Karnataka

Kochi, Nov 9: The two women including an Air India Express cabin crew member, arrested for carrying six kg gold at the Kozhikode airport Friday, were regular carriers, according to an official of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI). The two were picked up by the DRI when they landed from Dubai at the Kozhikode airport Thursday. The official who did not wish to be identified, said the two

Mangalore, Nov 9: Keeping in mind the ample opportunities for tourism development and investments in the coastal districts, Federation of Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FKCCI) President R Shivakumar has said that there is an immediate need to improve the road connectivity system to the region. Addressing the reporters at KCCI hall on Saturday, he said that good roads can be laid

Belthangady, Nov 9: Naxals are again showing up in the western ghats and in one such acts to make their presence felt, they have set a car and bike belonging to Ramachandra Bhat, a resident of Naravi in Belthagady ablaze. It is said that the naxalites have executed this act suspecting that Mr Bhat, a Gram Panchayat member to be a police informer. On Saturday at about 2 am, 10 to 20 armed men had

Mangalore, Nov 9: It was a starry event as many big names of the Karnataka's political arena including the Chief Minister was seen at Vidyagiri Alva's Campus in Moodbidri on Friday evening. The event was the marriage ceremony of Ayush, son of Minister for Fisheries K Abhyachandra Jain and Manjula. Ayush tied the knot with Manjushree, daughter of Mangalore based advocate M R Ballal. Home Minister K

Mangalore, Nov 8: Commissioner of Central Excise and Service Tax, Mangalore Dr M Subramanyam has asked the non-filers and stop-filers of service tax such as industry bodies and other associations to pay their pending Service Tax dues of the last five years under the Service Tax Voluntary Compliance Encouragement Scheme, 2013. Delivering an address on the scheme at Kanara Chamber of Commerce and

Bangalore, Nov 9: Former minister and BJP?leader C?T?Ravi on Friday dared Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to bring in a legislation banning wearing of burqa by Muslim women. Speaking to reporters at the Palace Grounds in Bangalore, the venue for the Narendra Modi rally, Ravi wondered why the provisions of the bill on anti-superstitious practices being deliberated by the State government should confine

Mangalore, Nov 9: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah stated that the future course of action to the new draft law -The Karnataka Prevention of Superstitious Practices Bill, 2013 will be taken only after reviewing the draft copy and discussing it in the assembly session. The chief minister during his visit at the Mangalore international airport on Friday said that so far no committees have been formed in

Mangalore, Nov 9: The proposed Anti Superstition Bill seems to be gaining opposition within Congress house. In one such reactions, veteran Congress leader B Janardhan Poojary has said that the Bill will affect the religious beliefs of the people of all religions in one way or the other. “Instead of bringing in one more law it is better if the government contemplates and makes arrangements to

Jeddah, Nov 9: Thousands of expatriates who refused to correct their status during the grace period are now having sleepless nights. They have stayed away from work since Nov. 3 in the belief that the raids would end soon and it would be business as usual. “I'm scared to death after seeing all those photos of handcuffed expats in newspapers and on social media sites,” said Nasir Lateef, a

Chikmagalur, Nov 9: The N R Pura police in Chikmagalur district on Friday registered a case against senior BJP?MLA and former minister D N Jeevaraj and two others, following a complaint by a woman that the trio had raped her in May 2010. The woman alleged that Jeevaraj, a three-time MLA from Sringeri, along with two local BJP leaders, kidnapped her near Kesaki village and raped her at the