Karnataka

Mangalore, Dec 4: Taking offence to the reports in the media claiming that Congress national president Sonia Gandhi was richer than Britain's Queen Elizabeth, Dakshina Kannada District Congress Committee president in-charge Ibrahim Kodichal said that the reports were false and part of a conspiracy against the Congress leader. Speaking at a press conference here on Wednesday, he said that it was

Bangalore, Dec 4: The family members of Dr Imran Ahmed, a dentist from Mysore, who was arrested by the sleuths of National Investigation Agency last month in connection with a controversial case, have brushed aside the terror link allegations leveled against him. Advocate Akmal Rizvi said that Dr Ahmed's mother Shakila Akhtar had even decided to hold a news conference to clarify the doubts in

Belgaum, Dec 4: Striking work will be a non-bailable offence and police can arrest a striking employee without warrant under the Karnataka Essential Services Maintenance Bill, 2013 passed by the Legislative assembly here today. The bill, popularly known as ESMA, is to put an end to employees working in water, power, health, transport and service sectors going on strikes, inconveniencing people

Madikeri/Bangalore, Dec 4: Former international athlete Ashwini Nachappa's debit cards were on Tuesday stolen by a culprit who used them to withdraw within the next 30 minutes Rs 2.7 lakh from several ATMs in Bangalore on Tuesday. The theft occurred when Ashwini was attending a sports meet held to mark the World Disability Day at the Jayanagar stadium in the morning. Ashwini, who heads the

Mangalore, Dec 4: Veteran Kannada litterateur Norbert D'Souza, popularly known as Na D'Souza, has been chosen as the president of the 80th Akhila Bharata Kannada Sahitya Sammelana to be held in Madikeri for three days from January 7. The convention will be held in Kodagu after a gap of 32 years, said Kannada Sahitya Parishad Pundalika Halambi. Na D'Souza has been in the Kannada literary domain

Manipal, Dec 4: In a big relief to the residents of Nalkur in Udupi talk, the district administration has banned mining and operation of stone crusher units in the village till further orders. The ban was imposed by Udupi Deputy Commissioner M T Reju in response to complaints by residents of Nalkur village. The residents of Nalkur village had also staged a protest in front of the Deputy

Mangalore, Dec 4: Farmers and members of the South Indian Inter-State Coordination Committee of Farmers' Organisations staged a protest by picketing the harbour operated by New Mangalore Port Trust on the outskirts of the city on Tuesday, demanding that India back out from the World Trade Organization (WTO) conference being held in Bali, Indonesia. Organisations such as Karnataka Rajya Raitha

Mangalore, Dec 4:'World Disability Day' was observed in the district on Tuesday by Dakshina Kannada district administration in collaboration with Women and Child Welfare department, Department for welfare of disabled and senior citizens, Mangalore City Corporation, Indian Medical Association and other associations through walkathon from Kadri ground to St. Sebastian hall to spread awareness about

New Delhi, Dec 4: Self-styled godman Asaram's son Narayan Sai, who had been evading arrest in a sexual assault case in Surat, has been nabbed by Crime Branch of Delhi Police. "Narayan Sai has been arrested from Delhi-Haryana border. One of his aides Hanuman too has been arrested with him," Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime) Ravindra Yadav told PTI today. Delhi Police sources said he had

Bangalore, Dec 4: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) central leadership is set to expedite return of former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa to the party fold once the Assembly election results are out. The BJP state unit has conveyed to party national president Rajnath Singh and other top brass that it was not averse to the re-induction of Yeddyurappa into the party, to boost its prospects in the