Karnataka

Bangalore, Jan 25: Hours after the rebels in the state's ruling BJP announced they would petition the high court to secure his presence in Bangalore, Karnataka assembly Speaker K.G. Bopaiah Thursday said he was "not missing or disappeared" and will resume work Jan 28. Bopaiah said, through a release from his office, that he was attending a private function but did not say where. The release was

Mangalore, Jan 25: Hundreds of women dressed in pink came out on the streets and held a silent march 'Walk for Women' as a symbolic protest against repeated instances of sexual assault and exploitation of women, followed by a public meeting at Ladies Club, organised by Forum Against Atrocities on Women (FAAW) along with like-minded organisations. Students from several colleges in Mangalore, both

Mangalore, Jan 25: Congress leader B Janardhan Poojary has called upon the athletes to develop qualities of dedication, determination and vision so as to taste success. Inaugurating District-level Kabbadi tournament (primary, high school, pre-university college and degree level) organized by Dakshina Kannada Amateur Kabbadi Association in collaboration with various other organizations, he said

Jaipur, Jan 24: Kannada author UR Ananthamurthy has been shortlisted among 10 other authors for the international Man Booker Prize for fiction. Ananthamurthy, 80, is the only Indian among to have made it to the final list of the prestigious prize announced at the DSC Jaipur Literature Festival here today. Considered to be one of the most important voice of "new movement" in Kannada language

Bangalore, Jan 24: A day after 13 ruling BJP MLAs' plan to quit their assembly membership turned a damp squib due to Speaker K G Bopaiah's absence, Karnataka Governor H R Bhardwaj today shot off a letter to the Assembly Secretariat seeking details of the presiding officer's tour. Bhardwaj's letter came on a complaint by a delegation of MLAs loyal to former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa which met

Mangalore, Jan 24: Police have nabbed one person in connection to stealing jewellery from a temple in Belthangady taluk and recovered gold and silver ornaments from him. Speaking to media persons at his office on Thursday, Abhishek Goyal, SP, Dakshina Kannada, said that a complaint was registered at Venur Police Station with regard to theft of 4 kg silver and 28 grams of gold ornaments on May 5

Mangalore, Jan 24: Taking serious note of increasing rape cases in the state, the Government in an internal order has reportedly directed the police to submit DNA and FSL reports within a week on priority basis in connection to all rape cases. Speaking in reference to the sensational Saujanya murder case, at a news conference, here, on Thursday Dakshina Kannada Superintended of Police Abhishek

Mangalore, Jan 24: Coming down heavily on the Congress for branding RSS as a terror outfit, Mangalore MP Nalin Kumar Kateel has retaliated saying that Congress itself is a terror organisation. Rejecting the statement made by Home Minister Susheel Kumar Shinde against the RSS, District BJP had staged a stir outside DC's office. Addressing the protesters, he said that from the time of Independence

Mangalore, Jan 24: Miscreants damaged the hoardings and banners displaying greetings for Eid-Milad, at Sunkadakatte in Aithoor village in Kadaba police station limits in Puttur taluk. Though the incident created tension in the region, the timely intervention by heads of both Hindu and Muslim religions, prevented an outbreak of untoward incident. On Tuesday, a religious programme was held the

Mangalore, January 24: 'Synergy 2013', a national-level management fest for management students organized by SDM College of Business Management, Mangalore, was inaugurated on Thursday. Speaking after inaugurating the fest, Praveen Kumar Kalbavi, Director and CEO, Bearys Global Infotech Ltd, Mangalore, said that students must use forums such as inter-collegiate fests to enhance their interpersonal