Karnataka

Mangalore, April 30: Karnataka BJP chief KS Eshwarappa has opined that there were no convicted political leaders in state unit of his party. Responding to the queries of media persons during his visit to the BJP office in the city, Mr Eshwarappa said that those facing charges in the court of law could not be considered guilty. Reacting to senior BJP leader Ananth Kumar's statement that those

Mangalore, April 30: District BJP leaders exuded confidence of the party emerging victorious in the South –West graduates and teachers constituency in the State Legislative Council Elections. Addressing party workers after the inauguration of the election office for South West Council elections at the District BJP Office, on Sunday Legislative Council Chairman D H Shankar Murthy said council

Thiruvananthapuram, April 30: Two years after “Amen” — the tell-all autobiography of Sister Jesme — threw light on the sexual exploitation of nuns, the powerful Catholic church of Kerala is facing a fresh round of attack from another former nun. Sister Mary Chandy, 67, who left the church after 40 years of service, is set to release her biographical sketch 'Nanma Niranajavare Swasthi' in the first

Mangalore, April 30: An incident involving a clash between two groups in Dubai in connection with clashes in Kasargod has been reported. Seven people have been reportedly injured in the clash. Manoj, Sridharan, Pradeepan, Sudhesh, Saju, Suvesh and Ravi, all residents of Kadappura in Kasaragod, are said to have been attacked by a team of men hailing from Nellikunje, Talangere and Pallam using sharp

Mangalore, April 30: Observing the theme 'You can control your asthma' on world asthma day, city doctors highlighted the importance of inhalation therapy in asthma as well as adhering to it can keep asthma under control thus preventing serious asthma attacks and hospitalizations. However in India it is found that compliance to asthma medication regime is very poor and tends to falter after a few

New Delhi, April 30: The National Investigation Agency (NIA), which is probing saffron terror cases, has found evidence that blasts in Purna, Parbhani, Jalna and Nanded between 2003 and 2006 are all connected with the perpetrators of Malegaon blasts, although in a peculiar way. All these blasts, in Marathwada region of central Maharashtra, were carried out by proteges of Sunil Joshi, the

Mangalore, April 30: Irregularities in Ration distribution dominated the discussion at the general meet of Taluk Panchayat in the city on Monday. Panchayat members representing Manjanady, Ulaibettu, and others raised the issue of irregularities in Ration distribution. While some said that action has not been taken against those Ration shops which are irritating the masses, some others groused that

Mangalore, April 30: An expatriate worker from Udupi district has lost his life after drowing in rough waters while swimming in the sea off a beach in Dubai. The deceased has been identified as Ganesh Shettigar (22), son of late Mohandas Shettigar from Kattegudde near Katapady in Udupi. It is learnt that Ganesh accidentally drowned off the Mamzar beach in Dubai on Friday evening, when he was

Kasargod, April 30: The agitation by mothers of hapless endosulfan victims in Kasargod district appears to be picking up momentum with more and more organisations coming forward to express their solidarity with the aggrieved persons. They have accused the State government of having failed to fulfil its assurances on an enhanced relief and rehabilitation package in a time-bound manner. Most of the

Kasargod, April 30: The police here have arrested three persons in connection with staging a procession wearing dress similar to that of the Army uniform as part of Meelad-un-Nabi earlier this year in Kerala. The arrests of Arshad (27), Arif (27), and Junaid (28) were made during a police raid led by Kanhangad Circle Inspector K.V. Venugopal on Saturday, a senior police officer said. The arrests