Karnataka

Bangalore, Dec 8: Minister for Social Welfare H. Anjaneya on Saturday appealed to the people to shun blind beliefs such as the made snana ritual at Kukke Subramanya temple in Dakshina Kannada. Addressing presspersons here on Saturday, Mr. Anjaneya condemned the practice saying it was inhuman and foolish. “I do not know what to call those people who participated in the ritual — fools or intelligent

New Delhi, Dec 8: In elections seen as a "semifinal" before the 2014 Lok Sabha battle, the BJP retained Madhya Pradesh and ousted the Congress in Rajasthan. The Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) stunning show in Delhi pushed the Congress to a humiliating third spot, with the BJP looking set to take power despite lacking a clear majority. The Congress and the BJP were in a cliffhanger neck and neck race in

Mangalore, Dec 7: Demanding a ban on the inhuman practice of 'made-snana', Karnataka State Backward Classes Awareness Forum and other like-minded organisations staged a day-long hunger strike in front of the Deputy Commissioner's office here on Saturday. “Instances such as casteism and made-snana tarnish the state of Karnataka which saw saints like Basava and Kanaka who preached equality among

Mangalore, Dec 7: A 182-metre tall statue of Iron Man of India Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, touted as the world's tallest statue will be installed on the banks of river Narmada in Gujarat under the aegis of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Rashtriya Ekta Trust as a tribute to one of the founding fathers of the Republic of India. As part of the nation-wide'Statue of Unity' campaign, a delegation from Gujarat

Moodabidri: K P Dinesh Adhikari (47), an entrepreneur hailing from Moodabidri, settled in Mumbai died after slipping off the train at Bhayandar railway station, on Thursday at 11 pm. Mr Adhikari was running hotel and construction business in Mumbai. He was the life member of Mumbai Akhila Bharat Jain Sangha, president of Udupu Palimar Sri Balaji Sannidhi Prathishtana Samiti, Meera Road East and

Mangalore, Dec 7:'Seaplane', which is one of the highlights of Kerala's tourism, was set to be imbibed in Mangalore as well and authorities were positive about the same. However, if sources are to be believed, the'Seaplane' will never take off for Mangalore because of lack of land. There were plans to start the seaplane service on bank of river Phalguni at Gurpur, near International Airport, by

Mangalore, Dec 7: In a commendable action, the cops have successfully nabbed a person who robbed a man of Rs 5.1 lac, within four hours of the robbery. The arrested is Omkar Shetty, resident of Savanoor in Haveri. It is said that Iyyamvadi (35), a resident of Chainakila of Kannur-Payyangadi got down from a train at Mangalore railway station on Friday morning and was walking towards Town Hall with

Udupi, Dec 7: The big cat which had unleashed havoc in HD Kote region was successfully captured by the authorities. But, what is not known is the role of Dr Sanath Krishna Muliya from Puttur in the operations to capture the cannibal alive.

New Delhi, Dec 7: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday met Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi and held a discussion on expanding his ministry. Siddaramaiah, who is here to attend Group of Ministers meeting on problems of the sugar industry, reportedly told Gandhi that he wanted to fill at least three of the five vacant berths in the ministry before the coming Lok Sabha polls. Gandhi reportedly

Bangalore, Dec 7: Income tax raids on many cooperative housing societies across Karnataka led to unearthing of Rs.300 crore of unaccounted income, a senior official said Friday. "Investigations, which began in September-October and are still continuing, revealed that many housing societies did not file income tax returns nor deducted TDS on payments made to developers," income tax spokesman