Karnataka

Ajmer, May 9: Standing in solidarity with the Army, a Muslim organisation has announced a cash reward of Rs 5 crore for those who behead Pakistani soldiers and bring back their heads to India. Mohammad Shakeel Saifi, Chairman of the Delhi-based Muslim Yuva Atankwad Virodhi Samiti, said, “I announce to give Rs. 5 crore to the one who beheads Pakistani soldiers and hands it over to India.” Saifi

Mangaluru, May 9: A massive fire broke out in a factory at Ganjimutt industrial area in Mangaluru in the wee hours of Tuesday. It took several hours to douse the fire, and left goods worth over Rs 10 crore burnt. The tragedy occurred at Moha Packaging (india) Private Limited belonging to Mohammad Haneef Bajpe and Sajida Banu. The factory is involved in manufacture of plastic products, metals and

Bengaluru, May 9: The results of the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) will be announced on May 12, said Tanveer Sait, Minister for Primary and Secondary Education. The pre-university course results is scheduled to be announced on May 10, but as the server is slow, they may be postponed to May 11, he said. The II PUC examination was held between March 9 and 27. Nearly 6,84,000 students

New Delhi, May 9: The Supreme Court on Tuesday found Vijay Mallya guilty of contempt of court and directed him to appear in the court on 10 July for arguing on quantum of punishment in the matter. The liquor baron, who owes Indian banks Rs 9,000 crore, has been living in London since March last year, and the Indian government is pressing with the UK government for his extradition. Mallya fled to

Bengaluru, May 9: Karnataka has been a saviour for the Congress party whenever it was in crisis, according to K C Venugopal, the newly appointed AICC general secretary in-charge of Karnataka. Speaking after being felicitated on Monday during his first visit to the party office after assuming charge, Venugopal said the aim of the Congress is to stop the BJP from coming to power and ensure the

Bengaluru, May 9: A complaint has been filed with the Income Tax (I-T) department, seeking a probe into the ‘benami assets’ of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s son Dr Yathindra Siddaramaiah, through two firms. The complaint says the transactions were through Matrix Imaging Solutions Private Limited (MISPL), Bengaluru. and its initiatives in medical tourism and diagnostic centres in Karnataka

Ballari, May 9: The Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council K.S. Eshwarappa has denied that there are differences between him and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State president B.S. Yeddyurappa and that he was isolated in the just concluded party’s State executive committee meeting in Mysuru. “We are not India and Pakistan. We both had a cordial relationship and I actively participated

Belagavi, May 9: BJP state president B S Yeddyurappa said on Monday that the party’s national leaders and national president Amit Shah would pick the candidates for the next Assembly elections. They would conduct a survey in one or two phases, before announcing the names of the candidates. Speaking to reporters here, Yeddyurappa refused to react to the statement by JD(S) state president H D

Mangaluru, May 9: The next time you find parents in rural parts of Mangaluru and Bantwal taluks vying for admitting their wards in anganwadis, don’t be surprised. In a first-of-its-kind step, the Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat is all set to turn the 10 government-run pre-nursery centres into air-conditioned (AC) facilities. It will be the first of many steps to attract more children to

Ahmadabad, May 9: Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel's son was stopped from boarding a Qatar Airways flight early on Monday after he arrived in a "heavily drunken" state and argued with the staff at the airport. Jaiman Patel, who is in his mid-30s, along with his wife Jhalak and daughter Vaishvi were stopped from boarding the plane, which was scheduled to take-off at 4am, official sources