Karnataka

Ramanagara, Jun 26: Police have recovered two live bombs from a drainage in the town, about 50 Km from Karnataka’s capital Bengaluru on Wednesday. The recovery comes close on the heels of arrest of a suspected member of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh Habibur Rehman Sheikh (28) alias Habibur or Sheikh in Doddaballapur in Bengaluru Rural district yesterday. Sources said that the National

Mangaluru, Jun 26: Members of the local unit of the Mahila Congress on Wednesday staged a protest in front of the Post Office on Balmatta Road in the city demanding a ban on EVMs and reintroduction of ballot papers. "We are holding a postcard movement where we are demanding a transparent election. We had many doubts about this year's election, which was held using Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs)

Bengaluru, Jun 26: Former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah and Congress legislator from Badami, is likely to visit the constituency, days after people started "where is our MLA" campaign, sources said on Wednesday. However, no official statement was issued on the campaign, sources said that after becoming MLA, Siddaramaiah spent most of his time in Bengaluru and Mysore preparing for the

Bengaluru, Jun 26: The farmers protest in Mandya entered the sixth day on Wednesday. The farmers have been demanding diversion of Cauvery and Hemavati waters to their canals in order to save their produce. "At this moment we are facing a deficit of water in our reservoirs. We have 75-80 TMC of water in our Cauvery reservoir. It's not possible to release water to them. But we are requesting the

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Wednesday lost his cool when employees of the Yermarus Thermal Power Station (YTPS) in Raichur district blocked his convoy to submit a list of their grievances. Kumaraswamy shouted at a group of workers who approached him. The Chief Minister was in Raichur for his 'Grama Vastavya' (village stay) programme. "You voted for Narendra Modi and want

Bengaluru, Jun 26: The Karnataka government appointed a Cabinet sub-commttee to look into the controversial grant of over 3667 acres of land to the steel giant Jindal Steel Works (JSW). Home Minister M B Patil will head the Committee, which also included Minister for Co-operation Bandeppa Kashampur, Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Krishna Byregowda and Minister for Social Welfare

South 24 Parganas, Jun 26: Three Muslim men were allegedly pushed off a moving train for refusing to chant 'Jai Shri Ram' on Tuesday. Mannah Mullah, one of the victims, was traveling with six people from Canning in South 24 Parganas district in West Bengal to Hooghly. A group of men entered their compartment and began forcing them to chant Jai Shri Ram. When refused, the men started beating Mullah

Ayodhya, Jun 26: In a gesture that could ease tension between Hindus and Muslim, Hindus in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya district have donated land to Muslims for a burial ground. The land has been donated in Belarikhan village under the Gosaiganj Assembly constituency. The land had been a bone of contention between the two communities for years until now. Surya Kumar Jhinkan Maharaj, a local seer, and

Bidar, Jun 26: All the six members of a family were killed on Wednesday when the roof of their house in Bidar district in Karnataka collapsed. The police said that the mud roof of the house collapsed over them while the family was asleep. According to police sources, the victims had been identified as Nadeem Sheikh, his wife and four children. Congress MLA from Basavakalyana constituency Narayana

Bengaluru, June 26: The Special Investigation Team, appointed to investigate Multi-Crore IMA fraud case, have seized Rs 83.26 Lakhs worth Gold ornaments and Silver articles during raid at two places including IMA Gold Yeswantpur and IMA Gold Tilak Nagar in the City. According to a press release by the Police here on Wednesday, while 1 kg 300 gram gold ornaments worth about Rs 41.60 lakhs, 5.5 kg