Karnataka

Bengaluru, Nov 9: Security has been beefed up in all major cities and sensitive areas of Karnataka on Saturday ahead of the much awaited judgment on Babri Masjid land. The state government declared a holiday for all schools and colleges across Karnataka on Saturday, primary and secondary education minister S Suresh Kumar said on Friday. Sale of liquor will be banned from 6am on Saturday till

Jerusalem, Nov 9: Four members of an Indian family, including two children, detained in Israel for staying illegally are likely to be deported soon after the completion of formalities, officials here said amidst a crackdown on illegal migrant workers. Indian couple with two minor children were on Thursday arrested by Israel's immigration authority, according to a media report. Inspectors of the

New Delhi, Nov 9: The CBI on Friday conducted searches at 15 locations in Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh, including the premises of some senior officers of Karnataka Police, in connection with the I-Monetary Advisory (IMA) ponzi scam, officials said. Multi disciplinary teams of the agency carried out searches at 11 places in Bengaluru and one each in Mandya, Ramanagara, Belgaum and one place in

Mysuru, Nov 8: Former Minister DK Shivakumar, who was released on bail from a Delhi prison in money laundering case alleged that he and former Union minister Chidambaram were ill-treated in Tihar jail. Speaking to newsmen here on Friday he alleged, “Chidambaram and him were ill-treated in jail, I will share my experience in the coming days.” “Many people thought my political carrier would be

Mangaluru, Nov 8: Veteran Congress leader Janardhana Poojary on Friday said that BJP will win maximum seats in the coming Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) elections. Speaking to newsmen here he predicted BJP’s victory in the MCC elections and said that Congress leaders will be shedding tears on November 14. Responding to a question on Poojary’s loyalty to the Congress party and on giving negative

Bengaluru, Nov 8: Two cricketers accused of receiving money in the Karnataka Premier League (KPL) betting case were remanded to seven-day police custody for interrogation, an officer said on Friday. "A local court on Thursday sent C.M. Gautam and Abrar Kazi of Bellary Tuskers to police custody till November 13 to question their alleged involvement in the multi-crore international betting case for

Kochi, Nov 8: Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Friday said the geo-mapping of over six lakh registered Waqf properties in the country would be completed by 2022. "Over the past five years, more than 98 per cent of Waqf properties have completed the digitisation. The geo-mapping of over six lakh registered Waqf properties in the country will be completed by 2022," Naqvi said

New Delhi, Nov 8: The disqualified Karnataka MLAs moved the Supreme Court on Friday, seeking further postponement of the Assembly bypolls which are scheduled to take place on December 5. A bench headed by Justice N V Ramana on October 25 had reserved its verdict on a batch of petitions filed by the 17 MLAs, challenging their disqualification as lawmakers ahead of the trust vote by the then H D

Bengaluru, Nov 8: Outpatient services were affected in Karnataka on Friday as hospitals and nursing homes went on a strike in response to a call by Indian Medical Association protesting the assault on a government eye hospital doctor. Doctors of the government Minto Eye Hospital are on strike since Friday last protesting the alleged attack of a colleague by members of Karnataka Rakshana Vedike, a

Udupi, Nov 8: Vishwesha Teertha Swami, the chief pontiff Pejawar mutt and one of the pioneers of Ram Mandir movement, has warned both Hindus and Muslims that he would launch an indefinite hunger strike if any of them held victory procession or resorted to violence after Supreme Court’s looming verdict on Babri Masjid land. The 88-year-old seer that sants, Sangh Parivar and Vishwa Hindu Parishat