Karnataka

Mangaluru, Oct 3: In an attempt to set continuous growth of an ecosystem to fuel the constructive innovation by young entrepreneur aspirants and students of Dakshina Kannada districts, Central and State Government through its ambitious “Startup-programme” approved various schemes with financial support of 4 crores rupees to P A College of Engineering, Mangaluru for the next three years. Under

Hassan, Oct 3: Issuing a stern warning to nationalised banks against issuing notices to farmers with respect to loan recovery, Public Works Minister H.D. Revanna has said bank managers will be held responsible if a farmer commits suicide. Speaking to presspersons here, Mr. Revanna pointed out that the government had taken a decision to waive farm loans borrowed from nationalised banks as well. “If

Mangaluru/Udupi, Oct 3: Harishchandra K P, an inspector of coastal security force from Hejamadi in Udupi district died of cardiac arrest today. The 54-year-old officer is survived by wife and two children. According to sources, he suffered cardiac arrest at his residence in Kolnad, Mulki in Mangaluru taluk. He was immediately rushed to Mukka hospital where doctors pronounced him brought dead. For

Mandya, Oct 3: At least four persons including a local politician were killed and over 20 persons suffered injuries when a goods truck ran amok on the busy Guthalu Road near Benaka Samudaya Bhavana in Mandya last night. According to police, the Bengaluru registration truck was transporting tender-coconuts from Bharathinagar to Mandya when the driver lost control over it around 8.05 p.m. The

Baghpat(UP), Oct 3: After realising that the local police are treating his son’s suspected murder as suicide just because of his religion, a Muslim man in Uttar Pradesh has converted to Hinduism along with 12 members of his family. The bizarre incident took place at Badarkha village under Chhaprauli police station area in Baghpat district on Monday (October 1). After formal conversation, Akhtar

Bengaluru, Oct 3: A one-year-old girl is battling for life after her mother accidentally gave her toilet-cleaning acid stored in a water bottle to drink. The incident took place at Chinnappanahalli in east Bengaluru a few days ago when the family was attending a puja at a friend’s newly-built house and the girl has been admitted in Rainbow Children’s Hospital in Marathahalli. The victim, Payal, is

Newsroom, Oct 3: A two-day International Kannada Sahitya Sammelana will be held at The Indian Club, Bahrain from October 5. The event has been organised by Kannada Sahitya Parishat, in association with Kannada University Hampi and Kannada Sangha Bahrain. Minister for Kannada and Culture and Women and Child Development Dr. Jayamala will inaugurate the convention. Kannada Sahitya Parishat president

Mysuru/Mangaluru, Oct 2: The Karnataka police have managed to solve the case of Kidnapping of a Kerala based businessman and arrested seven alleged abductors from Mangaluru. The arrested have been identified as Mohammed d Mustaq (28), Mohammed Sesan (21), Mohammed Bashir (29), Ummar Farooq (29), Mohammed Sesan (25), Mohammed Asif (26), and Ibrahim Kaleel (25). All of them are said to be first-time

Udupi, Oct 2: Women and Child Welfare Minister Jaimala today faced major embarrassment in Udupi as she was gheraoed by Congress workers including a municipal councillor immediately after the completion of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi at the Congress Bhavan here on Tuesday. She is also the district in-charge minster of Udupi. They were demanding action against Superintendent of

Mysuru, Oct 2: Gita Gopinath, the daughter of an agriculturist from Mysuru, has done Karnataka proud with her appointment as IMF chief economist. The 46-year-old is the first woman and second Indian to take up the position at the Washington DC-based IMF, after Raghuram Rajan (2003-06), the former Reserve Bank of India governor. “Gita is one of the world’s outstanding economists, with impeccable