Karnataka

Bangalore, Sep 9: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will leave for Dalian in China today to participate in the three-day annual meeting of the 'New Champions of the World Economic Forum' from September 11. The Chief Minister will be accompanied by a 14-member business delegation which will comprise industry captains from sectors including Information Technology and Textiles, Chief Minister's

Mangalore, Sep 9: Konaje police have seized a pick up vehicle carrying 13 cattle in it, on Mudipu Natekal road on Saturday. When the cops stopped the vehicle which was bound towards Chembugudde, driver Asif fled the scene. As many as 13 cattle were stashed in the vehicle inhumanly. A case has been filed. Illegal slaughter house raided, one held In a raid on illegal slaughter house near Suralpady

Muzaffarnagar, Sep 9: Muzaffarnagar district is under grip of communal insanity, according to official figures till now 19 people including a journalist in the line of duty has been lynched to death. This riot is not a spontaneous reaction to some flare up, but a result of well organized campaign to fan communal tensions. It all started with the killing of three youngsters in clashes on August 27

Muzaffarnagar/Lucknow, Sep 9: Simmering violence in Muzaffarnagar has claimed more lives, taking the death toll to 28even as 200 persons were arrested and FIRs registered against four BJP MLAs and a former Congress MP today. Curfew remained in force in violence-hit areas of the district. "The death toll in the violence has reached 26, while 45 injured persons are undergoing treatment in various

Bangalore, Sep 9: Obtaining new LPG domestic connections has become a lot easier. Ration cards are now no longer mandatory to get new connections in the state. Both state government and oil marketing companies — IOC, HPCL and BPCL — have recently directed all LPG agencies not to push for ration cards for sanctioning new connections. Instead, ration cards will be considered one of the identity

Muzaffarnagar/ Lucknow, Sep 29: The spiral of violence triggered by killings last month spread to Muzaffarnagar's far flung rural areas on Sunday, killing 16 more people, taking the number of those consumed by the conflagration to 27. With more than 40 people injured, many critically, the toll could increase, officials said. Uttar Pradesh governor B L Joshi sent a report to centre on Muzaffarnagar

Bangalore, Sep 9: Blaming former prime minister H D Deve Gowda led JD(S) of indulging in "opportunistic politics", Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said there was no difference between the party and BJP. "JDS is misleading people by calling itself a secular party......there is no much difference between BJP and JDS," Siddaramaiah told reporters at Mysore today. "We call BJP communal party, JDS is no

Mangalore, Sep 9: The Third Additional JMFC court in Mangalore directed Pandeshwar women's police to register an FIR against Assistant Commissioner of Police T R Jagannath in a complaint filed by Assistant Sub Inspector of Pandeshwar police station Srikala. The police have been asked to submit the report to the court. It may be recalled that Srikala had filed a case of sexual and mental harassment

Bantwal, Sep 8: A youth was swept away by the strong current of water while he was bathing in the Nethravathi river in Manjalpade in Sajipa-munnur village in Bantwal taluk on Sunday morning. The youth has been identified as Praveen Kulal (20), from Kadeshwalya village. Three others who had accompanied Praveen into the river, Kiran Amtoor, Ajay Honnavar and Kamalaksha, luckily escaped from danger

Mangalore, Sep 8: As many as 3,000 volunteers representing Make a Difference (MAD) from 19 cities of India walked backwards promote the cause of 'pushing back illiteracy', on the world literacy day. MAD, which is a non-profit organisation held this event named 'Back-a-thon' in 19 cities and the cumulative distance walked nationally exceeded 4 kms and the entire event passed off peacefully. In