Karnataka

Mangalore, Jan 4: Local street vendors under the banner of Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) staged a protest in front of the Central Market here on Friday, demanding an alternative arrangement for street vendors to peddle their goods. Addressing the protestors, honorary president of the district unit of CITU Sunil Kumar Bajal said that the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and

Mangalore, Jan 4: A decision was made to organise the mega 'Karavali Utsav' for a period of 45 days from January 12 this year. This decision was taken in a meeting convened on Tuesday in the council hall of Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) presided by district-in-charge B Ramanath Rai. Speaking at the meeting, Mr Rai said that the commencement of the Utsav was delayed this year due to few

Bangalore, Jan 4: A?day after the official announcement of former chief minister B?S?Yeddyurappa's homecoming, the formalities for the merger of the Karnataka Janata Party (KJP) with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) commenced on Friday. Yeddyurappa and three KJP?legislators submitted a letter to Speaker Kagodu Thimmappa stating that they had unanimously resolved to merge their party with the BJP

New Delhi, Jan 4: Petrol prices have risen by 91 paise, while diesel is costlier by 56 paise per litre from Saturday, in line with market trends as the government allowed oil firms to increase fuel rates despite mounting political pressure against the move. "There is a continued volatility in the international oil prices because of geopolitical and economic developments around the globe," country

Mangalore, Jan 3: A team of Mangalore city police led by Mangalore South ACP Pavan Nejjoor has arrested three chain-snatchers on Dec 28 near Pumpwell, and have detected as many as 23 cases of chain-snatching in different parts of the district. The three arrested are Syed Sahil (22), son of Syed Muqbal from Uppala in Kasaragod district, Kerala, Mohammed Rafeeq (25) son of M M Ismail from B C Road

Mangalore, Jan 3: Several members of the district unit of Hindu Yuva Sena (HYS) staged a protest in front of the Deputy Commissioner's office here on Friday, demanding strict action against the perpetrators of Deralakatte kidnap, forced sex and blackmail case. Addressing the protestors on the occasion, seer of Gurupura Vajradehi Mutt Swami Rajashekharananda said that the eight accused responsible

New Delhi, Jan 3: In his strongest ever attack on Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Friday said that someone who "presided over massacre of citizens on the streets of Ahmedabad" shouldn't be the PM. This is the first time that Singh has spoken so stringently against Modi. "Without going into the credentials of anyone, I think

Mangalore, Jan 3: Star Education Institute celebrated its 19th annual day at Town Hall, in Mangalore on December 23. A souvenir was released and Alumni Association was inaugurated to mark the occasion. The event was presided over by Ideal Coaching Class Mangalore Principal Ravikanth Bhat. He said that every person is indebted to offer something back to the society. The souvenir was released by one

Kundapur. Jan 3: Two youth riding on a bike died in a road mishap at Bhatkal National Highway on Thursday evening when a Tipper collided with their two-wheeler. The deceased are Subramanya K Ram (39) from Melgangolli and Raghavendra Sheenadas (20). The two were on their way back to Gangolli after performing pooja at Sri Mahasathi Temple in Bhatkal. The bike was stuck under the Tipper killing the

New Delhi, Jan 3: India and Saudi Arabia on Thursday signed a "landmark" agreement to protect the rights of Indian workers there and also agreed to form a joint committee to overcome obstacles in its implementation. Minister of Labour of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Adel bin Mohammed Fakeih and Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi signed the Agreement on Labour Cooperation on Domestic Service