Karnataka

Mangalore, Jan 30: Homage was paid to the father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi on his death anniversary, observed as Martyr's Day, by members of Dakshina Kannada Congress committee on Thursday. Party leaders and workers gathered in the park in front of Town Hall in the city and observed a few minutes of silence as a mark of tribute to the leader and freedom fighter. The statue of Gandhiji was

Mangalore, Jan 30: Disgruntled with the response of the HPCL officials, affected land owners of the proposed 397-km long LPG pipeline of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) on Thursday, voiced their strong ojection to the project and staged yet another walk-out of the review meeting called by the deputy commissioner to discuss compensation for the land acquired for the project. Before

Mangalore, Jan 30: A mass marriage for five couples was organised by the K C Road unit of Sunni Yuvajana Sangha (SYS) at Noor Mahal in Kotekar near here on Thursday. Udupi district Khazi Ibrahim Musliyar Bekal solemnised the Nikah ceremony. SYS Karnataka state president K P Husain Sa'adi presided over the programme. He called upon the Muslim youth to strive for the eradication of dowry system

Mangalore, Jan 30: The National level Aloysian Fest- 2014 was inaugurated in the college premises on Thursday. The programme was presided over by the Rector of St Aloysius Institutions Rev Fr Denzil Lobo SJ in the presence of Principal Rev Fr Swebert D'Silva SJ. N K Balakrishnan, FGM ,Central Bank of India, Hyderabad was the chief guest of the function. Addressing the college students on the

New Delhi, Jan 30: Bowing to party pressure, the government today raised the quota of subsidised LPG to 12 cylinders per household in a year from nine at present and also put on hold paying users the subsidy into bank accounts using Aadhaar platform. Announcing the decision taken by the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs, Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily said raising the LPG quota will cost Rs 5

Bangalore, Jan 30: A senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader has held the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) responsible of the attack on the Kodagu district unit president of the BJP recently. Speaking during discussion on motion of thanks to the Governor's address at the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, former speaker K G Bopaiah also accused the police of failing to take action against the

Mangalore, Jan 30: The BJP has wrested control of the Mulki Town Panchayat by winning 11 of the 17 seats, on Wednesday. The election to the TP was held on Monday. With this, the BJP has come to power after a decade. The Congress had nine seats, BJP seven and the JD(S) one in the earlier council. The JD(S) and Independents failed to open their account in the TP. There are 17 wards in the Mulki TP

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 30: Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Minister U T Khader among other achievers was conferred with prestigious Gandhi Darshan award-2013 here on Wednesday for his efforts aimed at improving rural health facilities Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravishankar, who formally conferred the awards, hailed the Mangalore based young minister's style of working and commitment. Anti

Kasargod, Jan 30: Two persons sustained injuries after a retired Army officer allegedly shot them near the Valiyavila junction at Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday night. Jurisdictional Poojappura police said Lieutenant Colonel (Retd.) M. Brelvi was taken into custody. He allegedly fired his revolver at a crowd that had blocked him after his car hit a pedestrian. The two injured were identified as

New Delhi, Jan 30: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh formally launched the National Waqf Development Corporation Limited (NAWADCO), a new public sector enterprise, in the Capital on Tuesday morning. The enterprise, established on December 31 last, has an authorised share capital of Rs.500 crore to mobilise resources for developing Waqf properties in agreement with Shariah laws. Resources thus