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Belgaum, Feb 15: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today accused BJP of blocking passage of six anti-graft bills by Parliament, which form part of the government's anti-corruption framework. "Who is standing against those bills? We want to pass them. We are being stopped in Parliament. Who is stopping it? BJP is stopping it. They don't allow functioning of Parliament," Gandhi, who has been

Mangalore, Feb 15: The focus was on kitchen and terrace gardening at the annual flower show jointly organised by Department of Horticulture, Siri Horticulture Society and Zilla Panchayat, Dakshina Kannada at Kadri Park here on Saturday. Various stalls featuring horticultural products, farming equipment, equipment to start gardens and other rural derivatives such as vegetable and flowering seeds

Mangalore, Feb 15: A two-day workshop for Arabic teachers was inaugurated in the city on Saturday, with the intention of forming a better society by moulding ideal Muslim teachers. The workshop was organised by Hidayah-Mesco Arabic Academy, which is a unit of Hidayah Foundation, Mangalore. Chairman of Unity Health Complex Dr C P Habeeb Rahman inaugurated the workshop. In his introductory remarks

Karachi, Feb 15: Pakistan and India might have suspended bilateral cricket ties but the Indian blind cricket team which has reached Pakistan via the Wagah border is hoping to change this trend. Their captain Shekar Naik said that people in both nations were very passionate about Indo-Pak cricket matches and wanted to see regular bilateral cricket series. "I hope that after we end our tour after

Udupi, Feb 15: A teenager who attempted to murder a woman during a robbery bid to get his cycle repaired was arrested by Kota police on Thursday. The Class X student entered the woman's house at Gundmi Taggibailu in Sastana after her husband left for work at 11am. The boy threw a cloth on her face and tried to strangle her with a nylon rope. When he tried to bash her head against the ground, the

Bhubaneswar, Feb 15: Yogendra Yadav, a member of the Aam Aadmi Party's National Executive, said here that it was an insult to be asked to choose between Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi as Prime Minister. “I am often asked to choose between BJP's Prime Minister nominee Mr. Modi and Congress Vice-President Mr. Gandhi…Corruption in the country today has two faces — Congress and BJP. We want neither Mr

Mangalore, Feb 15: The Department of History of St. Aloysius College organised a two-day national level seminar 'Dakshina Kannada after 1947' from February 14 to 15, 2014. The guest of honour was Dr A M Narahari, Registrar of St. Aloysius College, Mangalore and the Chief Guest, Dr. Surendra Rao, the Former Chairman, Dept of History and Research, Mangalore University, who gave the keynote address

Mangalore, Feb 15: The officers of Customs at Mangalore International Airport have thwarted three more attempts to smuggle gold by seizing gold weighing 932.500 grams in two separate cases. In the first case, the officers seized two gold sheets, weighing 466.000 grams and valued at Rs.14, 09,650 concealed in the base of a brown coloured rexine trolley bag from the possession of a passenger named

Mangalore, Feb 14: A branch of Amanah Social Credit Co-operative Society Ltd (ASCCS) was inaugurated in the city on Friday. With branches in Bangalore, Davangere and Shimoga, this is the fourth branch of ASCCS which invests in businesses on a partnership basis with zero interest. Chairman of DK District Wakf Board S M Abdul Rasheed inaugurated the new branch located at Al-Rahaba Plaza, State Bank

Mangalore, Feb 14: Beachgoers at Panambur on the outskirts of the city had their peace and tranquility disturbed by a "terrible roar" on Friday as a mighty military hovercraft landed on the sea-shore. Commanded by Commandant Sandeep Safaya, the Indian Coast Guard's hovercraft will be stay in Mangalore till February 19, as part of the measures to strengthen coastal security in the region. Air