Karnataka

Gulbarga, Jan 16: Sporadic violence broke out in Gulbarga city and other places on Wednesday after the news of the death of daring sub-inspector (SI) Mallikarjun Bande in Hyderabad spread in the morning. The district administration immediately promulgated prohibitory orders in Gulbarga city, Aland and Jewargi towns under Section 144 CrPC for 24 hours till 1 pm on Thursday. Doctors at Yashoda

Udaipur/Jaipur, Jan 16: Situation in southern Rajasthan's Pratapgarh district was tense on Wednesday after three people were killed and seven injured in communal clashes in Kotdi and Moheda villages late on Tuesday night. According to the district police, curfew was imposed in Kotdi and Arnod after clash broke out between some RSS activists and members of the Muslim community. Ten shops were set

Tarikere (Chikmagalur dist), Jan 16: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Wednesday that there was no proposal before the State or Central government to ban the sale of arecanut. He would not allow the ban, even if such a proposal were to come before him, the chief minister said. He was speaking to reporters after launching several development works in the town.Siddaramaiah said the BJP was trying

Mangalore, Jan 16: In a fresh case of hate crime, a group of miscreants allegedly belonging to a Hindutva outfit brutally assaulted two engineering students -a boy and a girl- at Surathkal beach on the outskirts of the city on Wednesday. It is learnt that the reason behind the attack was that the miscreants could not tolerate a Hindu girl walking with a Muslim boy on the sea shores. The assailants

New Delhi, Jan 15: Alleged Indian Mujahideen (IM) co-founder Yasin Bhatkal, on Wednesday complained in a court here that there is threat to his life as Tihar Jail officials are treating them "even worse than animals". Bhatkal and his close aide Asadullah Akhtar has moved an application before District Judge I.S. Mehta at Patiala House Court here requesting him to issue direction to the director

New Delhi, Jan 15: Two persons were arrested tonight in connection with alleged gang rape of a 51-year-old Danish tourist at knife-point near New Delhi railway station in the heart of the national capital. The two arrested persons have been identified as Mahender alias Ganja (25), a resident of Uttar Prdesh's Fatehpur district and Raja, a senior Delhi Police official said. Police have recovered an

Mangalore, Jan 15: Eminent writer Vaidehi and other eight personalities along with White Doves Trust, Mangalore were honoured with the Sandesha Awards at the 23rd annual Sandesha Award presentation ceremony by Sandesha Foundation at Town Hall, Mangalore on Wednesday. Cyril G Sequeira, known as C G S, Taccode was honoured with the Sandesha Konkani literature award for his contribution to Konkani

Mangalore, Jan 15: “The only way societies can solve the problem of poverty is through creation of jobs, which will lead to reduction of poverty,” said executive chairman of Infosys N R Narayana Murthy. He was speaking after inaugurating the rebuilt candle-making facility of Primacy Industries Ltd in Baikampady on the outskirts of the city on Wednesday. The facility of the Mangalore-based candle

Mangalore, Jan 15: Former Karnataka chief minister H D Kumaraswamy might be a busy politician like his father. But, he has enough time to spend with his special family members. People of Karnataka realized this fact once again when actress turned producer Radhika, the second wife of Kumaraswamy formally posted the pictures of her daughter's fourth birth day celebration. Hundreds of people liked

Mangalore, Jan 14: Newly appointed chairman of Dakshina Kannada Waqf Advisory Committee S M Rashid Haji was given a warm felicitation during the 'Crystal Jubilee Week' celebration of Al-Badriya composite pre University College. Union minister for highways and road transport Oscar Fernandes formally felicitated the new chief of district committee. Mangalore North MLA B A Mohideen Bava, Chancellor