Karnataka

Bangalore, Jan 26: Three police officers have been awarded the President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service and 19 others the President's Police Medal for Meritorious Service on the occasion of Republic Day. The officials who have been awarded the President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service are Dr P Ravindranath, IPS, ADGP, KSRP, Bangalore; P K Shivashankara, Superintendent of Police

Mangalore, Jan 25: For the first time, the Western Range division of Karnataka State Police will invoke provisions of the Karnataka Control of Organised Crime Act (KCOCA) against all the accused in connection with the murder case of businessman R N Naik in Ankola, Uttar Kannada district that occurred on December 21. Speaking to reporters at a press conference here on Saturday, Inspector-General of

Mangalore, Jan 25: Health and Family Welfare Minister U T Khader has said that former union minister B Janardhan Poojary has all rights to demand Congress' ticket to contest from Mangalore Lok Sabha constituency in impending polls. Responding to the queries of media persons in the city on Saturday, Mr Khader said no one would object Mr Poojary's candidature. “Poojary is a veteran leader of the

Mangalore, Jan 25: After a boycott, calls of protest and a thinned turnout, talks with villagers who will lose their land to the proposed HPCL Mangalore-Bangalore LPG pipeline project bore little progress in Mangalore on Saturday. However, after hearing complaints, the district administration said they would, if land was consented for the project, change the tag in the land records that would

Udupi, Jan 25: Cautiously experimenting with new faces as candidates in few constituencies for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Bharatiya Janata Party and Sangh Parivar are attempting to try the same in Karnataka. As part of this experiment, Sangh Parivar leaders has proposed fielding diehard fan Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi, and pro-Hindutva Kannada columnist Pratap Simha against sitting

Mangalore, Jan 25: In an attempt to raise awareness on the importance of voting in elections, several students from various colleges in the city organised a human chain to mark the National Voters Day on Saturday at Nehru Maidan. In a formal function held at Town Hall, D K Principal District and Sessions Judge B V Prakash said that the voters were powerful than the politicians. Prof Narayana

Dubai, Jan 25: An Indian has been arrested at Sharjah International Airport for attempting to smuggle gold, moulded into the form of luggage handles, to India. The suspect was nabbed by customs officers at the airport while heading to India, according to an official spokesperson from Sharjah Police. He was arrested after failing to declare the gold to the airport authorities and inspectors at the

New Delhi, Jan 25: Narendra Modi could be poised to become India's next prime minister with two opinion polls released on Friday predicting that the NDA will get at least 210 seats and the BJP itself would cross the 180 mark and perhaps even 210 in the coming Lok Sabha elections. In contrast, the UPA and the Congress appear to be facing a rout with both polls giving the ruling alliance less than

Bangalore, Jan 25: Former chief minister B?S?Yeddyurappa stayed away from the Legislative Assembly session even on Friday, giving rise to speculation that he is sulking at the lukewarm response he has been receiving in the BJP ever since his re-entry. Yeddyurappa and three other KJP legislators had joined the BJP at the party's office in Bangalore on January 9. Yeddyurappa attended a couple of

Mangalore, Jan 24: A solo painting expo, 'Kokila - Rediscovering India' by an Indo-Canadian artist Kokila (Nee Suthan Karkera), who got appreciation for her works in Canada, Italy and Middle East, was inaugurated at Prasad Art Gallery in the city on January 24. Dr MV Shetty Memorial Trust trustee Hima Urmila Shetty was the guest at the inaugural of the art expo. Paintings will be open for public