Karnataka

Panaji, Jun 14: The Goa Police have refused to register an FIR against Karnataka-based Sri Rama Sene (SRS) chief Pramod Muthalik for hate speech uploaded on YouTube where he had exhorted the Hindus to keep a sword handy and use it if challenged. The written refusal to register a criminal complaint filed by Congress spokesperson Durgadas Kamat last month came ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's

Mumbai, Jun 14: Maharashtra government will examine if the controversial outfit Hindu Rashtra Sena could be banned in the wake of Pune techie Mohsin Shaikh's murder, Home Minister R R Patil said here today. "We will check if the outfit can be banned," Patil said, replying to a calling attention notice by MLC Kapil Patil. The MLC wanted to know which are the forces behind the IT professional's

Raichur/Bijapur, Jun 14: The Mungaru Samskritika Raichur Habba, a monsoon fest, kicked off with a lively and colourful procession through the major streets of Raichur with various troupes performing cultural forms of dance such as Veeragase, Dollu Kunitha and other forms of dance. The Raichur habba is a three-day annual cultural festival organised in Raichur by Munnuru Kapu community. This

Bhubaneswar, June 14: It was sheer hard work and determination that paid off, says Odisha's differently-abled Sarika Jain who cracked in her first attempt the coveted civil services examination. "Always think better and be positive. If you work hard and you have a strong determination, you will definitely achieve success," Sarika said in an interview. A native of Kantabanji, a small business town

Belthangady, Jun 14: A youth who suffered injuries from a road accident that occurred 14 years ago in Belthangady, succumbed to his death on Friday after failing to respond to treatment. 24-year old Ansar, from Belthangady taluk, was coping with renal failure since the time he met with an accident 14 years ago. When Ansar was a 10-year old boy, he was injured in a hit-and-run accident by a Tata

Malpe/Ullal, Jun 14: The sea erosion which was common in Ullal and surrounding areas in Dakshina Kannada distrct, has shifted its course to Malpe and surrounding areas in Udupi district for the last two days. Several trees and a compound wall were washed away and at least 3 houses were damaged in the sea waves in difference parts of Udupi. Sea erosion has increased near the Bhajana Mandira, local

Kasargod, Jun 14: With the trawling ban coming into force from Sunday in Kasargod, fishermen are turning their attention to rivers and estuaries with the hope of netting large crabs, a much sought after food item in many South-East Asian countries. Using specially designed nets, crabs that weigh even in the range of 750 g to 1.5 kg can be caught and they easily fetch Rs.1,000 a kg. With the

New Delhi, Jun 14: After a seven-year effort, India on Friday finally made its way into an elite group of nations that recognises engineering degrees from its member countries under ''Washington Accord''. As a result, landing a plum job in the United States or anywhere in the developed world may become easier for engineers from India as their degrees will now be treated on a par with that of their

Bangalore, Jun 14: Justice AS Bopanna of the high court adjourned the hearing on a batch of petitions relating to minority educational institutions. It asked the assistant solicitor general representing the Centre to assist in the matter. This was after the National Minority Education Commission (NCME), New Delhi, refused to appear in the cases, saying it has the status of a court of law. Many

Mangalore, Jun 13: Members of South Kanara Beedi Workers Federation, affiliated to AITUC, staged a demonstration in front of the office of Assistant Labour Commissioner at Bendoorwell here on Friday, demanding immediate payment of higher dearness allowance to beedi workers which is being delayed by owners of beedi companies. Close to a hundred beedi workers participated in the demonstration in