Karnataka

New Delhi, Sep 25: Abdul Nasser Ma'adani, incarcerated for his alleged role in the Bangalore serial blasts of 2008, has approached the Supreme Court seeking bail on the ground of ill-health and undue delay in the conclusion of the trial. Founder of People's Democratic Party in Kerala, Ma'adani challenged the Karnataka High Court's order of August 27 denying him bail in the case. In his special

Mangalore, Sep 25: In a major reshuffle in police department, Karnataka government on Tuesday transferred several IPS officers including Abhishek Goyal, the Superintendent of Police of Dakshina Kannada. Dakshina Kannada got a new Superintendent of Police in Shantanu Sinha, a 2009 batch IPS officer. Mr Goyal has been posted as the SP of Lokayuktha in Bangalore. Shantanu Sinha who was posted in

Bangalore, Sep 25: B S Anand Singh, the BJP MLA from Vijayanagar (Hospet) constituency in Bellary district, who was likely to be arrested by the CBI in the Belekeri port iron ore export scam case, has left for Singapore. The CBI had summoned Singh, who was Tourism Minister in the Jagadish Shettar government, for questioning to its office in Bangalore on Saturday. The CBI sources said that Singh

Kundapur, Sep 24: A 8-year-old adopted girl who was beaten black and blue allegedly by her foster parents, was rescued at Chadrolli Makkimane in Hengavalli gram panchayat limits of Kundapur taluk on Tuesday. The girl Smitha (name changed) hailing from Bangalore is the daughter of Siddappaji and Bhairavi. Soon after Smitha was born her parents had a quarrel which culminated in the murder of her

Mangalore, Sep 24: Although it is a big challenge to overcome the procedural labyrinth in order to change the curriculum, the autonomy to address the changes in the curriculum is basic to ensuring quality education, said Dr Jancy James, Vice Chancellor of Central University of Kerala, Kasargod. Delivering the keynote address at the inauguration of a national workshop on'Changing Contours of Indian

New Delhi, Sep 24: Perhaps for the first time, the home ministry has identified the religion of victims of communal violence, saying 107 people lost their lives in riots this year, of whom 66 were Muslims and 41 were Hindus. A document released by the home ministry said there were 479 riots in the country, including in Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh, till September 15 in which 107 people lost

Mangalore, Sep 24: Charging that certain organisations were trying to create an environment of communal intolerance and disturb the communal harmony in Dakshina Kannada ahead of Lok Sabha polls and religious festivals, members of Karnataka Komu Souharda Vedike (KKSV) condemned the announcement of'khadga deeksha' by state executive president of Akhila Bharata Hindu Mahasabha Swami Pranavananda

Mangalore, Sep 24: World has become more materialistic with people having very little time to ddiscuss rationalism and socialism, said M Jayanand Devadiga, Secretary, Dakshina Kannada and Udupi District Backward Classes' Union. He was speaking after receiving the'Suvarnashree Award' by Akhila Bharatha Billawa Union (ABBU) and Narayana Guru Educational Institutes on founder's day celebrations at

New Delhi/Nairobi, Sep 24: Another Indian, Sudharshan B. Nagaraj from Bangalore, was Tuesday identified as among the 62 killed in the Nairobi mall attack by militants. This raises to three the number of Indians killed in the attack, the government said. "The toll of Indian citizens killed in Westgate attack rises. Sudharshan B.Nagaraj from Bangalore sadly identified as among those killed. He was

Udupi, Sep 24: A new scheme has been started to provide monetary aid for the marriage of Muslim girls and remarriage of Muslim divorcees and widows. A sum of Rs 50,000 can be availed under the scheme for marriage expenses or to purchase commodities of need. Those with annual income of less than Rs 1.50 lac may send in their application to District Officer, District Backward and Minority Welfare