Karnataka

Bangalore, Jun 27: The move to bring back former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa into BJP is gathering pace with a section of the party strongly pushing for it on the ground that it would boost their prospects in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls. Several BJP leaders, led by former chief minister D V Sadananda Gowda, today met state unit president Prahalad Joshi to discuss the homecoming of Yeddyurappa

Jeddah, Jun 27: After holding a discussion with diplomats at Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh regarding 'Nitaqat' issue on Wednesday, Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Minister U T Khader visited Indian Consulate General in Jeddah to take stock of the situation of Indian expatriates affected by strict implementation of new labour policy in the Arab kingdom. When Mr Khader asked

Manipal, Jun 27: Police on Thursday arrested two persons, allegedly involved in kidnap and gang-rape of a medical student in Manipal last week. Udupi district police sources identified the arrested as Yogish, an auto-rickshaw driver and his friend Hariprasad. Yogish said to be a history-sheeter. Both the arrested are residents of Udupi. Another accused, Anand, is still at large. "We arrested

Bantwal, Jun 27: An Ambassador car was severely damaged when a stout branch of a tree came crashing down on it in Bastipadpu near Bantwal on Wednesday morning. Luckily, the driver of the Ambassador Sulaiman, who was in the car when the mishap occurred, survived with minor cuts and scratches. There were no other passengers in the car. Resident of Bantwal town, Sulaiman had been travelling in the

Riyadh, Jun 27: This July 8 (Shaban 29) will be the date for seeking Umrah visas, announced the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Osama Nugali, a spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that all Saudi diplomatic missions across the world will continue issuing Umrah visas until the “end of Shaban”. According to the statistics released by the Ministry of Haj, the

Bangalore, Jun 27: The government might have enforced a ban on manufacture, storage and sale of gutka and other tobacco and nicotine products, with a good intention of protecting public health. But, a visit to paan shops reveal a trend that defeats the whole purpose and, reduces the legislation to paper. Manufacturers have found an ingenious way to supply their clientele tobacco and paan masala

Manipal, Jun 26: Hundreds of activist of Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Wednesday took to the streets in Manipal to exert pressure on police to immediately arrest the culprits involved in gang-rape of a medical students. The protesters issued a deadline of 24 hours to arrest the culprits and threatened to give a call for Udupi bandh if police failed to meet the deadline. The agitators

Mangalore, Jun 27: Cops should take all necessary steps to curb drug menace in the coastal region of Karnataka as they are aware about where drugs are available and how it has been transported, said J R Lobo, MLA of Mangalore South constituency. Addressing the gathering during the 'International day against Drug abuse and Illicit trafficking,' organised by Link Integrated Rehabilitation Centre for

Udupi, Jun 26: The medical report of a medical student, who was kidnapped and gang-raped in Manipal last week, has confirmed the sexual assault on her, a top police official said today. IGP (Western Range) Pratap Reddy who confirmed the medical report findings said the police had questioned 22 more persons today in addition to 69 already grilled. Reddy said Manipal University has announced an

New Delhi, Jun 26: Under attack for failing to nab the culprits in the Manipal rape incident, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday sought to calm frayed nerves saying those involved in the crime would be arrested soon. He termed as "brave" the 22-year-old medical student studying at Manipal near Udupi. "Within two, three days, I hope we would be able to trace the accused. We are