Karnataka

Ahmedabad, Jan 2: A video of police mock drill showing dummy militants shouting pro-Islamic slogan emerged today in Gujarat, a day after controversy erupted over men, playing the part of terrorists, being made to wear skullcaps in a similar exercise in Surat. Reacting to the Surat episode that came to light yesterday, chief minister Anandi Patel admitted it as a "mistake" to show people posing as

Mangaluru, Jan 2: A missing complaint has been lodged at Ullal police station about a person who went missing after he left for Masjid at Millat Nagar in Ullal near here. Resident of Millatnagar Is'haaq (41) is said to be the missing person. According to a complaint lodged by his wife, Is'haaq left home for Masjid on December 25 but did not return home. He is said to have rung home to inform his

Jeddah, Jan 2: The third phase of Nitaqat Saudization program will be implemented on Rajab 1 (April 20) with advanced systems to create more jobs for citizens in the private sector, said Labor Minister Adel Fakeih on Thursday. Addressing students and staff at King Abdulaziz University, he said his ministry was studying along with Interior Ministry prospects of imposing the punishment of forgery on

Bengaluru, Jan 2: In five months, the State will have 200 Wi-Fi hotspots including 110 in?Bengaluru and three in each of the 30 districts, Information Technology Minister S?R?Patil said on Thursday. Speaking to reporters in?Bengaluru, Patil said the expression for interest for the project would be called on January 14. The government has earmarked Rs 4.5 crore for creating the Wi-Fi hotspots, he

Kasargod, Jan 2: The police on Thursday arrested three more persons on the charge of colluding with the prime accused in the murder of Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) activist Zainul Abid, 24, here. K Krishnan, 30; K. Sachin alias Sachu, 22; and K. Vijesh, 24; were arrested by a police team led by Kasaragod Deputy Superintendent of Police T.P. Ranjith from different localities around the

Kochi, Jan 2: Three women staff of a surgical gloves manufacturing company here have been booked for allegedly conducting strip search of more than 30 women employees to find out who left a used sanitary napkin in a washroom. Police today said they have registered cases against the three women staff under various sections of IPC, including 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to

Mangaluru, Jan 1: Senior IPS officer S Murugan took charge as the Commissioner of Mangaluru City Police Commissionerate on Thursday. His predecessor R Hitendra, who was transferred to the IGP headquarters in Bengaluru, handed over the charge to Murugan at the Office of Police Commissioner, here. Speaking to media persons after assuming power, he said that he had first hand idea about Mangaluru as

Mangaluru, Jan 1: IAS officer Hephsiba Rani Korlapati took charge as the Commissioner of the Mangaluru City Corporation on Thursday. Speaking to media after assuming charge, she said it would require at least two weeks to assess various issues related to the civic body. She said she would make all efforts to ensure proper delivery of services of the city corporation to the people as per law. œI

Riyadh, Jan 1: The Indian Embassy in Riyadh has announced its new outsourcing agency for consular, passport and visa services in the Kingdom including the Riyadh region and the Eastern Province for its nationals. Indian Embassy spokesperson Hifzur Rahman said on Wednesday: œThe embassy has awarded a new contract to VFS GCC LLC for outsourcing its consular services in Riyadh (Batha), Jeddah

Mangaluru, Jan 1: Thieves broke into a house located in Kapikad near Thokottu in Ullal police station limits in the wee hours of Wednesday and made away with cash and gold weighing 15 sovereigns. The house which was robbed in Kapikad belonged to Madhava Poojary. The theft was discovered on Wednesday morning. According to reports, the thieves entered the house through the ventilator in the rear