Karnataka

Manipal, Feb 6: The Udupi district police have put in place have put in place new safety and security measures including quick response teams. The development comes in the wake of a death of a student of Manipal Institute of Technology who fell from the fourth floor of a building on February 1 under mysterious circumstances. K. Annamalai, Superintendent of Police, Udupi, told media persons that

Bengaluru, Feb 6: After shutting down all its All Time Payment (ATP) counters with effect from February 1, the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (Bescom) will start collecting electricity bills from consumers’ doorstep from February 9 in Bengaluru on a pilot basis. Now, consumers can also pay their power bills at post offices with effect from February 20. Bescom Managing Director Pankaj

Bengaluru, Feb 6: The Karnataka High Court today upheld Bangaluru police commissioner's order on banning entry of VHP leader Praveen Togadia into Bengaluru. He was to take part in Virat Hindu Samajotsava, which will be held at National College grounds on February 8. Advocate General (AG) Ravivarma Kumar on Thursday had submitted to the High Court that Togadia was a dangerous man who could disrupt

Mangalore, Feb 6: Principal District and Sessions Judge, Dakshina Kannada Uma M G said that Chief Justice, High Court of Karnataka Justice D H Waghela would inaugurate a one-day workshop and interaction on ‘Juvenile Justice Act’ and ‘Child Protection’ at Nethravathi auditorium at Zilla Panchayat here on Saturday. Addressing a press conference here on Friday, she said that the workshop would be

Beltangadi, Feb 6: The Sangh Parivar activists here are celebrating the release of Nidhish Shetty and other miscreants who had been arrested by police for igniting communal clash at Karaya village in Belthangadi taluk last month. Dozens of Sangh Parivar activists on Thursday night took to the streets in Belthangadi for celebration after Nidhish, a leader of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad and

Bengaluru, Feb 6: A sub-inspector has been suspended by the Bengaluru City Police Commissionerate for permitting All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi to hold a public function in Shivaji Nagar, here on February 8. The Vishwa Hindu Parishad is organising its Virat Hindu Samavesha on the same day. As per procedure, permission for such public

Karwar, Feb 6: A moving passenger bus caught fire due to short circuit at Polem on the Goa-Karnataka border near Karwar on Thursday morning. Fortunately, all the 58 passengers travelling in the bus belonging to Kadamba Transport Corporation Limited, Goa, are safe. The bus departed Karwar at 9 am and was on its way to Goa. A fire broke out following short circuit, when the bus crossed Majali on the

Bengaluru, Feb 6: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah told the Legislative Council on Thursday that the State government will not re-introduce lottery in Karnataka. The announcement came following criticism from his own party leaders that it will not be wise to bring back lottery which was earlier banned due to its ill effects on the lower middle-class and the poor people of the State. Janata Dal(S)

Mysuru, Feb 6: A youth suffered grievous burns and a part of his face was ripped apart when his cellphone exploded in the city. Seetharam (18), a daily wager from Bihar, worked along with his parents at an under-construction building near?Bannimantap on Mysuru-Bengaluru road.? The youth was resting in a makeshift tent near the construction site on Tuesday evening when he got a call on his Karbonn

Washington, Feb 6: US President Barack Obama on Thursday invoked India's example to make a plea for religious freedom and how faith leads people to do good and what's right but that faith also can be twisted to be used as a weapon. In a 25-minute address to the National Prayer Breakfast, Obama who last month visited India with First Lady Michelle called it "an incredible, beautiful country, full