Karnataka

Karwar, Sep 2: Two police officers, who went missing in the thick forest in the Uttara Kannada district, on Sunday last, were located after night-long search, by the district police on Monday. According to official sources, a Police team led by Deputy Superintendent of Police Shankar Marihal, had gone missing, in the Forest region in the district, after losing their way back to headquarters. The

Bengaluru, Sept 2: An investigation is underway into the alleged sale of 'defence' land by the Church of South India (CSI) for the Bengaluru metro project and collecting Rs 60 crore compensation. "We are inquiring into the Defence Ministry's complaint that the CSI had illegally sold a portion of its land, leased to it over a century ago, for the metro project and collected Rs 60 crore compensation

Bengaluru, Sept 2: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a named FIR against 25 persons including Mansoor Khan in connection with the IMA ponzi scam. Case has also been registered against Six organisation including I Monetary Advisory (IMA). In the FIR dated August 30, the accused were booked under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 120 read with 406, 409 and 420. Last month, the

Bengaluru, Sept 2: Congress veteran D K Shivakumar appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday for the third time in four days in connection with investigations into a money laundering case. He had asked the ED officials not to call him on Monday owing to Ganesha Chaturthi festival but his request was rejected. Shivakumar celebrated the festival at his brother and Congress MP DK

Newsroom, Sept 2: Amidst the communal tensions luring over the country, Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind (JUH) chief Maulana Syed Arshad Madani yesterday visited Keshav Kunj, the Rashtriya Swamsevak Sangh’s headquarters in Delhi and held a peace talk with RSS supremo Mohan Bhagwat and other leaders. JUH is one of the leading organizations of Islamic scholars belonging to the Deobandi school of thought in India

Puttur, Sept 2: Four members of a family were killed when a speeding car veered off the road and plunged into a pond on the Mani-Mysuru state highway at Kavu Puttur taluk today morning. The deceased are Ashok (45), his wife Hemalatha, their son Yashas and daughter Varsha. The family hailed from Shuntikoppa. It is assumed that the tragedy occurred when the driver lost control over the car on the

Mangaluru, Sept 2: In a joint operation, the Indian Coast Guard and the New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) rescued at least 20 persons on board dredger Tridevi Prem after it reported flooding in the wee hours of Monday. The Coast Guard ship Amartya rescued 13 crews onboard dredger anchored within New Mangalore Port limits, in the wee hours of Monday. The remaining seven members of the repair team who

Bengaluru, Sept 2: Continuing to express doubts over the longevity of the BJP government in Karnataka, senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Sunday said he asked his party men to prepare for Assembly polls. "I have said, it is difficult for this government to complete three-and-half years. With the support of 17 Congress-JD(S) people (disqualified former legislators) if they (BJP) say they will

Newsroom, Sept 1: Arif Mohammed Khan, a controversial Muslim leader, who advocated abolition of All India Muslim Personal Law Board, and three other senior BJP leaders were appointed Governors on Sunday while Kalraj Mishra was shifted from Himachal Pradesh to the key state of Rajasthan where the Congress is in power. While Khan heads to Kerala Raj Bhavan, former Uttarakhand Chief Minister B S

Mangaluru, Sept 1: The police have arrested a man on charge of sending communally provocative message through WhatsApp. The police have identified the arrested as Zakir Ullal. It is learnt that he is associated with several social organisations. Mangaluru City Police Commissioner P S Harsha said: “Zakir Ullal was initially questioned by police for sending hate messages on WhatsApp. His mobile was