Karnataka

Bangalore, May 19: Kenya's Alex Oloitiptip and Gladys Cherono won the overall men's and women's titles of the Tata Consultancy World 10K Bangalore 2013, which concluded at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium here today. Suresh K Patel and Sudha Singh emerged winners among the men and women in the Indian category, finishing overall 20th and 14th respectively. Dehradun-based Patel clocked 30.34, way outside

Mangalore, May 19: All 121 elected Congress MLAs including newly sworn in ministers should now strengthen the hand of the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah by extending all kinds of support him, said Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas M Veerappa Moily. Addressing media persons during his Mangalore visit on Sunday, he urged the minister aspirants, who failed to get berth during Saturday's

Barabanki, May 19: An FIR was lodged today against 42 persons including a retired top UP police officer and a senior serving cop for alleged conspiracy in connection with the alleged custodial murder of Khalid Mujahid even as the state government recommended a CBI inquiry into the incident. According to police sources, Mujahid's uncle Zaheer Alam lodged an FIR early this morning against 42 persons

New Delhi, May 19: All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat (AIMMM), the umbrella body of Indian Muslim organisations and eminent personalities, has condemned the custodial murder of Khalid Mujahid. Dr Zafarul-Islam Khan A statement issued by AIMMM pointed out that even though the Nimesh Commission had exonerated Khalid Mujahid, Uttar Pradesh government had been playing politics about the release of

Mangalore, May 19: Three-time-MLA U T Khader who is appreciated by people from various sections for his secular principles is all set to work beyond his constituency. Mr Khader who took oath as Cabinet Minister on Saturday, returned home to Mangalore on Sunday and the people of his homeland did not spare even a chance to make him realize that he is truly the 'prince of Mangalore'. With elaborate

Bangalore, May 19: “Behave responsibly and discharge your duties without violating the rule book.” This was the advice Chief Minister Siddaramaiah gave to his council of ministers at the first meeting held on Saturday. Soon after 28 ministers took oath at the Raj Bhavan, Siddaramaiah held an informal Cabinet meeting at the Vidhana Soudha. There was no official agenda set for the meeting. The Chief

Udupi, May 19: Siddaramaiah's cabinet has magnanimous four cabinet berths for Tuluvas. While that is the reason for a celebration, there exists a sense of remorse in Udupi Congress circles where the feeling is that Dakshina Kannada district has got more representation when compared to Udupi. Due to this feeling of injustice the district has not been able to smile for a cabinet berth to Vinay Kumar

Mangalore, May 19: A city bus driver was hacked to death by a group of misceants using fatal weapons, at Paldane near Neermarga on the outskirts of the city on Saturday night at about 10.15 pm. The victim who suffered severe injuries on the head, neck and hands died on Sunday morning. The deceased is Prasanna Poojary, son of Kulshekara-Jyothinagar resident Balakrishna Poojary. Prasanna was working

Bangalore, May 19: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President G Parameshwara said on?Saturday that he as the party president and Siddaramaiah as the chief minister had equal responsibility and a common role to play, i.e., fulfil the promises made to the people before the elections. Parameshwara said the party high command was well aware of his stand on joining the ministry or to keeping off it

Mangalore, May 18: In a historic move, the new Congress government has allotted four ministers from twin coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi. While three of them-Bantwal MLA?B?Ramanath Rai, Mangalore MLA?U?T?Khader and Kaup MLA Vinay Kumar Sorake have been given the cabinet berths, Moodbidri MLA?Abhayachandra Jain has been given the rank of Minister of State. Ever since the Udupi