Karnataka

Wayanad, Sept 23: A nun belonging to the Syro Malabar Catholic church alleged she was asked to keep away from church duties after she participated in a protest by nuns in Kochi demanding the arrest of rape accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal. Sister Lucy Kalapura, who returned here Sunday morning from Kochi, claimed she was informed orally by the Mother Superior that she should keep away from holding

Madikeri, Sept 23: In order to infuse confidence among the flood hit Kodagu people the district administration had organized a training camp for the victims for take up self-employment to bring new life for their future. Due to this natural calamity most worst hit was labourers working in the estates who have lost their jobs and gone under depression on their future. On this occasion, the Women

Kasaragod, Sept 23: The police here have seized 450 gram of hashish oil valued around Rs. 9 lakh in the international market and arrested two youths in connection with the incident. The police also arrested local youths Faisal alias “tyre” Faisal, 31, and Muhammed Haneef, 23. The youths were charged under provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act remanded in judicial

Mangalorean born Entrepreneur Dr. Gen Devid Frank Fernandes Thottam a Philanthropist-cum-Producer of South Indian Movies living in UAE is being recently honoured with Hon. Ambassador Lt. Gen. Commander Middle East Chancellor by U.N. in the Philippines. Frank’s Journey of life: 1951 born hardworking 10th standard pass student, Frank Fernandes left his small home town Thottam in the year 1967

Bengaluru, Sept 23: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president Dinesh Gundu Rao on Saturday accused Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader BS Yeddyurappa for calling up Congress legislators and urging them to switch sides by offering inducements, ahead of 2019 general elections. Talking to reporters, Rao said, "They are telling the MLAs, "we have the Central Government with us, you come

Mangaluru: The APD Foundation has been awarded the Skoch Order of Merit, for their project ‘Namma Mangaluru Swaccha Mangaluru’, during a ceremony held at the Constitution Club of India in New Delhi on 19th September 2018. APD Foundation was rated and qualified on three parameters: early bird, jury evaluation and popular vote. Arjun Rai, a director of the APD foundation, received the award on

Bengaluru, Sept 22: Supreme Court Judge Justice S Abdul Nazir today advocated making rural service compulsory for young Advocates also on the lines of MBBS graduates. "Though we secure seat in National Law School and became good Advocates, we are giving less attention to serve in villages. But about 90 per cent of the litigations belong to rural areas and relating to problems faced by villagers

Bengaluru, Sept 22: Police have nabbed two teen-aged boys who had indulged in vehicle lifting and and seized from them 27 Two wheelers worth about Rs 9 lakhs. Police said on Saturday that the arrested were identified as M Niranjan and N Nitin. While Niranjan had studied upto PUC, Nitin had discontinued Diploma Course in Automobile. The due after discontinuing their studies had resorted to vehicle

Chikamagaluru, Sept 22: Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy today defended his call for 'the people to Revolt' against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stating that the party has indulged in frequent attempts of 'Operation Lotusl' to lure ruling party legislators, hampering developmental activities taken up in the State by the JDS-Congress coalition government. "I have not made any provoking or

Bengaluru, Sept 22: The Karnataka Government has announced release of Rs 50,000 additional compensation to each of the affected family in the flood ravaged Kodagu District, Minister for Revenue and Skill Development R V Deshpande said on Saturday. In a release here, he said that since there was appeal for more compensation as Rs 1800 for cloths and Rs 2000 paid for purchase of provisions etc.