Karnataka

Dubai, Dec 31: A group of Indian expats in the UAE have submitted a memorandum to the Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi expressing concerns over the contentious amended Citizenship Act which many claim is "discriminatory" on religious grounds, according to a media report. Around 30 people from the Indian community met with the embassy officials on Sunday to voice their opposition with the Citizenship

Bengaluru, Dec 31: The premises of two income-tax officers in Bengaluru were among eight places that the CBI searched in connection with the multi-billion IMA scam, officials said on Monday. The officers are Saurabh Nayak, then Deputy Commissioner, Income Tax (Investigation), and D Kumar, Assistant Commissioner, Income Tax (Assessment), they said. The officers are suspected to have favoured IMA

Mangaluru, Dec 31: A day before the New Year celebration begins, Dr PS Harsha, Mangaluru Police Commissioner issued an advisory to the party and celebration organisers to ensure public safety and maintain law and order on New Year’s eve. In the advisory the Police Commissioner has directed hotels, resorts and other private entities to acquire adequate permissions from all the departments including

Mangaluru, Dec 31: A 25-year-old was arrested on charge of sending provocative messages on social media groups on Monday evening, police said on Tuesday. Police said that the arrested was identified as Moideen Hameed (25), a resident of Pandeshwar in Mangaluru. He was nabbed when he was allegedly sending provocative messages on social media regarding the December 19 violence that broke out in the

Mangaluru, Dec 31: In case of gatherings in large numbers, the organisers should have adequate fire and other safety measures in place All New Year parties in hotels, resorts and other public places on Tuesday night should end by 12.05 a.m. and organisers should take written permission from the police to hold such programmes, Police Commissioner P.S. Harsha said here on Monday In a statement, Mr

Bengaluru, Dec 31: Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Karnataka Assembly Siddaramaiah expressed anguish for not being allotted government car more than three months after taking oath as LoP. "Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Ministers and Ministers were allotted government vehicle soon after they took oath of their respective posts and here I am waiting for the

Mangaluru, Dec 31: Karnataka Road Transport Corporation has decided to set up plastic crushing machines in five of its bus stands before the end of January. These machines shred plastic bottles which can then be recycled or reused in other applications. Presently, a machine is being operated very successfully at the Majestic bus stand at Bangaluru. So KSRTC planned to install five more of them in

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 31: All India Jamiyyathul Ulama general secretary Kanthapuram A.P. Aboobacker Musliar has said that the nationwide protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act had united people of different religions and brought them on a common platform to oppose the unconstitutional law. Delivering the keynote address at the inauguration of a State-level campaign in connection with

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 31: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday moved a resolution in the state Assembly demanding the scrapping of the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). Though the one-day special session was convened to ratify the extension of the reservation for SC and ST in the Assembly and the Parliament for another decade, the resolution against CAA was also taken

Bengaluru, Dec 31: Power consumers in the state can heave a sigh of relief in the first quarter of 2020. Reason: Karnataka State Regulatory Commission will slash the Fuel Adjustment Charges (FAC), a component of consumer electric bills, by nearly 60%. FAC, which refers to charges that electricity supply companies (Escoms) raise based on the varying cost of fuel (coal), has been brought down to 12