Karnataka

Hubli, Nov 24: Retired Director General and Inspector General of Police Shankar Bidari on Saturday kicked up a storm by saying that all corrupt politicians, IAS and IPS officers should be shot dead in public. Addressing mediapersons here, he said punishment in all criminal cases should be pronounced within two years of booking the case to create fear of law. “Higher officials and ministers

Bangalore, Nov 24: Heavy rain lashed the City and surrounding areas on Saturday night, throwing weekend traffic out of gear. By 11:30 pm, Bangalore received a rainfall of 106.2 mm. It was immediately not known whether it was a record on a single day in November. Most of the underpasses were flooded with almost four feet of water and several roads had knee-deep water, triggering massive traffic

Mumbai, Nov 23: An Air India Express flight from Bahrain to Mangalore with 44 passengers on board, apart from crew members, made an emergency landing at the city airport on Saturday evening due to technical problem. "There was an emergency landing of an AI Express flight in the evening following technical glitches. There were 44 passengers and the crew on board and the plane landed safely at the

Mangalore, Nov 23: Two more Mangalorean youth have been detained by Bihar police in connection with the illegal money transaction case, in which Ayisha Banu and her husband Zubair Hussain were arrested two weeks ago by the same police. Sources from Bihar police, who are in the city, told Coastaldigest.com that they have detained two more persons, identified as Muhammad Asif, a resident of Kuthar

Mangalore, Nov 23: Mohan Suvarna, Mangalore based journalist and a resident of Panjimogaru died on Friday night after a brief period of illness. Mr Suvarna was working as a news presenter in V4 News channel and had also worked with'Namma Kudla','Spandana' news channel,'Mungaru','Nethravati Varthe' and several other news organizations. He had to his credit two compilation of poems. The deceased is

Bangalore, Nov 23: Karnataka Governor H.R. Bhardwaj Saturday accepted resignation of minister Santosh Lad, a day after he agreed to step down for his alleged involvement in the multi-crore mining scam in the state. "The governor has accepted Santosh Lad's resignation from the council of ministers on the advice of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah," said a communique from Raj Bhavan. As minister of state

Mangalore, Nov 23: “Literature has great strength in it. It can change the society hence more and more youth must be attracted towards literature in general and'Chutuku Sahithya' (Limericks) in specific,” said Minister for Health U T Khader. He was addressing the gathering after inaugurating the 8th Chutuku Sahithya Sammelana and state-level Chutuku poets' meet at Mangaladevi Kshethra Kala Mantapa

Bangalore, Nov 23: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah would hold additional charge of Information portfolio as Governor H R Bhardwaj today accepted the resignation of Santosh S Lad, who quit over allegations of illegal mining. Infrastructure Development portfolio has been allocated to Minister for Planning, IT, BT and Science and Technology, S R Patil on the advice of the Chief Minister

Brahmavar, Nov 23: A news that a lady from Brahmavar has been in touch with the terror accused has sparked a sense of fear among the local residents in Brahmavar. A section of the local media has alleged that a lady named Yashodha Poojary (35) hailing from Sasthana-Pandeshwara has connect with the terrorists. Though there have been no reports from the police or no evidences to substantiate the

Ullal, Nov 23: The Melangadi Masjid row seems to be settling down slowly as'Juma prayers' were offered at the Masjid on Friday without any tumultuous scenes unfurling in the premises of the Masjid. The prayers went on peaceful with the police personnel deputed at the Masjid to keep a vigil. It was on October 18th that the Juma prayers were started at the Mohiudeen New Masjid, near Ullal Dargah