Karnataka

Mangaluru, Dec 30: Minister for Health and Family Welfare U T Khader said that the state government had sought deterrent punishment for the culprits of the IED blast on Church Street in Bengaluru on Sunday and such incidents would not be taken œlightly . Speaking to media persons at a press conference here on Tuesday, he said that such anti-national forces should be tackled unitedly and there was

Mangaluru, Dec 30: A young motorcyclist lost his life after he was knocked down by a speeding tipper lorry at Ujjodi near Pumpwell Circle in the city on Tuesday. 29-year-old Lathish Kumar breathed his last within a few minutes after he was admitted to a private hospital in a critical condition. Hailing from Beeri near Kotekar, Latish was a working as marketing agent in a private firm in the city

Mangaluru, Dec 30: The Sullia bandh call given by local organisations to protest against the recommendations of Kasturirangan Committee declaring many areas in the taluk as ecologically sensitive areas evoked good response on Tuesday. All shops and business establishments were closed from dawn-to-dusk. The bandh was jointly called by Malenadu Jana Hitarakshana Vedike, Malenadu Janti Kriya Samiti

Mangaluru, Dec 30: The 37th state-level Cub-Bulbul Utsav organised by the district unit of Bharat Scouts and Guides Karnataka will be held from Decemer 31 to January 4 at St Josephs Joyland English Medium School at Kolya, Someshwar, said health minister U T Khader, who is also the local MLA and honorary chairman of the welcome committee of the Utsav. Speaking to mediapersons at a press conference

Melbourne, Dec 30: In a shocking turn of events, Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni today retired from Test cricket with immediate effect, citing strain of playing all formats, after his team lost the Border-Gavaskar Trophy to Australia here. "One of India's greatest Test Captains under whose leadership India became the No. 1 team in the Test Rankings MS Dhoni, has decided to retire from

Mumbai, Dec 30: In a major relief to BJP President Amit Shah, a special CBI court today discharged him in the case of Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter killing in 2005. "I am of the opinion that the inference drawn by CBI is not accepted in totality and he (Shah) cannot be charged as an accused," Special CBI Judge M B Gosavi said in a brief order pronounced in the court. Details of the judgement

Manipla, Dec 30: Satish Adiga, Professor at Kasturba Medical College, a constituent of Manipal University, has been made a research ambassador for German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) in India for three years. DAAD is a publicly funded independent organisation of institutions of higher education in Germany, stated a release issued by the university. The DAAD provides information and financial

Mangaluru, Dec 30: Well-known Sunni scholar Al-Haj E K Ibrahim Musliyar has taken over as the Khazi of Badriya Juma Masjid Muslim Jamath, Seventh Block, Krishnapura, a town near Surathkal on the outskirts of the city. Kerala Jamiyyatul Ulama advisory council member and Latifiya Islamic association president Ustadul Asathid M Ali Kunhi Musliyar Shiriya Khazi formally announced him as the new local

Bengaluru, Dec 30: A day after the Church Street blast, a Twitter handle ” @LatestAbdul ” went berserk claiming responsibility for the blast, warning of more blasts in the next two days and even challenged Bengaluru Police to try and catch him. By evening, the city police arrested him. The user, who calls himself Abdul Khan, had been threatening to bomb a college for a while, and had tagged

Bengaluru, Dec 30: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed nine charge sheets against police officials, including two IPS officers, media houses and TV journalists in connection with the clash outside the City Civil Courts Complex in March 2012. Clashes had broken out between advocates and the police outside the courts complex immediately after former minister G Janardhana Reddy was