Karnataka

Mangalore, October 28: ASIs in Pandeshwar Women's Police Station are behaving rudely with people approaching them for justice besides torturing them and hence must be transferred, SP Anand, Dalit representative, demanded at the monthly SC/ST grievance redressal meeting held at the Police Commissioner's office in the city on Sunday. Airing his grievance at the meet chaired by Manish Kharbikar

New Delhi, October 28: Seven Cabinet ministers, including new faces K. Rehman Khan and Chandresh Kumari, and 15 Ministers of State were sworn in on Sunday as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expanded his Council of Ministers. Five Ministers of State — Dinsha Patel, M.M. Pallam Raju, Harish Rawat, Ajay Maken and Ashwani Kumar — were promoted to Cabinet rank. Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari and

Bangalore, October 28: A week after the extradition of Bihar-born engineer Fasih Mohammed, Karnataka police have sought deportation of three more Nonresident Indians from Saudi Arabia, including Dr Usman Ghani, who was reportedly detained in Saudi Arabia at the behest of Karnataka police by Kingdom authorities. The Bangalore police have initiated the process for issuing Interpol red corner notices

Mangalore, October 28: Derik's Chess School talent Vivekraj has won the gold medal in Kendriya Vidyalayas' national chess championship held at Kanpur from October 15 to 20. Vivekraj remained unbeaten in eight rounds to garner seven points and stood above higher seeded OT Manas (Kerala) and Prajwal Shet (Bangalore) with better tiebreak score. This performance has ensured his selection to the

Mangalore, October 28: At a meeting convened by the Makkala Masotsava Samiti at Roshni Nilaya School of Social Work on Saturday, it was decided to form strategies for the effective implementation of the programmes to promote child rights in the district. Various initiatives will be taken up from November 14 to December 14 in the district to mark Makkala Masotsava, an annual programme to promote

Mangalore, October 28: Accusing Higher Education and Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister CT Ravi of amassing wealth in illegal way, Dakshina Kannada district Congress has warned to release documents related to his involvement in acquiring 150 acres of forest land in Chikmagalur district. Addressing a press meet here on Saturday, former Congress MLA K Vijayakumar Shetty revealed that the

Belgaum, October 28: Prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code were clamped in certain areas in Khade Bazaar and Market police station limits here following stone-throwing near Khanjar Galli on Saturday. The orders, which came into effect at 6 p.m. on Saturday, will remain in force for 24 hours. Trouble started when activists of the Sri Rama Sene tried to prevent an

Mangalore, October 27: A motorbike ride by two youth without the protective headgears helped Mangalore city police to crack at least five theft cases under the limits of Commissionerate. Sleuths attached to Mangalore East Police Station succeeded in arresting three thieves after two of them were stopped by a patrolling police for riding motorbike without helmet during a vehicle inspection spree on

Mangalore, October 27: The Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Academy will honour three persons each with honorary and book awards this year. Addressing media persons here, Academy chairman Kasargod Chinna said that three persons chosen for the honorary award are M Krishnaraya for his contribution to Konkani language and literature, Harry D'Souza for his contribution to Konkani art and Babi Naik for his

Mangalore, October 27: The philanthropic streak of president of All India Billawas Federation Jaya C Suvarna has helped him bag Pingara Rajyotsava Award 2012. The jury narrowed down on Suvarna's name from among 17 applications received by the Kannada weekly newspaper. The award will be conferred on him at a function at Town Hall on November 20 in the presence of educationist Dr M Mohan Alva, Mulki