Karnataka

Udupi, Oct 22: Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council, Kota Srinivas Poojary, has said that the State government and the district administration had failed completely in solving the sand extraction issue in Udupi district. Addressing presspersons here, Mr. Poojary said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) fully supported the strike (since withdrawn) of the owners of the trucks. The

Dubai, Oct 22: The United Arab Emirates Chapter of the Mangaluru-based Beary’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI), has found a patron in Dr Thumbay Moideen, Founder and President of Thumbay Group. The UAE chapter of BCCI was recently inaugurated at the J.W. Marriot Hotel in Dubai in the presence of dozens of NRI businessmen and professionals. The officer bearers of the chapters were chosen as

Bantwal, Oct 22: A group of five youngsters including a teenager were arrested by the Bantwal traffic police after they allegedly abused and misbehaved with a woman police sub-inspector on duty at B C Road last night. The arrested have been identified as Jithesh (31), Vikesh (27), Austin (23), Arwin (21) and Aldrin (18), all said to be residents of Moodbidri. The youths were travelling in a car

Bengaluru, Oct 22: Nearly a year after city-based software engineer Kumar Ajitabh went missing under mysterious circumstances, the High Court of Karnataka today transferred the case to the Central Bureau of Investigation. The court said that it would be better for the investigation if the case is transferred to the CBI as the special investigation team of State’s CID had secured multiple leads

Belagavi, Oct 22: The mortal remains of CRPF jawan Umesh Helwar, who was killed in a terror act near Imphal, capital of Manipur on Saturday, was brought to his home district here on Monday. Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister of Karnataka G Prarameshwar paid his last respects to to the martyr at Sambra Airport near here this morning. Umesh Helawar belongs to Gokak town in this North Karnataka

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 22: Accusing the Centre of discriminating against Kerala, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday said denying permission to ministers from the state to go abroad for raising funds for flood relief works was the latest example of its bias. Denying permission to the ministers and other stands taken by the Centre regarding flood relief works could only be seen as "moves"

Jeddah/Kalaburgi, Oct 22: Nearly three weeks after he died of cardiac arrest in Kingdom Saudi Arabia, the body of Shaikapur Gudappa Hanumantaraya, an expatriate worker from Kumbada village of Jevargi Taluk in Kalaburagi district of Karnataka, was repatriated to his hometown, where the aggrieved family members conducted his final rites. The family members have thanked the local leaders of Social

Bengaluru, Oct 22: The self-proclaimed saviors of the language, culture and land of Karnataka, who had succeeded in cancelling the New Year’s scheduled show of actress Sunny Leone in Bengaluru, this time have booked as many as 235 tickets for show in the city. The porn star-turned-Bollywood super star, will perform live for the first time in Karnataka on November 3. The show will be held at a

Jalandhar, Oct 22: Father Kuriakose Kattuthara, who was a key witness in the rape case against Bishop Franco Mulakkal, was found dead in Punjab's Jalandhar on Monday. "Father Kattuthara used to stay in a church in Dasuya. He was 62. The Father was taken to a hospital where he was later declared dead. I have been told that there were no marks on his body and he vomited on bed. They have also found

In Saudi Arabia, where expats are working day and night, cricket can be the sports that bring them together every week, where people from several countries and races play this beautiful game. And this past week, history was witnessed when first ever delivery was bowled by Zahid Akhtar of Abbotabad Tigers C C during the 1st ever T20 tournament organized under the superb banner of Eastern Region