Karnataka

Muscat, Apr 16: An Indian woman, who was jailed last year for killing her drunk husband, will be released from jail on compassionate grounds and deported from Oman. The 40-year-old woman, who worked as a teacher in a school in Sur city in northeastern Oman, was arrested after her 49-year-old husband's unnatural death Oct 25 last year, the Times of Oman reported Tuesday. Her two daughters also

Mangalore, Apr 16: With barely few hours left for polling in Lok Sabha elections, Bharatya Janata Party's candidate for Dakshina Kannada constituency and sitting MP Nalin Kumar Kateel has landed in a fresh and curious controversy. One of the top secrets of Mr Kateel, who had reportedly made continuous calls to a young woman from Adyar near Mangalore for last three years, has now been unveiled

Udupi, Apr 16: A devotee alleged caste-based discrimination for having food at Udupi Sri Krishna Mutt on Tuesday. According to Vanitha Shetty, a devotee, she was asked to stop having lunch along with her Brahmin friends. She had visited the temple along with her friends to offer prayers to Lord Krishna. After offering prayers, all the five went to the dining hall in the mutt to have prasadam. A

Bangalore, Apr 16: At least six passengers were burnt to death and a dozen injured early Wednesday when the private-run bus in which they were travelling caught fire in Karnataka, an official said. The accident took place in Hiriyur (town) in Chitradurga district, about 160 km from here. "The tragedy occurred around 3 a.m. when the bus from Davangere to Bangalore caught fire and fell into a ditch

Mangalore, Apr 16: Following an allegation and demand for apology from Congress leader B Ramanath Rai for his alleged semi-Beary' remark against SDPI and PFI supporters at a public meeting near Bantwal, he denied having made such a remark in a public campaign meeting. Mr Rai said at a press conference on Tuesday morning that he had been referring to the BJP making the comment on some members of

Doha, Apr 16: An Indian and three other foreign nationals were today charged with negligence of duty over a deadly blast at a Turkish restaurant here that killed 11 expatriates, including five Indians, in February. The public prosecution charged an Indian, an Egyptian and two Turkish men for the blast that tore through the Hala Istanbul Restaurant on February 27, leaving 35 others injured. The

Mangalore, Apr 16: Even as Mahesh Shetty Thimarodi, who spearheaded the movement for justice in Saujanya case in the district, declared his support to the BJP and Narendra Modi, the girl's family has decided to remain politically neutral in the Lok Sabha elections. Saujanya's uncle Vittal Gowda on Tuesday told mediapersons that the family did not wish to back or support any political party in the

New Delhi, Apr 16: In the second reduction this month, petrol prices were again slashed by more than 70 paise per litre from Tuesday-Wednesday midnight. Petrol will now cost Rs 78.27 per litre in Bangalore, down 92 paise from the earlier Rs 79.19 per litre. Although the base price reduction was only 70 paise, the cut will be more after the local taxes are reduced in the states. Consequently, after

Mangalore, Apr 15: Union Minister for Minority Affairs K Rahman Khan said that it would be the darkest day for the country if BJP candidate Narendra Modi became the Prime Minister of India. Speaking at a press conference in the city on Tuesday, he said that the prediction of a political party's chances of winning in the Lok Sabha elections based on opinion polls and media surveys was immoral and

Mangalore, Apr 15: With two days left for Karnataka to vote in the 16th Lok Sabha elections, Mahesh Shetty Thimarodi, former Hindutva leader who spearheaded the Justice for Soujanya' movement in the district and shot to fame a year ago, has extended his support to BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi in the elections. Addressing mediapersons at a press conference here on Tuesday, he said