Karnataka

New York, Nov 23: The government plans to open a 'Passport Seva Kendra' in each of the 543 parliamentary constituencies across the country by March next year to ensure convenient passport services to its people, minister of state for external affairs VK Singh said here. The government is trying to ensure that citizens do not face any difficulty in obtaining their passports whether in India or

Mysuru, Nov 23: Police have cracked a minor girl’s murder case by arresting the victim’s aunt and her lover on Thursday. A 12-year-old schoolgirl was found murdered at her home on the outskirts of Nanjangud on November 16. The class 7 student of a government school was getting ready to go to school after her father, who works in a hotel, and her mother, who works in a factory nearby, had left home

Bengaluru, Nov 22: Stepping up preparations for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the Bharatiay Janata Party State unit on Wednesday appointed poll in-charge leaders and conveners for all the 28 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka. While the party made the appointments in most states several months ago, the announcement comes last in Karnataka. Sources said the leaders had kept the decision pending owing to

Benaluru, Nov 22: Karnataka Cabinet expansion awaits green signal from All India Congress Committee (AICC) President Rahul Gandhi, Deputy Chief Minister Dr G Parameshwara said here on Thursday. Talking to newsmen here, he said that discussion on Cabinet expansion has been completed and awaiting approval by Mr Gandhi who is currently busy with Assembly election campaign in five State Assembly

New Delhi, Nov 22: The Supreme Court on Thursday declined urgent hearing on a plea by Indian Union Muslim League legislator K M Shaji, challenging his disqualification by the Kerala High Court on the ground that he made communal remarks in the run-up to the assembly polls in the state in 2016. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said the matter will come up for hearing in regular course

Abu Dhabi, Nov 22: Sri Sugunendra Theertha Swami of Puthige Mutt, Udupi, received a resonating applause as he addressed the first world summit of inter-faith alliance in United Arab Emirates recently. The two-day summit (November 19 and 20) saw participation of world religious leaders, corporate leaders and global policy makers at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. The theme was ‘Child

Mangaluru, Nov 22: The high court of Karnataka has summoned police officer-turned-politician Madan from Mangaluru in connection with the missing case of Vinayaka (19), a second-year student of aeronautical engineering at Karavali College following a habeas corpus filed by latter’s father Shivakumar. Madan, who was a sub-inspector in Bajpe police station, had unsuccessfully contest the 2018

Bengaluru, Nov 22: With days after a couple was killed and their bodies thrown into the Cauvery river near Mandya over alleged opposition to their inter-caste marriage, a 24-year-old man was hacked to death by his brother-in-law allegedly for the same reason. The victim, Harish M, was a resident of Bidaluru and a driver. Harish, who belonged to Nayaka caste had got married to his school heartthrob

Shivamogga, Nov 22: A 22-year-old youth lost his life and his girlfriend was battling for life at a hospital here after the duo consumed poison after they were blackmailed by unidentified miscreants, who had captured their intimate moments on a cellphone. The blackmailers had reportedly threatened to post the video on social media if they were not paid Rs 5 lakh. Disturbed over the developments

Mangaluru, Nov 22: Jamiyattul Falah (Unity for Success), a state government award winning charity organization conducted the felicitation ceremony on Sunday, 18/11/2018 at 2:00pm in JF HQ Community Hall, Kankanady, Mangaluru. The event started with the quran recitation by Fazil Mohammed. District in-charge Minster U T Khader, MLC Harish Kumar, award winning Maths teacher Yakub Nada, Best Byari