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Mumbai, Jan 18: The funeral procession of Dr Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin today began from his Malabar Hill residence here, where lakhs of mourners gathered to pay tributes to the spiritual leader of the Dawoodi Bohra community amid tight security arrangements. The procession, which moved at a snail pace commenced around 10 AM from Saifee Mahal, where community members converged in huge numbers for

Bangalore, Jan 18: The Karnataka High Court today refused to quash criminal cases filed against liquor baron Vijay Mallya by Income Tax Department for non-remittance of tax deducted at source by Kingfisher Airlines Limited (KFA). Justice Nagamohan Das passed the order while dismissing the petitions filed by KFA and its chief Mallya. A Special Economic Offences Court here had initiated criminal

Bangalore, Jan 18: Bangalore City police Saturday began interrogation of the Indian Mujahideen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal on his alleged involvement in the Chinnaswamy cricket stadium blast case. "We have begun Bhatkal's interrogation in Chinnaswamy stadium blast case and he will be in our custody till January 28," said City Police Commissioner Raghavendra Auradkar. Bhatkal, under judicial custody

Bangalore, Jan 18: Former Karnataka Lokayukta Santosh Hegde today said the beginning of the Kejriwal Government in Delhi had not been good, as he flayed Law Minister Somnath Bharti's vigilante style raid and his calling a meeting of judges. "Two things the Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti has done are certainly wrong - creating a scene... and convening a meeting of all judges of courts," Hegde, a

Mangalore, Jan 18: The student sub-committee of Students Federation of India (SFI) and the women's unit of Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) urged that all police stations in Dakshina Kannada district should have a separate toll-free telephone facility mainly for the protection of women. At a round table conference discussing atrocities on women in coastal districts held under the aegis

Rome, Jan 18: A Salvadorean nun who said she had no idea she was pregnant gave birth in Italy this week after she felt stomach cramps in her convent and was rushed to hospital, Italian media reported on Friday. The 31-year-old mother and her baby boy, who weighs 3.5 kilograms (nine pounds), are doing well and other new mothers in Rieti hospital have begun collecting clothes and donations for her

Mangalore, Jan 18: A group of demonstrators under the banner of 'Citizens Forum for Mangalore Development' staged a demonstration in front of the Deputy Commissioner's office here on Saturday, against the privatisation of water in the state. The demonstrators launched 'Namma Neeru' – a signature campaign to petition against privatisation of water in Karnataka. Addressing the demonstrators

Mangalore, Jan 18: As many as 751 cases received from Dakshina Kannada district pertaining to human rights violation are pending for disposal, said Karnataka State Human Rights Commission (KSHRC) Member Meera Saxena. Saxena chaired a review meet held here on Saturday. Since 2007, a total of 1,947 complaints have been received from the district, of which 1,196 complaints have been disposed off

Mangalore, Jan 18: Prof. Ahmed Abdul Fazal from University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore has been conferred with prestigious scientist of the year award-2013 for his achievements and outstanding contributions in the field of fisheries science recently. Dr. Ahmed Abdul Fazal did his PhD in 1994 from University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore and post-doctoral higher training on molecular

Mangalore, Jan 18: K Mohammed Haris, Director, Mukka Sea Food Industries Private Limited, Mangalore received the award for Outstanding Performance in Exports of Marine Products for the year 2011 -12 at the hands of Anand Sharma, Minister of Commerce and Industry, Govt. Of India at a glittering function held at Chennai on the occasion of the 19th Biennial India International Sea Food Show. The show