Karnataka

Udupi, Oct 19: The strike call given by owners and operators of trucks and tippers carrying sand demanding a solution to the problem of sand removal in Udupi district entered the second day on Friday. Many owners and operators of trucks and tippers stopped their vehicles near National Highway 66 at Koteshwar in Kundapur taluk. When Shobha Karandlaje, MP, arrived on the spot, they gheraoed her and

Mysuru, Oct 19: The much-awaited victory parade took off on Friday, the final day of 10-day Dasara in Karnataka's cultural capital Mysuru amid pomp and grandeur and lakhs of visitors from across the country. The victory parade involves a grand procession of caparisoned elephants, horse-drawn carriages, tableaux and thousands of artistes from the Amba Vilas Palace, popularly known as Mysuru Palace

Mysuru, Oct 20: The Mysuru royal family suffered a double blow on Friday marring Dasara festivities when Putta Chikkammani (98), mother of Rajamata Pramoda Devi, and Vishalakshi Devi, sister of late Maharaja Srikantadatta Wadiyar, died in hospital. The royal family has announced postponing rituals associated with the Dasara festival to October 22, Raja Chandra, brother-in-law of the late Maharaja

Mangaluru, Oct 19: For over a decade, this bunch of Mysuru natives residing in Mangaluru has captured the attention of the coastal region with their unique tradition of Golu or 'Bombe Habba' during Dasara. Once a distinct feature of the traditional Mysuru households during Dasara, is now captivating the attention of Mangalureans. Over 130 enthusiastic Mysurean families in the region have managed

Kozhikode, Oct 19: On November 14, when India celebrates children’s day, a new mahila mall (women’s mall) will be launched in Kerala’s Kozhikode. Considered to be the first-of-its-kind in south India, the mall is located in front of Fathima hospital. Entirely and exclusively for women, the project was started by Kozhikode Corporation’s Kudumbashree unit with the support of state and district

Pathanamthitta, Oct 19: Unidentified miscreants on Friday allegedly vandalised the house of woman activist Rehana Fatima who had unsuccessfully attempted to enter Sabarimala Temple in the state. Fatima had gone up to the Lord Ayyappa shrine, along with journalist Kavitha Jakkal, this morning under police protection. Both retreated midway after a meeting with KeralaInspector General of Police (IGP)

Bengaluru, Oct 19: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Bengaluru Zone, has arrested 14 people and recovered 11.29 kg gold worth Rs 3.67 crore from them. With this the DRI busted an organized gold smuggling racket. The arrested include six inbound passengers from the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), five receivers, a financier-cum-organiser, an agent and a transporter. The

Udupi, Oct 19: Even as a row is raging in Kerala over the Sabarimala temple, the entry of a woman into the Kollur Sri Mookambika temple's Laxmi Mantapa, open only for priests, has kicked up a controversy in Karnataka. Udupi district Deputy Commissioner Priyanka Mary Francis has asked sub-divisional officers to submit a report on the entry of T R Uma, a former executive officer of the temple, into

Newsroom, Oct 19: Business magnet-cum-politician Nowhera Shaik, who was arrested three days ago, has been declined relief by the Supreme Court - to quash proceedings initiated against her for duping a number of candidates by promising to give them tickets for the Assembly polls from her political outfit, All India Mahila Empowerment Party (MPE). Nowhera Shaikh, director of Heera group of companies

Bengaluru, Oct 18: In an embarrassment for the Congress, senior leader and Karnatakawater resource minister DK Shivakumar has conceded that his party committed a "major blunder" by recommending religious minority status for the Lingayat community in the run-up to the May 12 assembly polls. Seeking pardon from people, he said politics in the name of religion was unacceptable. The previous