Karnataka

Udupi, Jun 6: Actress and KJP leader Shruti has entered into wedlock, for a second time, with Chandrashekhar Chakravarthi alias Chandrachud. After having got separated from her first husband and Director S Mahendar, Ms.Shruthi tied the knot for the second time at about 9:30 am on Thursday. The simple wedding ceremony held at Kollur Mookambika temple in Udupi district was attended by her relatives

Panaji, Jun 6: The contentious issue of building a Ram temple at Ayodhya will not be on the BJP's priority list when its leaders converge in Goa for the national executive meeting, party spokesperson Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said here Thursday. Naqvi was speaking to reporters at the party's state headquarters in Panaji ahead of the three-day conclave which gets underway Friday. "The priority before the

Puttur, Jun 6: No talks of political partnership between the BJP and the KJP or merger of the two have taken place so far, said Shobha Karandlaje, former minister and KJP leader. Speaking to media persons in Puttur, Ms. Karandlaje sought to put an end to the speculations and rumours of the union of the KJP with the BJP. “I am not aware of any talks of understanding between the KJP and the BJP. Our

Mangalore, Jun 6: Acting on a complaint of illegal stocking of kerosene oil and diesel in a shop at Hoige Bazar, officials of Department of Food and Civil Supplies conducted a raid on Wednesday. A certain Damodar Karkera of Hoige Bazaar had complained that kerosene oil and diesel were being stored illegally in a shop next to his house in Hoige Bazar. Officials of the Department raided the shop

Riyadh, Jun 6: Expatriates are likely to find it more difficult to stay in contact with their loved ones at home with the banning of Viber by Saudi Arabia's telecommunications regulatory authority. The Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) announced the ban on its website on Wednesday. The ban was introduced because monitoring is difficult for the state and it deprives

Bangalore, Jun 6: The debate over the government's decision to ban gutka has continued both in the Legislative Assembly Council. However, Karnataka government has reiterated that the ban imposed on gutka would stay, rejecting the demand of the opposition BJP which argued that the move would hit arecanut growers in the State. At the end of a debate on the issue in the state Assembly on Wednesday

Bangalore, Jun 5: A 93-year-old man was rescued by the City police from the terrace of his house near Banashankari Temple where his family had allegedly chained him for the last one-and-a-half years. The nonagenarian was hardly fed, and left to defecate in a narrow open space. Anantaiah Setty was on Wednesday found chained below an elevated platform erected for the overhead tank. H?S Revanna, DCP

Mangalore, Jun 5: The knowledge about the largest nuclear disaster at Chernobyl did the trick for the students of Mt. Carmel School as they walked away as the winners of the CIL Environment Quiz 2013 organised by Centre for Integrated Learning in association with Lions Club Mangalore at Chinmaya School in the city to mark the World Environment Day on Wednesday. Sharada Vidyalaya bagged the Runner

New Delhi, Jun 5: Voicing reservations over the full-fledged operationalisation of the ambitious NCTC, Congress-ruled Karnataka today said the body should not be given "unbridled powers". Newly-appointed Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah also said that Naxal movement is "definitely trying to disturb" the security situation in his state. "Some safeguards are necessary before setting up NCTC so

Riyadh, Jun 5: Indian Expatriates affected by the Nitaqat laws have demanded Air India to introduce additional flight to carry Indian expats who are supposed to leave the Saudi Arabian country by July 3, 2013. According to the reports over 60,000 Indians have registered themselves to leave the country by using the concession that has been granted by Custodian of Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah