Karnataka

Udupi, Nov 29: The police have arrested a 40-year-old man on the charge of sexually assaulting a minor boy in Udupi district. The accused has been identified as Chandra K Hemmadi (40), a resident of Hemmadi in Kundapur taluk, who is a journalist by profession. He is married for two years and has a 1-year-old child. It is learnt that the accused took the minor boy to the forest and sexually

Mangaluru, Nov 29: U T Khader, minister for urban development, housing and Dakshina Kannada district in-charge has announced a reward of Rs. 1 lakh to the police team that arrested the accused in the alleged gang rape at Thota Bengre beach in Mangaluru. The Minister has in a statement said that the reward money will be collected from people and handed over to the police team. He lauded the police

Mangaluru, Nov 28: Swami Lakshmi Shankaracharya, founder of the Hindu-Muslim Jan Ekta Manch, today said that the Prophet Muhammad had dedicated his entire life for the establishment of the peace in the world through divine message. The seer was addressing a symposium on ‘Reforms in society in the light of Prophet Muhammad’s teachings’ organized at Town Hall, here, as part of a month-long campaign

Benagluru, Nov 28: Political circles were abuzz with speculation on Wednesday after BJP president and opposition leader in the legislative assembly BS Yeddyurappa paid a surprise visit to Congress troubleshooter and water resource minister DK Shivakumar at his official residence here. Yeddyurappa, accompanied by son and Shivamogga MP BY Raghavendra, met Shivakumar for over an hour. While the visit

Mangaluru, Nov 28: Continuing their philanthropic gesture towards Indian expatriates, the activists of the Indian Social Forum (ISF) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, have once again helped a stranded Indian reach home safely. Muhammad Fareed (name changed to conceal the identity), a resident of Mudipu Balapuni on the outskirts of Mangaluru, had arrived in Riyadh last year on a house-driver visa

Mysuru, Nov 28: In the light of severe Drought, the Karnataka government has sought Rs 16,000 Crores from the Union Government for relief works, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy said here on Wednesday. Speaking to newsmen at helipad, he said that 100 taluks in the State has been facing drought situation and Centre had released Rs 46 crores towards drought relief, but more funds are needed. Stating

Newsroom, Nov 28: The government of India has deferred a decision to make pre-departure registration mandatory for ECNR passport holders flying to 18 countries including the UAE. In a public notice, India’s top emigration officer who signed the November 14 advisory stated that the decision to make ECNR registration for Indians flying to these countries on employment visa has been deferred due to

Bengaluru, Nov 28: Wipro Ltd Chairman Azim Premji has been conferred with the highest French civilian award, Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur--'Knight of the Legion of Honour' by the Ambassador of France to India, Alexandre Ziegler. Speaking on the occasion here on Wednesday, Ambassador Ziegler said, “The award was bestowed on Azim Premji for his outstanding contribution to developing the

Bengaluru, Nov 28: Second International Program on 'Students Satellite Mission 2022', an Indo-Israel initiative to support students to develop 75 Satellites by 2022 to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of country's Independence, hosted by FKCCI, was inaugurated here on Wednesday. Dr S K Shivakumar, Chairman, Karnataka Science & Technology Academy and Former Director, ISRO Satellite Centre, in his

Bengaluru, Nov 28: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara, who also holds Bengaluru City and Urban Development portfolio, today left for France for a week-long study tour on Solid Waste Management. Waste management is proving to be the great challenge for the government in tech-hub Bengaluru with growing metropolis producing over 4000 tonnes of solid and wet waste. Dr Parameshwara will be