selected as the winner of 2

Mangalore, Jul 2: Bowing down to the pressure, the police department has finally entrusted the former Bajrang Dal activist Rajesh Poojary murder case to Crime Investigation Department. Rajesh Poojary, a former Sangh Parivar activist and an auto-rickshaw driver was hacked to death near the autorickshaw stand at Kalpane in Bantwal on March 18. Though the police have arrested three youth from Mallur