Karnataka

Mangaluru, Feb 12: The activists and local residents who had launched an indefinite agitation against collection of toll at the toll plaza on the National Highway 66 in Talapady near here called off their protest following the intervention of Food and Civil Supplies Minister and local MLA U T Khader. In a meeting chaired by Mr Khader on Saturday, personnel from the Udupi Navayug Tollway Private

Mandya, Feb 12: The Superintendent of Police C H Sudheer Kumar Reddy has suspended a head constable at Pandavapura police station for dereliction of duty during a clash between Tabligh and Barelvi groups which led to a murder. Mahadevaiah was suspended after the father of the slain man, Luqman, alleged that police “neglected” the incident and did not register a case on the basis of his complaint

New Delhi, Feb 12: Facebook India has no control over content posted on it by users here, the social media site has told the Supreme Court. Indian users enter into an agreement with the company’s Ireland unit when they register, and the Facebook office in India can’t take responsibility for their posts, it explained. Based in Hyderabad, Facebook India says it does not operate or control the online

Mysuru, Feb 12: A 32-year-old youth who unlawfully entered a reserve forest area in south Mysuru was shot dead by forest personnel in the early hours of Saturday. Officials said the deceased, Shankar, was part of a gang of armed smugglers. Shankar died on the spot after pellets pierced his head and neck, while his associates escaped in the dark. Officials said they opened fire after the smugglers

Shivamogga, Feb 12: Ayanur Manjunath, former member of the Rajya Sabha, has expressed his opposition in a veiled manner to Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council K.S. Eshwarappa contesting the forthcoming Assembly election as a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from Shivamogga constituency. Mr. Eshwarappa had won the Assembly election four times as a BJP candidate from Shivamogga

Mangaluru, Feb 11: Youngsters in villages need the best education and opportunities to realise their innate intellectual talent, said scientist and Bharat Ratna Awardee C.N.R Rao here on Saturday. Delivering the Yenepoya Foundation lecture at Yenepoya University, Mr. Rao said that there were many people living outside cities, like Bengaluru and Mangaluru, who lacked the opportunities to progress

Mangaluru, Feb 11: UT Khader, minister for food and civil supplies, on Saturday said that Karnataka government is contemplating to set aside Rs 50 crore in the forthcoming budget for a proposed agency to redress the grievances of non-resident Kannadigas (NRKs) in India and abroad. He was responding to a demand by Mohammed Ali Uchil, president of Abu Dhabi based Bearys Welfare Forum at a programme

Mangaluru, Feb 11: As many as 17 delightful couples entered wedlock amidst ‘daf’ by the children, ‘dua’ by the elders and well wishes by the relatives and friends in the presence of a galaxy of dignitaries at Milagres Hall in the city on Saturday. It was the seventh mass nikah ceremony organized by the Abu Dhabi based Bearys Welfare Forum, which is known for philanthropy, charity and social works

Lucknow, Feb 11: Seeking to win over 300 of the 403 Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday jointly released ten commitments on which their alliance will work on coming to power. The two leaders at a press conference released the commitments, which include major promises made by the two parties to the people of

Meerut, Feb 11: Controversial BJP leader Sangeet Som's brother Gangan Som was today detained by police for carrying a pistol inside a polling booth here. Gagan reached the polling booth in Sardhana Assembly seat at 9 AM. The security personnel deployed there frisked him and found a pistol in his possession. He was immediately detained, police said. Officials said that as per the poll code, those