Mangaluru: It is the duty of the governments to empower the people from economically backward classes in the society. The Constitution also wants that. During my five-year-term, I have entrusted the responsibility as per Constitution's hope, said former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

Patna: RLSP chief Upendra Kushwaha and several other party leaders were injured in a clash with the police here Saturday after they were prevented from marching towards the Raj Bhavan.

Mangaluru: The 320 km coastline of Karnataka is all set to get a security boost with establishment of two more coastal radar stations, one each at Kundapur of Udupi district and Belekeri in Uttara Kannada district.

Falakata/Mathabhanga (WB): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said the Centre will use technology to seal the international borders with Bangladesh in West Bengal and Assam through an integrated border management system.

Bengaluru: Newly appointed Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who has been given the charge of the party in eastern Uttar Pradesh, may campaign in Karnataka too during the Lok Sabha polls, its state campaign committee chairman H K Patil said Saturday.

Pune: In an embarrassment for the Pune police, a sessions court here Saturday termed Dalit scholar Anand Teltumbde's arrest in the Elgar Parishad case as "illegal", and ordered that he should be released immediately.

Karwar: Uttara Kannada District Crime Branch (DCB) has registered a case, against unidentified fraudsters for duping a Karwar man of over Rs. 24.5 lac though online transactions.

New Delhi: Former Madhya Pradesh Police chief Rishi Kumar Shukla was on Saturday appointed CBI director for a fixed tenure of two years, according to an order issued by the personnel ministry.