Karnataka

Mangalore, Jun 29: A delegation from United Associations of Karnataka Kuwait (UAKK), an umbrella organization of 12 associations, and prominent social workers from coastal Karnataka called on Karnataka chief minister Siddaramiah in Vidaana Saudha, Bangalore and requested his intervention with aviation ministry of India in regard to the restoration of Kuwait-Mangalore direct flight. The delegation

Lucknow, Jun 30: A Samajwadi Party (SP) leader was booked in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district for raising slogans in favour of Pakistan, police said Monday. Samajwadi Party leader Mehmood Alam, resident of Jhinjhana town, was arrested on the Meerut-Karnal highway when he was extorting money from the passers-by. Alam was drunk when he was arrested, police said. He raised objections and resisted his

Puttur, Jun 30: The district fifth additional court has ordered KSRTC to pay Rs 18.7 lakhs as compensation to the family of Puttur town municipal council member Leena Mascarenhas, who was killed along with three other family members in a bus-jeep collision at Santyar in Puttur taluk a year ago. Four members of the same family were killed in a tragic accident in June 2013 when the jeep they were

Haridwar, Jun 30: Refusing to budge from his stand on Shirdi Sai Baba, Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand today described him as a Muslim ascetic who could not be worshipped like a Hindu deity and said his campaign to protect the Hindu religion will continue even if he is sent to jail. "They may burn my effigy or even send me to jail, but my campaign to protect the sanctity of the Hindu religion

Mangalore, Jun 30: Union railway minister D V Sadananda Gowda paid a flying visit to his hometown to see his ailing mother at Devaragunda, Sullia, about 100km from here on Sunday. Gowda, who arrived at Mangalore International Airport at 4.20 pm, reached Devaragunda at 5.30pm. He spent close to an hour with his mother, Kamala (90), who suffered bouts of weakness following decrease in sodium levels

Bangalore, Jun 30: Hitting out at former MP from Mysore H Vishwanath who squarely blamed Rahul Gandhi for rout in Lok Sabha elections, the Karnataka Pradesh Youth Congress Committee (KPYCC) president Rizwan Arshad said that Mr Gandhi struggled hard to strengthen the party at grass root level. “Do not forget Mr Gandhi did not aspire for power though congress was at the helm for 10 long years,” he

Bangalore, Jun 30: Tamil Nadu Governor K Rosaiah was on Sunday sworn in as the Governor of South-west state Karnataka. Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court Justice DH Waghela administered the oath of office and secrecy to Rosaiah. Rosaiah has been given additional charge after HR Bhardwaj relinquished his office on Saturday following the end of his tenure. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah

Bangalore, Jun 30: A five-year-old girl was allegedly beaten to death by her stepfather at his home in Dasarahalli near Hebbal on Saturday night.?Police have arrested the suspect, identified as Bhaskar who works at a private factory in the City. The victim, Pavalika, was the daughter of Arunabai and Ramulu Naidu.?Her mother had married Bhaskar in January this year. Naidu had died three years ago

Mangalore, Jun 30: In a case of apparent medical negligence, well-known doctors in a reputed private hospital in Mangalore had left a pair of surgical scissors in a patient's abdomen after a crucial operation. As a result the victim, a young woman, was tormented by a series of strange diseases for past four years, without knowing about the presence of scissors in her stomach. However, when the

New Delhi, Jun 29: The credibility of senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy, who is considered as one of the most controversial politicians in India, is once again at stake as his allegation against two prominent figures of opposition also proved to be false. Priyanka Gandhi and Karti Chidambaram have only one Director Identification Number (DIN) issued to them, Corporate Affairs Ministry has said