Karnataka

Bengaluru, Jan 9: The second day of Bharat Bandh called by various trade unions turned violent in many places in Karnataka with miscreants pelting stones at State transport buses in over 50 places, but the shut off call by workers remained partial with commercial establishments remain open and government and other offices operating normally across the State. Police said stone pelting incidents

Bengaluru, Jan 9: The high court on Tuesday confirmed the life sentence imposed on a 62-year-old woman and her son for murdering her daughter-in-law after taking into account her nine-year-old grandson’s “unwavering evidence” given five years after the incident. A division bench headed by Justice KN Phaneendra dismissed the criminal appealfiled by Parvathi and her son Ravish, 45, residents of

Karwar, Jan 9: After five months, Iran on Tuesday finally released all the 18 non-resident Indian fishermen hailing from Karnataka and five from Maharashtra who had been held captive after they strayed into Iranian waters. The group of fishermen will arrive at their port in Dubai on Wednesday. SS Nakul, deputy commissioner of Uttara Kannada, confirmed the release was facilitated by the

Mangaluru, Jan 8: Veteran Sunni religious scholar and Soofi saint K P Abdul Jabbar Musliyar Mittabail passed away due to age related illness. 85-year-old scholar breathed his last at his residence in Mittabail near B C Road on the outskirts of the city today. In spite of his ill health, he was busy in religious activities till the last moment of his life. Today he faced severe respiratory problem

Bengaluru, Jan 8: Day one of two day Bharat Bandh called by various 10 Trade Unions passed off peacefully with no untoward incident reported from any part of Karnataka on Tuesday. The Bandh against NDA government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi evoked mixed response in the State and the most affected were students community as the examinations scheduled for today and tomorrow by various

Bengaluru, Jan 8: Janata Dal (S) MLAs today urged party supremo H D Devegowda to assert a proper share for the party in the coalition government with Congress and a ‘hard bargaining’ is needed to give the party legislators their due and ensure growth of the party in Karnataka before the Lok Sabha elections this year. According to party sources, majority of the JD(S) MLAs, who were present at the

Bantwal, Jan 8: A teenage boy lost his life after he accidentally drowned in Netravati River at Farangipete in Bantwal taluk. The deceased has been identified as Abdul Sattar (14), son of Mohammad Basheer, a resident of Amemar village in the same taluk. Fire fighters and divers have launched a search operation in the river. More details are awaited.

Bengaluru, Jan 8: Ahead of notifications for General elections Congress in Karnataka is geared-up for strengthening the rank and file of the party, AICC General Secretary K C Venugopal here on Tuesday. Congress in Karnataka have decided to step up the Functional capacity of the rank and file at the grassroot level. Directions have been issued to conduct a People Contact programme, in which party

Belagavi, Jan 8: Police busted a FICN (Fake Indian Curency Note) racket and arrested seven persons in the city on Monday when they tried to circulate fake currency notes in denomination of Rs 2000 and Rs 200 in a village in the district in Karnataka. Superintendent of police Shudhir Kumar Reddy said the accused included two who used to print fake currency notes using photo copying machines and the

Bengaluru, Jan 8: Opposition Leader in the Karnataka Legislative Council Kota Srinivas Poojary has reiterated BJP's demand for resignation of the Minister for Backward Class Welfare Puttaranga Shetty following confiscating of over Rs 25 lakh from one of his ministerial staff, recently. Addressing newsmen here on Tuesday, he charged that “the discreet silence by the Chief Minister on the incident