Karnataka

Mangaluru Feb 22: Senior IPS officer and law graduate Sandeep Patil today took charge as the commissioner Mangaluru city police at the commissionerate office here. The 40-year old replaced T R Suresh, who was transferred as Joint Commissioner of Police, City Armed Reserve, Bengaluru. For Patil this is first posting in Dakshina Kannada district. “It’s a challenging and responsible task to work in

Chikkamagaluru, Feb 22: Following reports about Naxal activities gaining momentum in the region, the Karnataka Anti Naxal Force (ANF), in association with the local police, have launched combing operations in different parts Chikkamagaluru district and neighbouring areas. The team conducted combing operations in Kudremukh National Park, Menasinahadya, Dyavantu, Shirlu, Mundagaru, Bukkadibailu

Bengaluru, Feb 22: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President Dinesh Gundu Rao has called upon the District Presidents to work out programmes to reach out to every household in the State and convey the messages of the party and achievements of the Coalition Government in the State. Addressing a meeting of the DCC Presidents, convened to work out the party's strategies for the coming Lok

Mysuru, Feb 22: A bomb threat call at City Railway Station on Friday, which sent panic among the traveling public, turned out to be a hoax. Railway officials said that an unidentified person called the Station Officer in the early hours saying he has planted a bomb at the railway station. He didn’t specify which railway station he was speaking of. The bomb defusing squad and dog squad were pressed

Bengaluru, Feb 22: The helicopter facility of the Defence PSU, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) coming up at Tumakuru in Karnataka will house the final assembly and servicing of the Russian-made Kamov-226T Light Utility Helicopter, for which a joint-agreement was registered recently. According to HAL sources, as per an agreement, India will get not less than 140 to 200 helicopters in the future

Kalaburagi, Karnataka, Feb 22: As many 40 students fell ill after consuming mid day meals at two similar incidents at Kalaburgi district in Karnataka and Koppal districts in Hyderabad on Thursday, police said. According to the police, in the first incident reported from Jivoor village government high school in Yalaburga Taluk of Koppal district where nearly 25 students complained of stomach ache

Kalaburagi, Feb 22: Opposition Leader in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly B S Yeddyurappa, who is also BJP State President and three others, got a big relief as the Kalaburagi bench of State High Court on Friday granted a Interim Stay on FIR filed against them in connection with the Audio on alleged 'Operation Kamala' case filed at Devadurga Police station. Justice P G M Patil, who heard an

Mudigere, Feb 22: BJP leader and Mudigere MLA M P Kumaraswamy has written to the Home Minister seeking protection in the wake of a recent protest against him by the local unit of the Communist Party of India. The MLA, in his letter written on Tuesday, said in the year 2004 a few people under the leadership of Devavrunda Ravi assaulted him over the absence of doctors in a hospital. He had filed a

New Delhi, Feb 22: The Indian Election Commission on Thursday said Indian expats have not been granted the right to cast their votes online in the Lok Sabha elections due this summer. Responding to news reports which said Non-Resident Indian (NRI) voters can cast votes online in the upcoming polls, a commission spokesperson said no such facility has been extended. "If it happens, it needs

Udupi, Feb 22: A case has been registered at the CEN police station here over derogatory messages on BJP leader and Udupi-Chikkamagaluru MP Shobha Karandlaje being circulated on Facebook. The BJP has condemned the messages and urged the Superintendent of Police to take stern action, according to a press release by T.V. Hegde, secretary of State unit of BJP.