Karnataka

Mangalore, Mar 19: Apparently bowing to the pressure of Sangh Parivar leaders Mangalore City Police Commissionerate has transferred a Sub Inspector, who had taken immediate measures to bring situation under control during a Congress-BJP clash at Kunjathbail here last week. Activists belonging to the BJP and Hindutva organizations, last Friday had staged a protest in front of Kavoor police station

Mangalore, Mar 19: “Our society tends to repress boys from an early age, and this repression tends to make them very aggressive and prone to violence,” said professor and social activist Dr Rita Noronha. She was speaking at the one-day workshop on 'Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Technique (sex determination) Act', jointly organised by the Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat, District Health

Bangalore, Mar 19: In a bid to weed out fake vehicle number plates and maintain uniformity across Karnataka, the transport department has called for fresh tenders for introduction of 'high security registration plates' (HSRP). According to sources, the programme will be implemented under PPP model. The private partner will build the system, finance it, operate it before transferring it to the

Bangalore, Mar 19: Former IPS officer Shankar Bidari put an end to all the rumors on Monday by formally joining Congress party along with Dr C Rajanna of Panacea Hospital group and educationist Prof K E Radhakrishna. AICC Karnataka in-charge Madhusudhan Mistry inducted them into the party by handing them over the party flag at a programme here. Later, speaking to reporters, Bidari said he had

Mumbai, Mar 19: Thirty seven people have been killed and more than 15 injured after a private bus they were travelling in fell off a bridge near Khed in Ratnagiri district in western Maharashtra. The driver is among the injured. The bus was on its way from Goa to Mumbai. As the bus capsized, some of the passengers have sustained head injuries. According to the police, the accident happened after

Bangalore, Mar 19: Even as the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee is said to have shortlisted candidates for about 100 constituencies, 'Muslim community leaders' in Congress have demanded the party to field community leaders in at least 28 constituencies in the coming Assembly elections in the State. Almost all leaders of the community, including seniors like Jaffer Sharief, Rehman Khan and

Bangalore, Mar 18: The Karnataka High Court on Monday granted bail to a regional TV channel reporter, who was arrested in connection with the attack on some youngsters suspected of indulging in undesirable activities at a homestay in Mangalore last year. Allowing the criminal petition filed by Naveen Sooringe, Justice K Sreedhar Rao granted bail on a surety bond of Rs five lakh, but imposed no

Mangalore, Mar 18: In what can be termed as a historic pact, a MoU has been signed by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) and Mitsui Corporation, Japan, in the presence of Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dr M Veerappa Moily here on Monday, for setting up a mega LNG regasification terminal at New

Dammam, Mar 18: In a shocking incident, an Indian expatriate worker was shot dead in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by a Saudi national. The victim has been identified Siraj, a 28-year-old youth from Kuppepadavu in Mangalore taluk of Karnataka State. According to local sources, Siraj was shot at Mahalaa village on the outskirts of Qatif, a prominent town in the Eastern Province of the oil-rich

Mangalore, Mar 18: Chief Minister of Karnataka Jagadish Shettar is confident that the Urban Local Body election results will not hold any impact on the Assembly polls. Addressing the reporters at the airport on Monday, during his visit to the city to unveil various developmental works, Mr Shettar said that only 22 per cent of the total population of the state is connected to the ULB polls. Hence