Karnataka

Mangaluru, Dec 31: Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday appealed to the Muslim organisations, who were planning a protest and BJP, who were planning a Jan Jagruthi Sabha, to postpone their respective meets for at least 8 to 10 days, in order to ease the tense situation in this port city. Muslim organisations were planning a protest in Mangaluru against CAA on January 4 and BJP was planning

Mangaluru, Dec 31: A nine-month-old child died after he accidentally fell into a bucket filled with water at Surathkal here on Tuesday. Police said that the incident occurred while the mother was sleeping after her morning chores. The deceased child was identified as Yash.

Bengaluru, Dec 31: Two people were injured after a car in Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa’s convoy rammed into a truck before hitting an auto rickshaw on Tuesday. Police said the convoy was proceeding to Tumkur when the last car rammed into a goods vehicle. "The driver of the car lost control of the vehicle and crashed against the road divider before colliding with a truck and an auto

New Delhi, Dec 31: Shops, business firms or companies with an annual turnover of Rs 50 crore or more and required to provide digital payment facilities to customers as part of government's stride towards a less-cash economy, will not have to pay any penalty till January 31 for not installing the system. They would, however, be made to cough up Rs 5,000 per day as penalty for failing to accept

Bengaluru, Dec 31: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is admired for sending satellites and rockets into the space but a senior scientist from the premier organisation has enthralled the Internet by playing the flute at the end of a meeting with a Parlaimentary panel. The video of the flute performance was shared on Twitter by Congress Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh, who is a member of

Dubai, Dec 31: A group of Indian expats in the UAE have submitted a memorandum to the Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi expressing concerns over the contentious amended Citizenship Act which many claim is "discriminatory" on religious grounds, according to a media report. Around 30 people from the Indian community met with the embassy officials on Sunday to voice their opposition with the Citizenship

Bengaluru, Dec 31: The premises of two income-tax officers in Bengaluru were among eight places that the CBI searched in connection with the multi-billion IMA scam, officials said on Monday. The officers are Saurabh Nayak, then Deputy Commissioner, Income Tax (Investigation), and D Kumar, Assistant Commissioner, Income Tax (Assessment), they said. The officers are suspected to have favoured IMA

Mangaluru, Dec 31: A day before the New Year celebration begins, Dr PS Harsha, Mangaluru Police Commissioner issued an advisory to the party and celebration organisers to ensure public safety and maintain law and order on New Year’s eve. In the advisory the Police Commissioner has directed hotels, resorts and other private entities to acquire adequate permissions from all the departments including

Mangaluru, Dec 31: A 25-year-old was arrested on charge of sending provocative messages on social media groups on Monday evening, police said on Tuesday. Police said that the arrested was identified as Moideen Hameed (25), a resident of Pandeshwar in Mangaluru. He was nabbed when he was allegedly sending provocative messages on social media regarding the December 19 violence that broke out in the

Mangaluru, Dec 31: In case of gatherings in large numbers, the organisers should have adequate fire and other safety measures in place All New Year parties in hotels, resorts and other public places on Tuesday night should end by 12.05 a.m. and organisers should take written permission from the police to hold such programmes, Police Commissioner P.S. Harsha said here on Monday In a statement, Mr