Karnataka

Bangalore, August 31: Popular Kannada actor Pooja Gandhi has become the working president of the youth wing of Janata Dal (Secular). Considering Ms. Gandhi's contribution to the party in the past few months, she has been given the new responsibility, party sources said. Secretary-general of the party Basavaraj Patil Yatnal handed over the letter of appointment to her. The Mungaru Male heroine had

Mangalore, August 31: The ambitious Rs 300 crore multi-level car parking (MLCP) project of the Mangalore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) is likely to take off soon. MUDA Chairman Ramesh S said that the detailed project report (DPR) is under preparation and the project will take off as soon as the widening of the K S Rao Road, which leads to the project area, to 80 ft is taken up. The 1.55 acre

Bangalore, August 31: Families of the three arrested terror suspects hailing from Hubli — Ijaz Mirza, Shoaib Mirza and Muthi-ur-Rahman Siddiqui — have claimed that the allegations levelled by the Bangalore police against the trio are unwarranted. Speaking to the media, the father of brothers Ijaz Mirza and Shoaib Mirza, said his sons were never involved in any kind of (terror) activities. “They

Udup, August 30: Senior congress leader Manjunath Udyavara, who breathed his last on Wednesday was cremated finally at his ancestral place here on Thursday. Shortly before Manjunath's body was consigned to flames, a solemn-looking AICC General Secretary and Rajyasabha member Oscar Fernandies placed wreaths on the casket carrying the mortal remains of his longtime associate. Manjunath had served Mr

Mandya, August 30: A group of ABVP activists caused a flutter as they picked up an altercation with a group of over 150 youths travelling by a train suspecting them to be illegal Bangladeshi immigrants. However, during police intervention it came to light that the youths were construction workers from West Bengal, Bihar and Odisha heading to Bangalore, Railway Police DySP Arif Ali said. The

Bangalore, August 30: The eleven persons including a journalist who have been arrested by the police had plans of killing VIPs in Bangalore said Lalrokhuma Pachau, DGP, Karnataka. Adressing a press conference in Bangalore on Thursday, Mr. Pachau said that the operation was carried out by CCB branch of the Bangalore City Police. The arrested have connections with Lashkar-e-Toiba and HuJI, he said

Mangalore, August 30: A massive protest rally against the assault on students at Morning Mist homestay will be held under the joint auspices of Youth Congress, NSUI, SFI, DYFI, AISF, VJD(S), AIYF, and other like-minded student and youth organisations cutting across political barriers on September 1 in the city. Addressing media persons at a press meet in Mangalore on Thursday, Mithun Rai

Mangalore, August 30: There is a conspiracy behind the arrest of Muthi-ur-Rahman Siddiqui, a journalist who along with eight others has been taken into custody on charges of links with 'Indian Mujahideen' outfit, brother of Mr. Siddiqui, Ata-ur-Rahman has said. Speaking to Coastaldigest.com from Hubli, Mr. Rahman said that Mr. Siddiqui and his roommates with whom he was staying in Bangalore, were

Mangalore, August 30: The Karnataka High Court has in an order ruled that the Mangalore Special Economic Zone Ltd (MSEZL) is covered under the ambit of the Right to Information Act. The company had claimed that it is a private company and not a public authority and hence had moved court after the State Information Commission had insisted that it should provide information under the RTI Act. In a

Mangalore, August 30: Bunts Bahrain, an organisation of Bunt community residing in the Kingdom of Bahrain, has elected Karmar Nagesh Shetty as president for the year 2012-13, announced Bhaskar Rai Kukkavali, Editor-in-charge of 'Namma Samparka' monthly. Speaking at a press meet here on Thursday, he said that under the leadership of Mr Shetty various programmes would be held as part of decennial