Karnataka

Dubai, Feb 4: Bearys Cultural Forum (BCF), on behalf of all Bearys and Kannadigas living in UAE will be felicitating State Health and Family Welfare Minister U T Khader during the grand 'BCF Sports Festival 2014' which will be held at Gulf Medical University Ground , Ajman on February 7. To commemorate 10th anniversary BCF will be conducting the sports festival with much more grandeur and

Bangalore, Feb 3: Differences of opinion are said to have cropped up between former chief minister B?S?Yeddyurappa and a section of BJP top brass over the candidature of G?S?Basavaraj from Tumkur parliamentary constituency and the re-induction of former union minister V?Dhananjay Kumar into the party fold. At a meeting to shortlist Lok Sabha candidates in Bangalore on Monday, Yeddyurappa is said

Bantwal, Feb 4: At least four members of a family including two men and two women were killed on spot and several others sustained injuries in a ghastly road mishap that took place on Panemangalore bridge near here on Monday late night. The victims were identified as Bhasker, his wife Prema, Jagadish and his wife Suprita. Bhasker and Jagadish were brothers and sons of Lakshman Poojary. All of them

Mangalore, Feb 4: Police have finally invoked Goonda Act against the young leader of notorious 'Traget' gang, a local group of criminals which involved in several extortion and blackmailing cases in Ullal and surrounding areas. 26-year-old Illyas, a resident of Ullal had led the gang's operation. Police sources said that he was accused in 18 cases in Dakshina Kannada district Including attempt to

Mangalore, Feb 3: The graduation day and institution day of Dr M V Shetty Education Institutions was held at Loyola Auditorium of St Aloysius Pre-university College on February 1. Health Minister U T Khader was the chief guest. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Khader said the vision and wisdom of Dr M Ramgopal Shetty, founder secretary of Dr M V Shetty Memorial Trust for running successful venture of

Bangalore, Feb 3: Karnataka plans to set up two more electronic manufacturing clusters (EMCs) in Bangalore and Mysore at a cost of Rs.85 crore, state IT Minister S.R. Patil said Monday. "We are sending project reports to the central government for approval to set up two more EMCs at Peenya in Bangalore and Mysore, as we are committed to take the Electronic System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) to

Riyadh, Feb 3: In a rarest world record a youth from Saudi Arabia has emerged as biggest loser in the world by shedding 320 kilo grams in four months. Yes, Khaled Mohsen Al-Shaeri from Southern province of Jazan, has set the record for losing most weight within a short period. Suffering from extreme obesity, Al-Shaeri was successful in cutting down his weight from 610 kg to 290 kg following

Mangalore, Feb 3: The Veera Rani Abbakka Utsava will be held at Ullal near here on February 17. Addressing a press meet here on Monday, Welcome Committee President K Jayaram Shetty said that two eminent personalities- Researcher and thinker Dr Gayathri V Navada and senior writer and organiser Sheela K Shetty Yermal-will be awarded with Veera Rani Abbakka Prashasthi and Puraskar 2014-15

Mangalore, Feb 3: Writer Mariam Ismaeel has been selected for the 'Muslim Sahitya Prashasti-2012', which is an annual prize instituted by the city based Muslim Lekhakara Sangha for upcoming Muslim writers. Ms Ismaeel's play 'Maduve Market' has been chosen for the award. Her earlier works include 'Novu-Nalivu' and 'Shoonya'. She has received Beary Academy award for her short play 'Mole Mangila' and

New Delhi, Feb 3: CNG prices will be cut by about Rs 15 per kg and cooking gas piped to kitchens by about Rs 5 after government decided to supply cheaper domestic gas to fuel retailers in cities like Delhi and Ahmedabad. Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily said the government has decided to raise allocation of natural gas from domestic fields to city gas entities to 100 per cent from current limit of 80