Karnataka

Hubballi, Sept 14: A 20-year-old youth, who was stabbed during a Ganapati idol immersion procession in Hubballi on Friday, succumbed to his injuries, as the city witnessed a rash of assault incidents involving immersion processions. The deceased has been identified as Basavaraj Shivur (20), a resident of Hangal taluk in Haveri district and a student of KLE Nursing Institute. Shivur was being

Karwar, Sept 14: Furious at students using mobile phones on the campus, a college principal in Sirsi smashed their handsets on Thursday. RM Bhat, principal of MES Chaitanya PU College, had repeatedly warned his students not to use cellphones. Some allegedly used phones even in the classroom to exchange messages. A few days ago, Bhat had reportedly warned students that if he caught them using

New Delhi, Sept 14: Former minister D K Shivakumar turned emotional in the court hall on Friday and charged that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials tormented him during interrogation. When the ED produced the senior Congress leader in the special court at Rouse Avenue, he told the court that the ED officials continued to grill him even as he was bleeding in his hand due to insertion of an

Bengaluru, Sep 14: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Friday raided a Regional Transport Office (RTO) in Jayanagar and recovered smart cards, driving license cards and unaccounted cash of Rs 2,70,000. The raid was conducted by the ACB following complaints by several individuals. ACB also recovered many permits with 12 mediators and has found Rs 1,40,000 from them. More details awaited

New Delhi, Sept 13: A Delhi court on Friday extended by five days the ED custody of Karnataka Congress leader D K Shivakumar. Shivakumar was arrested on September 3 by the ED in a money laundering case. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had on Friday sought in a Delhi court five-day extension of custodial interrogation of Shivakumar, saying he was evasive in his replies. He was produced before the

Mangaluru, Sept 13: The members of the Dakshina Kannada district Congress Committee had staged a protest dharna in the city in protest against the inordinate delay of the Union government providing grants for the rehabilitation of the victims of the recent rains and floods in the district. Addressing members of the Congress, former minister B Ramanath Rai had charged that both the Union as well as

Udupi, Sep 13: Karnataka minister for Fisheries, Ports and Inland Transport, Kota Srinivasa Poojary said he would make a proposal to the state government to set up a Corporation in the name of Brahmashree Narayana Guru, for the welfare and upliftment of the downtrodden sections in the society. Addressing the gathering after inaugurating the 165th Narayana Guru Jayanthi, celebrations organized by

Bengaluru, Sep 13: Chief minister B S Yediyurapp has promised a delegation from Davanagere district to carve out Mayakonda taluk in Karnataka, after receiving a report on it. Speaking to a delegation from the district, comprising MLAs Linganna, M P Renukacharya and Madalu Virupakshappa, Chief minister had assured the delegation to look into their demand on formation of the new taluk. The members

Kalaburagi, Sept 13: Scores of people could be seen queuing up at the Regional Transport Office (RTO) here on Friday, following the recent imposition of the newly amended Motor Vehicles Act. While a few in the crowd were driving license applicants, the others rushed to get their lapsed vehicular papers renewed to avoid harsh penalties. Speaking to ANI, RTO officer, Dhamodhar said, "There are long

Bengaluru, Sept 13: Janata Dal (Secular) is ready to strike an alliance with the Congress for the upcoming assembly bypolls if Sonia Gandhi blessed the patch-up between the two sides, according to Former Prime Minister and JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda. "I will speak to her personally and seek her views. There's no compulsion for the JD(S) to contest in all 17 assembly segments, where the bypolls