Karnataka

New Delhi, Feb 6: India will extend visa-on arrival to tourists of all nations barring eight, as it looks to boost tourism, Planning Minister Rajeev Shukla said on Wednesday. "We have decided to extend the visa-on-arrival facility to tourists from 180 nations. It will take 5-6 months for the respective departments to put the required infrastructure in place. We hope to implement this from the next

New Delhi, Feb 6: Signalling the onset of a third front ahead of 2014 general election, 11 political parties, including the Left parties, Samajwadi Party (SP), Janata Dal-United (JD-U) and Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) on Wednesday formed a block in Parliament to take on the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The block that has emerged has vowed not to allow the Congress to “use the

Mangalore, Feb 6: As part of Dakshina Kannada Karavali Utsav 2014, Nethravati-Phalguni Jodukare Kambala (traditional buffalo race) organised by Dr Shivram Karanth Pilikula Nisargadhama, Mangalore will be held on February 8 at Pilikula Samskruti Grama, Moodushedde near here. Announcing this at a press conference here on Wednesday, DK deputy commissioner A B Ibrahim said that the Kambala was being

New Delhi, Feb 6: There's no end in sight to Boeing's B-787 Dreamliner troubles. An Air India Dreamliner flying from Melbourne to Delhi on Wednesday had to be diverted to Kuala Lumpur after all the three onboard flight management computers (FMC) — that control navigation and allow a plane to be fly long distances on auto pilot — reportedly failed simultaneously. The flight, AI 301 with 231 people

Mangalore, Feb 5: Seven people have been arrested and prohibitory orders have been clamped in Ullal and surrounding areas following attempt by miscreants to disturb peace in the region. Mangalore City Police Commissioner Hithendra said that imposing prohibitory order under Section 144 of IPC was necessary to bring the situation under control and avoid continuation of untoward incidents. “We have

Mangalore, Feb 5: After one-and-half years of infamous Mangalore homestay attack, a film will be produced to shed light on the plight of victims. The suspense cum thriller movie titled 'Home Stay' with tagline 'Saty alive' will be directed by Santhosh. The film will also be remade in Hindi and Tamil languages. Bollywood actress Sayali Bhagat, who has acted in Hindi films such The Train, Good Luck

Bangalore, Feb 5: A Mangalore based man has been arrested by Bangalore police on charges of cheating students at his study centre after promising them degrees through distance learning programmes. Jason D'souza, from Mangalore is currently being interrogated by the R T Nagar police. The racket came to light when one of the students approached a reputed college in the city for admission. On

Mangalore, Feb 5: Department of Information, Dakshina Kannada will organise a sound-light visual mega-show spreading the message of 'Manushya Jati Thanonde Valam' on Friday at Nehru Maidan here at 7 p.m., said DK district publicity officer B A Khader Shah. Announcing this at a press conference here on Wednesday, he said that the intention of the sound and light show was to contribute towards

Mangalore, Feb 5: The 19th Inter-collegiate cricket tournament for Physiotherapy colleges under the auspices of Dr M V Shetty Memorial Trust Mangalore was organized February 5 at Dr Ambedkar Stadium, NMPT, Panambur in Mangalore. Inaugurating the event Mohammad Asif, Chairman, Amaco Group, Saudi Arabia said that himself having played in so many league matches during his student days and being a

New Delhi, Feb 5: The Centre today made it clear that it has no input suggesting that Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI had contacted victims of riots in Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh. "As per the available information from Central intelligence agency, they do not have any input to suggest that Pakistan ISI had contacted youth of families belonging to minority communities, who were affected