Karnataka

Bangalore, Feb 14: Former Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda and his wife Datty have been granted bail in connection with a private complaint filed against them, alleging they had obtained sites through illegal allotment. Lokayukta Court judge N K Sudhindra Rao on Wednesday granted bail to both of them on furnishing a personal bond of Rs two lakh each and a surety. He also directed the two of them

Abu Dhabi, Feb 14: Two Indians died on the spot and a third passenger was seriously injured following a head-on collision between a trailer and a pick-up van on the Ruwais-Abu Dhabi Road today morning, eye witnesses said. The tragic accident happened at around 7am on Wednesday, when the van carrying vegetables and fruits crashed into the trailer, leaving two of its passengers dead and the third

Mangalore, Feb 14: A youth was killed and two others were taken ill after a leakage at a fisheries plant in Eliyarpadavu near Harekala village on the outskirts of the city. The deceased has been identified as Riyaz (22), a resident of Kumbla in Kasaragod district. Two of other others identified as Haneef (23), from Beeri near Ullal and Sanket (23) from Kumbla have been admitted to hospital after

Bangalore, Feb 14: Justice (retd) Y Bhaskar Rao was today sworn in as the Karnataka Lokayukta, a post which had been lying vacant since September 2011. The 75 year-old Rao, who served as the former Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court, was administered the oath of office by Governor H R Bhardwaj in a ceremonial function at the Raj Bhavan. Rao succeeds Justice (retd) Shivaraj V Patil who resigned

Chennai, Feb 13: The mercy pleas of sandalwood smuggler Veerapan's four associates, sentenced to death in a 1993 landmine blast case, have been rejected by President Pranab Mukherjee, a human rights activist said here today. "The family members received information from Belgaum prison authorities that the mercy petitions of the four have been rejected by the President", Balamurugan, also General

New Delhi, Feb 13: The Supreme Court today asked the Karnataka government to extend "full cooperation" to the state election commission in holding upcoming polls for urban local bodies. "Keeping in view the background facts and the orders passed by the High Court and this court, we consider it appropriate to direct the Chief Secretary of Karnataka government and subordinate officials to extend

Mangalore, Feb 13: Government teachers and lecturers held a protest in front of the Deputy Commissioner's office under the banner of Karnataka Rajya Shikshakara Mattu Upanyasakara Kriya Samithi in Mangalore on Wednesday urging fulfillment of their demands. Speaking on the occasion, Shivashankar Bhat, District President, Primary School Teachers' Association, said that primary school teachers, high

Mangalore, Feb 13: The Dakshina Kannada district unit of Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is all set to make its presence felt in the coastal region of Karnataka. Announcing the launch of the party's district unit on Friday, joint convener of the unit Srinivas Nandagopal said that the unit would be officially launched by renowned political analyst and national executive member Prof Yoginder

Bangalore, Feb 13: As many as 15,612 cases of women missing have been registered in various police stations across Karnataka in the last two years, out of which 12,856 women have been traced, while 2,556 are yet to be traced, said Deputy Chief Minister R?Ashoka. Replying to an unstarred question by M C Nanaiah (JD-S) at Legislative Council, he said 2,424 of the missing cases pertained to kidnap

Mangalore, Feb 13: Customers, exporters and banks alike will have to be careful before uploading e-BRC (Electronic Bank Realisation Certificate) in Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT)'s web server, as modifications and correction of errors once the e-BRC is uploaded is not permitted as per DGFT rules, said Gopal Krishna Bhat, AGM, International Banking Division, Vijaya Bank, Bangalore