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Ahmedabad blasts: Two arrested in Karnataka |
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Wednesday, 20 August 2008 |
 Two more arrests were made in connection with the serial blasts in Ahmedabad from Karnataka on Tuesday (August 19).
In a joint operation by the Gujarat and Karnataka Anti-terror squads, the uncle-nephew duo of Dr Salim Honnali and Dr Ali Khan Pathan, both Unani medicine practitioners, were arrested on Tuesday evening from Bijapur district of North Karnataka.
The duo, the police claim, are known SIMI activists. Honnali and Pathan were today (August 20) brought to Ahmedabad for further interrogation.
Meanwhile, Sajid Mansuri, one of the key persons behind the terror attacks of July 26, was yesterday brought to Bharuch by the Ahmedabad crime branch sleuths, police sources said.
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Karnataka may set up authority for IT, BT, nano tech |
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Wednesday, 20 August 2008 |
 The Karnataka government is considering to set up an authority exclusively for the information technology, biotechnology and nano technology in order to promote these sectors.
Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa made the announcement after Chief Mentor of Infosys Technologies N R Narayana Murthy made out a case for such an authority last night at the launch of Karnataka Government's flagship IT event, 'Bangalore IT.biz', to be held here from November 6.
The state government had decided to come out with a semi-conductor policy for Karnataka, given the vast opportunities in the sector, Yeddyurappa said at the function last night.
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Karnataka police working closely with Gujarat counterparts |
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Sunday, 17 August 2008 |
 Amid indications that ten suspected activists arrested in connection with recent blasts in Ahmedabad have links to the Bangalore serial explosions, Karnataka police on Saturday said it was working closely with their Gujarat counterparts.
"We are working in tandem with police of various other state police, including the Gujarat police," DGP Srikumar told on Saturday.
On whether it would send a team to Gujarat to gather more clues following the arrest of the mastermind and his associates in the Ahmedabad blast earlier in the day, the DGP said "if need be, we would do that".
Asked whether Gujarat police had sought help of its Karnataka counterparts amid indications that the same group, the Indian Mujahideen, a radical version of SIMI, could be behind the recent blasts in different states, including Karnataka, the police chief refused to comment.
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Subdued Independence Day at Mangalore |
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Saturday, 16 August 2008 |
 It was a subdued Independence day held here today at the Nehru Maidaan in the city. The city which is in mourning on the drowning of school children at Kaikamba just a day before the Independence day did not have any cultural or entertainment programme connected with the Independence Day celebrations.
In a lacklustre celebrations the district minister Krishna Palemar hoisted the national flag and read out a report of the plans for the district. He said the government will construct a commercial complex near the office of Mangalore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) at Urwa Stores at an estimated cost of Rs. 3 crore followed by development of several house sites at an area of 9.81 acres in Padavu village. Similar colonies will be laid out in Madhya and Chelar villages on a plot of 200 acres. He said the sites will be distributed to the economically poor classes of people. |
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Premkumar sworn in new Karnataka Chief Justice |
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Saturday, 09 August 2008 |
 Justice Paul Daniel Dinakaran Premkumar was on Friday sworn-in as the Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court. Governor Rameshwar Thakur administered the oath at a function held on the lawns of Raj Bhavan.
Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, his ministerial colleagues and top state officials were present.
Dinakaran, who was Judge of the Madras High Court, had recently been appointed Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court following elevation of Justice Cyriac Joseph as Supreme Court Judge.
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CSE favours ban of mining in Karnataka |
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Tuesday, 05 August 2008 |
 Mining in India has, contrary to government's claims, done little for the development of the mineral-bearing regions of the country, particularly in Karnataka.
India's richest minerals, forests, wild-life and water sources - home to its poorest people - have been destroyed by mining. The latest publication from New Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) in its 356-page 6th State of India's Environment Report, titled "Rich Lands, Poor People - Is Sustainable Mining Possible?" called for a complete ban on illegal mining in Karnataka.
"Take the case of Bellary in Karnataka, the hub of the state's iron mining sector. Uncontrolled mining has devastated the region's agriculture, increased air and water pollution, and destroyed forests. Human health has been a casualty as well, a victim of the pathetic working conditions - the area has high incidence of lung infections, heart ailments and cancer. While on one hand the place lays claim to having the largest collection of private aircrafts in the country, it also suffers from acute poverty on the other," said Sunita Narain, director, CSE, speaking at the release function here on Monday.
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Justice Dinakaran is Karnataka Chief Justice |
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Tuesday, 05 August 2008 |
President Pratibha Patil on Monday cleared the appointment of Justice P.D. Dinakaran, judge of the Madras High Court as the Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court.
The President also cleared the appointment of the senior most judge of the Delhi High Court, Justice T.S. Thakur as Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
According to Law Ministry sources, the warrant of appointment to the two judges is expected to be issued in a day or two.
Justice Dinakaran (58) was enrolled as an advocate in August 1976. He practised in the High Court, both in the original and appellate sides, writs-service matters, labour law, civil and criminal matters.
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Triple Murders Stun Mangalorean Community - Culprits Absconding |
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Sunday, 03 August 2008 |
 People of the coastal districts were stunned to hear the news of three murders that took place in Mangalore and Shirady in separate incidents on Aug 2, 2008
In a shocking incident, a mother and her 18 month old son were reported to be brutally murdered near Addahole petrol pump in Shiradi on Saturday, August 2.
The deceased mother has been identified as Soumya. The name of her son is not yet ascertained. The murderer has been identified as Jayesh who is said to be absconding at the moment.
Her husband had gone to Sakaleshpur on a road repair work when the incident took place.
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