Karnataka

Bangalore, February 13: A Bangalore court Monday ordered police to probe Karnataka's three sleeze watching ministers on charges of transmitting and viewing porn films. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Kiran Kheny directed the state police to complete the probe against Laxman Savadi, C.C. Patil and J. Krishna Palemar by Feb 27. The probe will be conducted by Vidhana Soudha or the state

Mangalore, February 13: The members of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal on Monday took out an awareness march in the city against Valentine's Day celebration. Though the activists had planned to take out motorbike rally as part of their awareness campaign, the police stopped them for not obtaining permission. However, they marched from Urwa Market to PVS circle raising slogans against

Mangalore, February 13: Export expert Anup K Pujari has laid emphasis on the need of increasing efficiency and exporting value-added products to new markets to increase the nations export. Speaking at a question and answer session at 'Karnataka: Export Vision-2020,' a convention of exporters organised by the Southern Region of Federation of Indian Export Organisations, he said that increasing port

Mangalore, February 13: Second Indo-German International CME on 'Inter Professional Education in Clinical Ethics' will be hosted by Centre for Ethics of Yenepoya University, Deralakatte, Mangalore on February 18 at the Indoor auditorium in its campus. Announcing this at a press meet here on Monday Dr. Vina Vaswani, Director, Centre for Ethics said that the University has innovatively established a

Udupi February 13: The local unit of Jamaath-e-Islam Hind staged a protest in front of Taluk office here condemning the Assembly porngate and St Mary's Island rave party. The protesters demanded the resignation of Bharatiya Janata Party led Karnataka government. They lashed out at the ruling party of the state for its 'unfulfilled promises' and 'immoral activities'. They said that the BJP leaders

Moodbidri, February 13: State president of the Janata Dal (Secular) and former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy accused BJP government of fooling minorities by not utilizing the funds allocated for various development projects. Speaking to reporters here, he said the BJP Government's claims of development in the State were hollow and that the party should seek a fresh mandate if it cannot deliver

Mangalore, February 13: Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda hinted at declaring a holiday if a day was fixed as the birthday of Veerarani Abbakka and the event would be celebrated at the State level. He was speaking at the valedictory of Veerarani Abbakka Utsava-2012 at Rani Abbakka Vedike at Ucchila Bovi School Ground in Someshwara on Sunday. Commenting on the way the programme is being organised

Mangalore, February 13: Supporters of the former minister and Mangalore north MLA Krishna J. Palemar rallied behind the beleaguered leader, who relinquished his ministerial position following his alleged involvement in porngate. At a meeting held in the central maidan of Suratkal under the banner of “Krishna Palemar Abhimanigala Sangha” speakers after speakers defended the former Minister and

Udupi, February 13: Union Corporate Affairs Minister M. Veerappa Moily said on Sunday that the way the State Government had appointed Chandrashekaraiah as Upalokayukta without consulting the High Court Chief Justice Vikramajit Sen showed that it had scant regard for law. Mr. Moily told presspersons here that the State Government was committing mistakes after mistakes in making appointments to

Karwar, February 12: A team of Christian preachers was briefly taken into custody by Karwar police for inquiry on Sunday following allegations of converting people into Christianity. The police acted based on a complaint by a Hindutva organisation that the team was engaged in missionary activity and converting innocent people into Christianity in Karwar. The Hindutva leaders informed the police