Karnataka

Bangalore, Apr 27: The JD(S) State working president, M S Narayana Rao, has been named the party's interim president, a post which fell vacant after the sudden death of A Krishnappa. Rao represented Gandhinagar in the Assembly twice and was also president of Bangalore City JD(S). The party's national president, H?D Deve Gowda, told reporters after a condolence meeting for Krishnappa on Saturday

Chikmagalur, Apr 27: Anti Naxal Force constable Naveen G Naik, who has been accused of gunning down Kabeer at Sringeri was remanded in judicial custody till April 29. Officials of the Criminal Investigation Department arrested Naveen Naik on Friday night and produced before N R Pura JMFC on Saturday. He has been remanded in judicial custody since due to the absence of Judge. Umar Farooq, brother

Bangalore, Apr 27: Home Minister K?J?George on Saturday directed the State police to crack down on illegal private tour operators who were duping the public by promising them Haj and Umrah tours at affordable rates. Speaking to reporters after holding a meeting with Additional Chief Secretary S?K?Pattanayak and Bangalore City Police Commissioner Raghavendra H?Auradkar, George said there have been

Bangalore, Apr 27: Home Minister K?J?George on?Saturday accused the BJP?of politicising the issue of the government paying compensation to the kin of Kabeer, who was shot dead by the Anti-Naxal Force at the Thanikodu forest checkpost in?Sringeri recently. Replying to queries from reporters, George said the ANF had admitted that Kabeer was mistakenly killed. Further investigation had also confirmed

Bangalore, Apr 26: Repolling will be held in 12 polling stations spread across nine Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka on April 29 due to technical problems in Electronic Voting Machines during the April 17 single-phase polls. Announcing the repolling, Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer Anil Kumar Jha said the model code of conduct will come into operation with immediate effect in those

Tehran, Apr 26: An Iranian woman who dramatically stopped her son's killer being executed at the last moment has said the act of mercy has put her "at peace". Balal Abdullah was due to hang earlier this month for murdering 18-year-old Abdollah Hosseinzadeh during a fight in the street seven years ago. As he screamed for forgiveness, Balal's head was placed in a noose but his victim's family

Moodbidri, Apr 26: A 15-year-old student drowned when she accidentally slipped and fell into Shambhavi river while taking bath, at Alagundi in Kadandale on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Deeksha, daughter Ganesh, resident of Inna. Ms Deeksha who went to bath along with her friends accidentally ventured into a deep portion of the river and drowned. A case has been registered.

Mangalore, Apr 26: A case has been registered against six persons including Bantwal town municipal council member Mohammed Shareef on charges of vandalizing the toll plaza and equipment at Brahmarakootlu on Bangalore-Mangalore national highway on Saturday. Since the equipment including computer systems at the toll booths have been damaged beyond repair, the toll collection at the toll gate has

Kochi, Apr 26: A catholic priest is on the run since the police registered a case against him on Friday for raping a nine-year-old girl, who was attending church classes for receiving first Holy Communion. The girl's parents alleged that she was sexually assaulted several times in April and Fr Raju Kokken, 40, Vicar of the St. Pauls Church at Thaikkattussery in Thrissur, shot nude pictures of her

Mangalore, Apr 26: Several godmen or holy men in the country have been caught in compromising positions with women in video footages previously, with Swami Nithyananda's alleged controversial sex scandal fresh on people's minds. The latest one to get caught by a television channel in a sex scandal is Ramaswami Devishree Guruji, a popular astrologer based in the state capital of Bangalore who would