Karnataka

Mysuru, Oct 8: Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Tuesday met Shivarathri Deshikendra Mahaswamiji and offered his prayers at 'Suturu Mutt' on the occasion of Vijayadashami here. "All the necessary arrangements have been made for the world-famous 'Mysuru Dasara Jamboo Savari'. I wish everything goes well with the blessings of Chamundeshwari. I request the thousands of people who have come to watch

Mysuru, Oct 8: On the occasion of Vijay Dashmi, the so called king of Mysuru Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, on Tuesday performed rituals and offered prayers to 'Shami' tree here at Mysore Palace. Wearing the royal tradition sherwani with the high turban, added with gold jewellery, the 27th titular king of the Yada dynasty, was seen performing the rituals and offering prayers to 'Shami'

Nagpur, Oct 8: Azim Premji, one of the pioneers of the Indian Information Technology industry and founder of Wipro Limited, visited the Smruti Mandir at Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)'s headquarters here to pay tribute to its founder K B Hedgewar. Premji, who visited the memorial on October 5, also paid homage to M S Golwalkar, the second Sarsanghchalak of the organisation. He wrote a message

New Delhi, Oct 8: Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s intention behind implementing the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in India is to target Muslims and create communal hatred in the society, feels Maulana Mahmood Madani, head of the Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind (JUH). Reacting to Mr. Shah’s speech in Kolkata on October 1, the leader of the largest group of Islamic scholars and ulemas said it was a sign

Mangaluru, Oct 8: Eminent city based pediatrician and neonatologist Dr. B. Shantharam Baliga has been feted with ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ by Indian Academy of Paediatrics Neonatalogy Chapter. The national level award was conferred upon him on September 28, 2019 during ‘IAPNEOCON 2019’, the 12th National Conference of Indian Academy of Paediatrics Neonatology Chapter held at Chancery Pavillion

Mangaluru, Oct 8: The sleuths of Central Crime Branch (CCB) from Bengaluru have reportedly arrested four inter-state robbers at Deralakatte in Mangaluru. Police opened fire before arresting the notorious robbers. Sources added that the CCB sleuths, who were on the look-out for the four notorious robbers involved in inter-state robberies, learnt they were holed up in Derlakatte. Acting on a tip-off

Mangaluru, Oct 8: The police have arrested a youth in Dakshina Kannada on charge of sexually assaulting his girlfriend and then reneging on a promise of marrying her. The accused has been identified as Mohammad Azharuddin, 28, a resident of of Muluru, who was ‘in love’ with the complainant for the past several years. BM Laxmi Prasad, Superintendent of Police of Dakshina Kannada, said that the

Bengaluru, Oct 7: Senior JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy on Monday slammed the chief minister B S Yediyurappa-led BJP government in Karnataka for its failure to meet the expectations of farmers, who lost their land and livelihood in the floods. Kumaraswamy specifically mentioned the distressed farmers of Chikkamagaluru district, which saw the devastating floods damaging crops in huge swaths of land

Bhatkal, Oct 7: The Pakistani wife of a youth from Karnataka’s Bhatkal, who is now in jail on terror charges, has been deported by the Indian authorities. Arsala Abeer, 32, wife of Syed Ismail Afaq Lanka had crossed the one-month deadline that the Union home ministry had set for her to return to her home country. In fact Arsala’s grandparents were Indians and they had migrated to Pakistan during

Bengaluru, Oct 7: Employees of an electrical shop in Bengaluru's Kempegowda Road were in for a shock when they found a snake in a parcel couriered from Delhi. The incident happened at Helation Lamps in Bengaluru. Considering that the festive season is already underway and that Diwali is approaching, the workers in the shop did not doubt the box. Employees initially thought it was a toy that was