Karnataka

Bantwal, Sep 18: A lady who left her house along with her four-year old child, from Idkidu village here, has been traced by the Vittal police in Mysore. She is said to have eloped with her lover, whom the police have now taken into custody. Prameela (28) had left her home at Idkidu along with her daughter Vaishnavi on September 14. According to a complaint filed by her husband Krishnananda, she

New Delhi, Sep 18: The government raised customs duty on imported jewellery from 10 per cent to 15 per cent to protect the domestic industry, a move that is expected to have immediate ramifications in the UAE, the most sought-after jewellery shopping centre for Non-Resident Indians (NRIs). Ministry of Finance on Tuesday set duty on jewellery higher than the 10 per cent levied on raw gold in a move

Karkala, Sep 18: In a robbery plot, clearly inspired by some Bollywood flick, a gang robbed a jewellery shop in Karkala, late on Tuesday night. The owner of the shop was about to pull down the shutters of the shop located beside main road in Karkala, when a gang which came in a car threatened him and looted the shop. Shop owner immediately informed police who plunged into action and started

Mangalore, Sep 18: A district court has convicted two railway employees and acquitted one due to lack of evidence in connection to sexual assault case of minor, in a railway coach at Mangalore Central Railway station, on July 14, 2010. However, the main accused in the case is still at large. The Fourth Additional District and Sessions Judge B.K. Naik convicted K. Ashok, an employee of a railway

Subramanya, Sep 18: A 70-year-old farmer was murdered by strangulating after tying legs and hands, at Uppukala in Balugodu on Tuesday. The deceased is Parameshwar Gowda. It was said that after the death of his wife he was staying alone in his house. The incident came to light when labourer Ganapayya Uppukala visited the house for work. There were wounds on his forhead, and knees. A sickle was

New Delhi, Sep 18: It is the first big step for Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi after being anointed Bharatiya Janata Party's Prime Ministerial candidate as former Karnataka strongman BS Yeddyurappa seems all set to return to the party. As a first step, Yeddyurappa's party the Karnataka Janata Paksha is set to pass a resolution welcoming Modi's appointment as PM candidate. KJP sources say the

Bangalore, Sep 18: At a time when politicians are a vilified lot, a 61-year-old Karnataka minister on Tuesday became a hero on Tuesday morning by jumping into a cold lake along with his guards and saving a family of six trapped in a sinking car. Primary and secondary education minister Kimmane Ratnakar was travelling in his official Innova to Bangalore from his native town of Thirthahalli when he

Mangalore, Sep 17: In continuation to his attacks against BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, former prime minister and JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda has said that Modi is not the only leader left in the country. Addressing the reporters in Mangalore on Tuesday, Mr Deve Gowda said that there are lot of leaders in the country and politics is not the property of one individual. "It is

Mangalore, Sep 17: Demanding CBI investigation in the Panjimogaru mother-daughter murder case that happened two years ago, Students' Unions formed human chain near Gandhi statue, at Lalbagh on Tuesday morning. Farook Shanthinagar, President of Students' Union, Mangalore addressing the gathering said that two years ago Razia and her daughter Fathima Zuha of Panjimogaru were brutally killed by

Mangalore, Sep 17: Karnataka High Court Judge Dr Jawad Rahim has said that giving attention to the victims under law is a must, given the situation that the accused is looked at as'innocent' till he is proven guilty. During the course of the legal battle, the'innocent' tag given to the accused often brings a lot of pain to the victim or victim's family. Inaugurating a seminar organized by Post