Karnataka

Mumbai, Oct 12: A special NIA court has ordered the attachment of four properties in Mumbai belonging to physician-cum-religious scholar Dr Zakir Naik, booked under an anti-terror law. Charged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) two years ago, Dr Naik was declared a proclaimed offender by the court in June 2017. Following the same, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) had

Mysuru, Oct 12: More than 500 wrestlers from the across South India are participating in the traditional wrestling competition as part of famous Mysuru Dasara festivities and the bouts have been attracting huge crowds of youth. There were times when Nada Kusti (traditional wrestling) was a major entertainment here. The wrestling tradition was diligently patronised by the royal family and was

New Delhi, Oct 12: Internet users across the globe may experience widespread network failures as the key domain servers are slated to undergo routine maintenance over the next 48 hours. Russia Today reported that global internet users might experience network connection failures as the main domain servers and its related network infrastructure will be down for some time. The Internet Corporation

Udupi, Oct 12: A group of volunteers belonging to different faiths have come together and formed ‘Udupi Helpline,’ with the aim of transporting excess food from wedding halls to the needy. Led by Mahesh Poojary, a local youth the voluntary organization was inaugurated here on Thursday. “Though our organisation was formally launched today, we have already supplied food from wedding halls to about 2

Mangaluru, Oct 12: Minister for Food and Civil Supplies, Minority and Wakf B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan on Thursday said that he was even ready to join hands with his opponents for clearing encroachment of wakf properties in Karnataka. Responding to queries of media persons on Anwar Manippady’s report on encroachments of wakf properties, Mr Khan said that he was open on clearing encroachments, if any, in

Mumbai, Oct 12: A Dubai-bound Air India flight had a close shave when it hit the ATC compound wall at the Trichy airport on Thursday night. The incident took place at a time when the plane was moving towards the runway with 130 passengers on board. It is reported that a part of the plane hit a wall which damaged its underbelly. After initial repairs, the plane took off for Mumbai at around 0120

Bengaluru, Oct 12: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the murder of journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh made its 16th arrest yesterday. The accused, Vasudev Suryavamshi, 29, was first arrested by the Maharashtra Anti Terror Squad (ATS) from Jalgaon in connection with an arms haul case on September 10, 2018, and later by the CBI for his alleged role in the murder of Dr. Narendra Dabholkar

Mysuru, Oct 12: Karnataka Minister for Kannada and Culture and Women Welfare Dr Jayamala Thursday emphasised that only when women get their opportunities will the society improve and asked them to take advantage of various schemes and projects launched by the Government for their welfare. “The state government has introduced several schemes for women empowerment. They have to make proper use of

Bengaluru, Oct 12: With Karnatakareporting an alarming rise in Influenza A (H1N1) cases, the state health department on Thursday directed private hospitals not to charge more than Rs 2,500 for the throat swab test. The test is done for free at government hospitals. This year, the state saw 441 cases of H1N1, with 99 of them being reported from Bengaluru city. This comes in the wake of certain

Mangaluru, Oct 11: B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan, the Minister for food, civil supplies and consumer affairs today announced a personal contribution of Rs 10 lakh to Snehadeep, a home that cares for AIDS affected children in the city. The amount, minister said, is his gesture to help the institution purchase its own building. If this amount is not sufficient, the minister assured to give sufficient funds