Karnataka

Bengaluru, Sept 21: Former chief minister and Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Kumaraswamy has reignited the controversy surrounding the death of CM BS Yediyurappa’s wife. The body of Maitradevi was found in a sump at their house in Shivamogga under suspicious circumstances in 2004. “How can a person slip in a sump which had just one-foot water and die? Unfortunately, people have accepted it and the

Bengaluru, Sept 21: A 15-year-old boy, speeding in his father's car, crashed into a stationary autorickshaw, killing the driver and critically injuring another man in the vehicle, in north Bengaluru on Friday. Police are likely to take action against the Class X student's father, a resident of Mathikere, for allowing a minor to drive the vehicle. They seized both vehicles. Autorickshaw driver VC

Udupi, Sept 21: A 19-year-old youth has been arrested by the sleuths of Kaup police station in Udupi district on charge of committing burglary in a relative’s house. Gold jewellery worth Rs 2,50,000 has been recovered by him. The arrested is identified as Nishanth S Kumar, a resident of Polipu in Kaup. Police who found Nishanth roaming at Kaup bus stand area on Wednesday morning detained him in

New Delhi, Sep 20: Senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily on Friday hit out at the government over the proposed "corporatisation" of railway units, saying such a move would be "ill-advised" as they have been performing well. The former Union minister claimed that according to a document prepared by the Railway Board, Indian Railways will conduct a detailed study of seven of its production units -

Bengaluru, Sept 20: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has quizzed IAS Raj Kumar Khatri in connection with its ongoing probe in I-Monetary Advisory (IMA) ponzi scam case, sources told ANI. According to sources in the CBI, Khatri -- IAS officer of 1988 Karnataka cadre -- was questioned on Wednesday. The CBI is investigating allegations of IMA cheating 40,000 investors by promising high

Shivamogga, Sept 20: Graduated youths and college students on Friday polished shoes and sold fruits at a bus stand in Shivamogga as a mark of protest against unemployment and crisis in the automobile sector. The novel protest was organised by the National Students' Union of India. With fruits, banners and shoes in hand, the NSUI members raised slogans against the Central government over

New Delhi, Sept 20: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) working president J P Nadda flanked by Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa and his cabinet will gather to observe the 60th birth anniversary of late Ananth Kumar, one of the party's tallest leaders in South India on September 22. Apart from Nadda and Yediyurappa, Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers DV Sadananda Gowda, Minister of

Mangaluru, Sept 20: UAE-based NRI philanthropist Dr Sheikh Bava has been elected as the president of the International Committee of the Karnataka Cultural Foundation (KFC) for the next two years. He was chosen during the annual general meeting of the Committee recently held at Sahodaya Hall in Mangaluru in the presence of S P Hamza Sakhafi, Karnataka state unit secretary of the Jamiyyathul Ulama

Bengaluru, Sep 20: AGS Transact Technologies Limited (AGSTTL) today announced that it will manage end-to-end automatic fare collection (AFC) for Bengaluru Metro. The AFC system will be implemented across 61 new stations in phase II over the period of three years. The company will manage supply, installation as well as maintenance at these metro stations. The contract is won by the consortium of

Mudigere, Sept 20: Karnataka Revenue Minister R Ashok has said the State government will sanction alternative land for those farmers, who lost their farm land and house locations owing to landslips in the district and the revenue department had identified 374 acres of land suitable for the flood-hit people. Speaking to newsmen after interacting with flood-hit people at a relief center at