Karnataka

Bengaluru, Sept 4: Days after the Karnataka government handed over the IMA Ponzi Scheme probe to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), a group of Muslim leaders on Wednesday met Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa in his office and thanked him for transferring the case. The state government had handed over the case, in which several politicians and senior government officials are accused, to the

Kasaragod, Sept 4: A 27-year old youth was killed and another seriously injured when a tree uprooted and fell on the car in which the two were travelling at Mulleriya near here on Wednesday evening. Police sources said the deceased Sajith of Aadur and the injured Safaru could be taken out from the mangled car after hour-long labour by the locals with the help of tree cutters and JCB. The injured

Mysuru, Sept 4: In what appeared to be a sudden fit of rage, senior Congress leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday slapped one of his close aides outside Mysuru Airport. The person whom Siddaramaiah slapped is Naadnally Ravi who is also a former village Panchayat member. In a video of the incident, Ravi appears to be trying to give a phone to Siddaramaiah right after

Bengaluru, Sept 4: Senior Congress leader Veerappa Moily on Wednesday defended D K Shivakumar, who was arrested by Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with an alleged money laundering case saying he has been "persecuted actually, not prosecuted". He said that Shivakumar has always cooperated in the investigation. "Declaring that he is not cooperating and that is why we are arresting is

Bengaluru, Sept 4: Congress on Wednesday accused the Centre of political 'vendetta' while expressing their support for Karnataka leader DK Shivakumar hours after he was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Alleging "political vendetta", senior party leader Mallikarjun Kharge said "the Central Government is harassing DK Shivakumar and wants to demoralise him along with his supporters. As

Bengaluru, Sept 4: As the Congress staged protests in several parts of Karnataka on Wednesday following the arrest of senior party leader DK Shivakumar by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case, state Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai called for "peace". The Minister has also instructed officials to take all necessary steps to maintain law and order. At several places in the state

Mangaluru/ Bengaluru, Sept 4: Protests broke out in several parts of Karnataka on Wednesday following the arrest of senior Congress leader D K Shivakumar by the ED in New Delhi in connection with a money laundering case. Demonstrations and attempts to block roads by burning tires were reported from Ramanagara, Chennapattana and few neighbouring towns, where a bandh has been called by Shivakumar's

Bengaluru, Sept 4: The BJP on Wednesday said investigating agencies have "strong evidence" against former Karnataka Minister D K Shivakumar and rejected the Congress charge of "political vendetta" behind his arrest. It has now become fashionable for the Congress leaders to claim vendetta even when specific allegations or specific charges of financial misdemeanour, money laundering and all such

Shivamogga, Sept 4: With the intention of bringing back the memories of the fountain pen era, Krishnamurthy Achar, a carpenter from Avinahalli village has crafted a 19.5 ft long wooden pen. The hefty model of the stationery weighs 250 kg, which has garnered a lot of attention since the time it was put on a display. Talking about his passion for wooden pens, he said, "Fourteen years ago, I started

Puttur, Sept 4: A local leader of Hindu Jagarana Vedike (HJV), a hardline saffron outfit, was hacked to death by the members of his own community during a Hindu religious festival last night at Sampya in Puttur. The victim has been identified as Karthik Suvarna, son of Merla Remesh, a retired education official, hailing from Aryapu Merla in Puttur. The incident occurred around midnight when the