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No corruption in steel flyover project, says Siddaramaiah

Mangaluru: Denying allegations that corruption was done in the Rs 1,761 crore steel flyover project in Bengaluru, the construction of which was stayed by the Green Tribunal, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today said there was total transparency in the project. Talking to reporters here, he

Passengers robbed in Bengaluru-Delhi Rajdhani Express

Miscreants stole half a dozen mobile phones, jewelleries and cash worth lakhs of rupees from passengers on Bengaluru – Delhi Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express here, early on Tuesday. According to the complaint filed by some passengers of 22691 Rajdhani Express, the incident occurred between Agra

What is the use of celebrating Tipu Jayanti?: Karnataka HC's poser to state govt

BENGALURU: The Karnataka high court will take up on Thursday the hearing on a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the controversial move of the state government to celebrate the birth anniversary of Tipu Sultan, former ruler of princely state of Mysuru. The PIL is filed by one K P Manjun

CBI court acquits Yeddyurappa, 13 others in mining case

In a relief to the former Karnataka Chief Minister and State BJP president, B.S.Yeddyurapppa, a special court for CBI cases on Wednesday acquitted him of all the charges in a case of allegedly showing favour to two mining companies and receiving illegal gratification from them through Prerana Trust,

If want to remain in India, follow Sri Ram, not Prophet (PBUH): VHP leader tells Muslims

Mangaluru: A senior leader of VHP has assured Indian Muslims of complete protection if they “revert” to Hindu dharma by leaving Islam, reports Coastaldigest.com. The VHP joint secretary Surendra Kumar Jain speaking at the ‘Hindu Jaya Ghosh’ meeting held on Sunday as a part of the valedictory of t

Bengaluru: RSS protests activist’s murder; prohibitory orders in 4 areas

Bengaluru: BJP and RSS workers on Monday staged a protest here against the gruesome murder of a local RSS functionary and demanded a fair probe into the case and immediate arrest of the culprits. Rudresh, a 35-year old RSS worker, was hacked to death by two motorcycle-borne men who struck him wit

Muslim groups enter agitation mode against UCC

Led by Tahreek Muslim Shabban president Mohammed Mushtaq Mallik, several prominent religious organisations including Jamaat-e-Islami, Jamiatul-Ulema Hind, Jamiatul Mashaiqeen among others, held a series of meetings across Telangana and parts of Karnataka in protest against proposed Uniform Civil Cod

Ivory worth crores found in 'haunted' Belagavi den

BELAGAVI: A police raid on a “haunted house” in the heart of Belagavi city has led to the discovery of a huge stash of ivory, horns, nails and skin of animals, worth crores of rupees. Acting on specific information, the CCIB police on Tuesday raided the house at Shettigalli in Market police station

Saffron goons thrashed youth for sharing bus seat with a Hindu girl

Mangaluru: A group of miscreants belonging to a Hindtuva fringe group attacked a Muslim youth for sharing a seat with a girl belonging to Hindu community. The incident took place on Monday night at KSRTC bus stand in Madikeri. It so happened when Mohammed Anees, the victim and the girl, belong

Mangaluru: Jail inmates try to attack police escorts

Mangaluru, Oct 7: Some inmates of the district prison here tried to attack police personnel belonging to district armed reserve (DAR) police force, who were escorting them back to the prison after producing them in the court relating to cases they are involved with. The incident occurred on Thursday

I-T DEPT MAKES RECORD SEIZURE OF RS43CR CASH FROM VYDEHI INSTITUTE TRUSTEE

What does it take to be a doctor? Aptitude mostly. But truckloads of money sometimes does the trick too. This stash of Rs43 crore is your evidence. In one of its biggest raids, this was the amount the income tax department seized in cash from the residence of one of the trustees of the Vydehi Instit

Mangaluru: Shrunk Black T-shirt of Students thought to be terrorist flags

Mangaluru, Sep 30: Konaje station police were anxious about a black flag hung on a tree near a house in Kuthar Nityananda Nagar on Thursday, September 29. It made even higher rank police officials of Mangaluru commissionerate to visit the place. They took away the controversial flag and also T shirt

Will Karnataka Assembly Stand Invite Contempt Proceedings?

On September 20, 2016, the Supreme Court directed Karnataka to release 6,000 cusecs of water per day to Tamil Nadu. This was to be done till the next date of hearing, ie, September 27. On the same day the Karnataka cabinet deferred the release of water pending a special session of the legislative as

Drunk School Bus Drivers Shock Parents in Bengaluru

Bengaluru, 25 Sep. 2016: You rush your child to the school-bus, get her in, wave a good-bye and watch the vehicle till it disappears into the traffic. The bus usually has a couple of teachers in it and an assistant. You assure yourself that it will all be fine, and get on with your day. After all, h

Mangaluru: Hindutva activists thrash youth for embracing Islam

Mangaluru, Sep 18: A 24-year-old youth from Sullia in Dakshina Kannada (Mangaluru) district, who has accepted Islam on his own will, was reportedly thrashed earlier this week by a group of miscreant belonging to Hindutva organizations for turning down their demand of returning to Hinduism.thrash Sa

Mangaluru: Student who kept mobile camera in university ladies toilet arrested

  Mangaluru, Sep 14: The city police commissioner Chandra Shekar on Wednesday, September 14 said that the person who kept the mobile camera at the University ladies toilet stands arrested. Santhosh M (22) is the person arrested. He is from Sullia and he is the second year M Sc Marine Geol

Bengaluru: Cauvery water issue - Karnataka bandh planned for Sep 9

Bengaluru, Sep 7: President of Kannada Chaluvali Okkoota, Vatal Nagaraj, said on Tuesday September 6 that the proposed Karnataka bandh planned for September 9 to protest against the Supreme Court (SC) order to release 15,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu from River Cauvery has received support from

Western Railway to run special trains to Mangalore, Madgaon

Mumbai: For the convenience of passengers during upcoming Ganapati festival and to clear extra rush in the festive season, Western Railway has decided to run fully reserved special trains to Mangalore and Madgaon from Mumbai. These trains shall be fully reserved and fares will be inclusive of spe