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Mangalore, Feb 3: The graduation day and institution day of Dr M V Shetty Education Institutions was held at Loyola Auditorium of St Aloysius Pre-university College on February 1. Health Minister U T Khader was the chief guest. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Khader said the vision and wisdom of Dr M Ramgopal Shetty, founder secretary of Dr M V Shetty Memorial Trust for running successful venture of

Bangalore, Feb 3: Karnataka plans to set up two more electronic manufacturing clusters (EMCs) in Bangalore and Mysore at a cost of Rs.85 crore, state IT Minister S.R. Patil said Monday. "We are sending project reports to the central government for approval to set up two more EMCs at Peenya in Bangalore and Mysore, as we are committed to take the Electronic System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) to

Riyadh, Feb 3: In a rarest world record a youth from Saudi Arabia has emerged as biggest loser in the world by shedding 320 kilo grams in four months. Yes, Khaled Mohsen Al-Shaeri from Southern province of Jazan, has set the record for losing most weight within a short period. Suffering from extreme obesity, Al-Shaeri was successful in cutting down his weight from 610 kg to 290 kg following

Mangalore, Feb 3: The Veera Rani Abbakka Utsava will be held at Ullal near here on February 17. Addressing a press meet here on Monday, Welcome Committee President K Jayaram Shetty said that two eminent personalities- Researcher and thinker Dr Gayathri V Navada and senior writer and organiser Sheela K Shetty Yermal-will be awarded with Veera Rani Abbakka Prashasthi and Puraskar 2014-15

Mangalore, Feb 3: Writer Mariam Ismaeel has been selected for the 'Muslim Sahitya Prashasti-2012', which is an annual prize instituted by the city based Muslim Lekhakara Sangha for upcoming Muslim writers. Ms Ismaeel's play 'Maduve Market' has been chosen for the award. Her earlier works include 'Novu-Nalivu' and 'Shoonya'. She has received Beary Academy award for her short play 'Mole Mangila' and

New Delhi, Feb 3: CNG prices will be cut by about Rs 15 per kg and cooking gas piped to kitchens by about Rs 5 after government decided to supply cheaper domestic gas to fuel retailers in cities like Delhi and Ahmedabad. Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily said the government has decided to raise allocation of natural gas from domestic fields to city gas entities to 100 per cent from current limit of 80

Riyadh, Feb 3: Thousands of people representing different religious backgrounds across Asian, European and American countries attended internationally renowned orator on Islam and comparative religion Dr Zakir Naik's talk on Qur'an and Modern Science at King Fahd Cultural Center in Riyadh. “The Qur'an was never meant to be a book of science. Instead, its accurate verses direct us to reflect on God

Mangalore, Feb 3: Asha Jyothi, forum for the challenged and their parents, organised 'vishistarigagi vishista mela' a meet for specially abled children, at Canara High School, Dongarakeri here on February 2. A B Ibrahim, Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada inaugurated the event. Speaking on the occasion he said, social concern for the specially abled children is the need of the hour. St Agnes

Dubai, Feb 3: The Faizal and Shabana Foundation, part of KEF Holdings, signed an MoU agreement with Manipal University to invest AED3 million towards a research and development facility for precast concrete technology at Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT), India and to introduce a precast design and engineering course to the University's curriculum. “This is a first for any institute of higher

Rampur, Feb 3: The Uttar Pradesh Police went into a tizzy after seven buffaloes belonging to senior Minister Azam Khan were stolen from a barn here. They managed to rescue the cattle on Sunday following an intensive overnight search. Dog squads, crime branch sleuths and personnel from various police stations raided slaughter houses and meat shops to collect clues about the stolen bovine, worth