Karnataka

Bangalore, September 21: Upset at being neglected by the top brass after his ouster as Chief Minister, Karnataka BJP strongman BS Yeddyurappa on Friday dropped clear hints of leaving the party, saying he was facing a 'suffocating environment' in it. "I am facing a suffocating environment in the party. I am waiting for an opportune time to decide my future. I will take a decision on completing my

Mangalore, September 21: The backward class youth in the coastal district of Dakshina Kannada are apparently being misled by saffron outfits such as the RSS and Vishwa Hindu Parishad which propagate their hate campaigns, said Vinay Kumar Sorake, AICC Secretary. He was speaking at the district level convention of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) wing of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC)

Mangalore, September 21: Almost two months after attack on revelers at Morning Mist Home Stay in Padil rocked the state, Mangalore police filed charge sheet on Thursday in a local court. The police, who arrested 24 persons, have named everyone in the charge sheet. The voluminous charge sheet filed at Junior Magistrate First Class (JMFC) II court after thorough investigations done by Assistant

Mangalore, September 21: A teenager drowned while learning swimming along with his four other at the confluence of Kolachikambala Shambhavi and Nandini Rivers near a mouth of estuary on Thursday evening near Mulky. The victim has been identified as Inzamam (19), son of Ashraf and Nafeesa couple from Udupi. He was a mobile technician in Udupi. He had been to learn swimming along with his friends

Mangalore, September 21: Coming down heavily on National Democratic Alliance and other opposition parties for day-long nationwide strike, former union minister Janardhan Poojary said that there had been a loss of over Rs 1,500 crore due to Thursday's bundh. “Now, they only have to pay back the losses according to the Supreme Court rule," he said. "Introducing FDI in retail sector will lead to

Kasaragod, September 20: A senior National Investigation Agency (NIA) official has visited Kanhangad to review the progress of investigation into a fake currency racket. NIA Deputy Superintendent of Police Abdul Kareem visited Kanhangad to review the progress of the investigation, Kanhangad Circle Inspector of Police K.V. Venugopal said. The police in Kanhangad arrested Abdul Jabbar of Kaithakkad

Mangalore, September 20: No untoward incidents have been reported from the district so far in the backdrop of the nationwide bundh call given by NDA against the diesel price rise brought about by the UPA government. Speaking to Coastaldigest.com, Abhishek Goyal, SP, Dakshina Kannada district, said that the bundh has been peaceful and no untoward incidents have been reported. Several places in the

Mangalore, September 20: Series of protests and demonstrations against United Progressive Alliance government marked the Bharat bundh in the coastal city of Mangalore on Thursday. The day long strike was called by the National Democratic Alliance and other opposition parties to protest against the recent hike in diesel price, cap on supply of subsidised cooking gas cylinders and for allowing

Mangalore, September 20: A goods train carrier got out of control resulting in intruding and demolishing a wall of an ice factory in Dakke, Mangalore. There has not been any major damage and no one sustained injuries. Speaking to Coastaldigest.com, a Railway Police official said that the train moved as part of their 'internal operation' and was not on its way to any destination. The accident

Mangalore, September 20: The cities and towns across coastal Karnataka on Thursday woke up to a total 'Bundh' with all commercial and business activity coming to a grinding halt in Mangalore, Udupi and Karwar. The complete shutdown was in response to a 'Bharat Bandh' called by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and other opposition parties to protest against the recent hike in diesel price