Karnataka

The Social Democratic Party of India, (SDPI), has assured Mrs. Shewta Bhatt, wife of Sanjiv Bhatt, the sacked IPS officer who has been awarded lifer for a custodial death nearly 30 years ago, for all help legal and otherwise in her battle against injustice meted out to her husband. The assurance was extended to Mrs. Bhatt when a delegation of SDPI led by its national general secretary Mohammad

Mysuru, Jun 29: Top officials from Tamil Nadu without notice visited Reservoirs and Dams built across river Cauvery to take stock of the situation on the availability of the water, Minister for PWD H D Revanna alleged on Saturday. Speaking to newsmen here, he said that the officials visited the Reservoirs without even informing the Secretary of Irrigation Department and have taken note of the

Mangaluru, Jun 29: Dr. Santosh T. Soans, eminent pediatrician of Mangalore, has been selected for the prestigious ‘IMA Doctors Day Award 2019’ instituted by the Indian Medical Association (IMA). The national level award will be conferred upon Dr. Soans on Doctors Day (July 1) at a Special Ceremony hosted at IMA House, New Delhi. “IMA honours its leaders and members who have contributed to the

Bengaluru, Jun 29: Congress leader HK Patil on Saturday wrote to Karnataka Home Minister MB Patil over Jindal Steel Works (JSW) land issue, stating that the Cabinet Sub-committee should look into it. In the letter, Patil stated that the Cabinet sub-committee should ensure that the state's natural resources are protected. He also mentioned that the committee, which is headed by MB Patil, should

Bengaluru, Jun 29: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) team, constituted to inquire into the alleged over Rs 4000 crore fraud by the Indian Monetary Advisory (IMA) Jewellers, has flown to Dubai to nab the main culprit Mohammed Mansoor Khan, who is reportedly hiding in the Gulf nation. According to official sources, Khan, had reportedly fled to Dubai, after shutting down his businesses in

Newsroom, Jun 29: The police in Congress-ruled Rajasthan has now filed chargesheet against Pehlu Khan for “cow smuggling”. Khan, a 55-year-old dairy farmer from Nuh district of Haryana, was brutally beaten to death by around 200 saffronite extremists in Alwar in 2017 while he was transporting cattle. The chargesheet filed posthumously accuses Khan his two sons under sections 5, 8 and 9 of the

Vasco, Jun 29: A 24-year-old taxi driver was found dead inside his car that was found parked on NH17-B at Shantinagar in Goa’s Vasco. While locals raised suspicions of foul play, the family of the deceased driver, Damodar Yamnappa, suspect that he died of some illness. His family hails from Karnataka’s coastal city of Mangaluru. Yamnappa who operated his taxi from Goa International Airport

Bengaluru, Jun 29: Food and Civil Supplies Minister B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan, who was summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for questioning over the IMA scam, has said that the he will clarify to the officials that he did not have any illegal dealings. On Friday, a team of ED officials visited the minister’s residence and served a summons, directing him to appear before them on July 5. Zameer

Newsroom, Jun 28: Priya Serrao, an Indian origin woman, whose family migrated to Australia from Middle East, has won the Miss Universe Australia title for 2019. Serrao edged past 26 other women from across the country in Melbourne on Thursday night to win the title. The 26-year-old beauty queen who has her roots in Belman near Karkala of Udupi district will now represent Australia in the Miss

Mangaluru, Jun 28: In an attack that prima facie seemed motivated by unrequited love, a 20-year-old post-graduation student, was brutally stabbed repeatedly by her 28-year-old friend-turned-harasser at Bagambila near Deralakatte on the outskirts of the city in broad daylight on Friday. The victim is Deeksha (20), a resident of Bagambila, and a student of MBA at a private college at Karkala. Her