Karnataka

Mangaluru, Dec 27: The inaugural ceremony of the additional school block, administrative office, computer lab and science laboratory in Al Badriya Composite P. U. College was held on Friday under the aegis of Badriya Jumma Masjid Muslim Jamaath, Krishnapura, on the outskirts of the city. New administrative office and computer lab was inaugurated by Oscar Fernandes, Former Union Minister. Speaking

Mumbai, Dec 27: Two of the eleven alleged gang members of fugitive gangster Ravi Pujari, held in connection with a plot to attack film producer brothers Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt, confessed to have hatched the conspiracy to kill them, police claimed today. "We have recorded the confessional statements of two of the arrested accused in a case pertaining to plotting to carry out a deadly attack

Udupi, Dec 27: Pejawar Mutt pontiff Vishwesha Tirtha Swami has urged the government to form district-level committees comprising one government representative and eminent persons from all major religions to prevent forceful conversions. Addressing media persons here the seer said that such committees should visit the spots when conversions take place and conduct a thorough probe The committee

Kasaragod, Dec 27: The police arrested three persons on Friday on charge of conspiring to murder Zainul Abid, a 24-year-old Socialist Democratic Party of India (SDPI) activist, on December 22. Thejas, 19, Abhishek, 20, and Akshay Rai, 24, were arrested by a team led by Deputy Superintendent of Police T.P. Ranjith under IPC Section 120-b (criminal conspiracy). The police seized a motorbike used by

Mangaluru, Dec 27: A delegation led by Infrastructure Development minister R?Roshan Baig will meet the Union Civil Aviation Minister P A Gajapathi Raju, to discuss developing various airports in Karnataka. Baig said airports in Mysuru, Hubballi, Shivamogga, Ballari, Bidar and Vijayapura were being planned to be developed. œOne of our aims is to extend the runway of the Mangaluru airport. We intend

Mysuru, Dec 27: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday defended his decision to recommend the name of V?R?Sudarshan as chairman of the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC). He told reporters at the Mysuru airport there was no confusion over the appointment of a politician to KPSC. It has been a precedent to nominate politicians, he said. Earlier, Durgappa, former MLA,?B?L?Gowda and?Dr

Bangalore, Dec 27: After directions from the City police to provide mandatory safety measures at ATM kiosks, banks have received more directions from the cyber police to follow a foolproof security system before processing online transactions. In the wake of increasing cases of online account hacking, the cyber police have directed banks to contact the account holder over phone before processing a

Bengaluru, Dec 26: Karnataka Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister H K Patil today slammed the Narendra Modi-government for "slashing the state's allocation under the MGNREGA", saying it would hit developmental work and poor people. "The slashing of state's allocation under MNREGA will hit not only the developmental work in rural areas but also poor villagers," he said after a meeting of

Mangaluru, Dec 26: Dakshina Kannada district administration, in association with, southern regional centre of Pt Deendayal Upadhyaya Institute for the Physically Handicapped (Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India) will organise a distribution camp of free aids and equipment for persons with physical disabilities in the district under Assistance to Disables Persons (ADIP)

Mangaluru, Dec 26: With right-wing groups in coastal Karnataka reportedly gearing up to hold a controversial'ghar wapsi' programme, the Dakshina Kannada unit of Akhila Bharata Hindu Mahasabha said that the organisation was in complete support of the conversions and would give a grand launch to reconvert Muslims and Christians bank to Hinduism in the twin districts in the coming days. Speaking at a