Karnataka

Mangalore, Jan 26: Unity Health Complex celebrated 65th Republic Day and commemorated its 35th year of existence on Sunday at Falnir in the city. Ananthakrishna, Non-Executive Chairman, Karnataka Bank was the chief guest. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Ananthakrishna said that the pursuit of happiness should be a fundamental right in India. He cited the examples of some of the senior doctors for

Mangalore, Jan 26: A medical student who was in city to attend an alumni day celebrations of a private college was killed in a road accident at Bejai on Sunday morning. The deceased has been identified as 20-year-old Akshay Godi hailing from Bagalkot district. He was studying second year medicine at Bangalore. The accident occurred when Akshay who was riding motorbike with pillion rider Sanjeev H

Bangalore, Jan 26: Governor H R Bhardwaj on Sunday said that there is a visible tide of pubic resentment in the country against corruption, lack of probity in public life and failure to deliver public services, especially to the deprived sections. In his Republic Day address at the Field Marshal Manekshaw Parade Ground here, the Governor said “well functioning public services to make a big

Port Blair, Jan 26: At least 21 persons died today when the tourist boat carrying them capsized in the Bay of Bengal near here in the Andaman and Nicobar islands, official sources said. The boat carrying 45 people - tourists from Kanchi Puram district of Tamil Nadu and Mumbai, and crew members -- sank on its way from Ross Island to North Bay. The South Andaman district administration confirmed 21

Kasargod, Jan 26: Unidentified assailants hacked a 39-year-old man to death on Paivalike - Chevar road on Saturday night. The deceased is Balige Azeez, a resident of Paivalike in Kasargod. He was one of the accused in sensational murder case of Youth congress leader Abdul Jabbar in 2009. He was driving home from Kasargod when an Ambassador car hit his four-wheeler from behind. Sensing the danger

Mangalore, Jan 26: A 26-year-old NRI youth died on the spot in a ghastly road mishap that took place at Kaikamba junction near Gurpur on Sunday morning. The deceased has been identified as Muhammad Haris, son of Abdul Rahman, a resident of Angadi House in Addoor. Haris had left his home in the morning to hand over a parcel given by one of his friends in Saudi to his family members. However, he was

Mangalore, Jan 26: The district-level 65th Republic Day celebrations were marked with a march-past by various contingents followed by a colourful dance-and-song presentation by students from Delhi Public School at Nehru Maidan in the city on Sunday, showcasing India's rich cultural diversity. Dakshina Kannada district-in-charge minister B Ramanath Rai unfurled the tricolour flag and inspected the

Kasargod, Jan 26: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seized one kg of gold from a passenger who arrived at the Nedumbassery international airport from Dubai at 2.25 a.m. on Saturday. DRI officials seized the gold from P. Mohammad Salim, a native of Kasaragod. Officials said Salim cut a gold bar into pieces and concealed it in the batteries of an LED light he was carrying in his baggage. DRI

Mangalore, Jan 26: Minister for Health and Family Welfare U T Khader has said that the State government has decided to promote peritoneal dialysis as an alternative to haemodialysis for the benefit of the large number of kidney patients on a pilot basis at Wenlock Hospital in Mangalore and at K C General Hospital in Bangalore. Addressing a press meet here on Saturday, he said that this is first of

Mangalore, Jan 26: Custom officials at Mangalore International Airport seized nearly 700 grams of gold, worth more than Rs. 21 lakh, from a passenger who landed here on Saturday morning. According to Commissioner of Customs, D Purushotham, the gold was in form of six gold bars, each weighing 10 tolas (each tola is 11.66 grams) that was concealed in a carton box by Mohammed Noufal Naimarmoola