Karnataka

Mangalore, Dec 5: With the hypothetical situation of a gas leakage, BASF organized a mock drill to demonstrate ways to tackle the situation effectively, at Ottekar in Bala region at the Mangalore Liquid Import Facility premises. In the drill, the situation was that 20 staff and workers were injured, local residents were to be evacuated and gruel centres had to be put up along with providing

Mangalore, Dec 5: Principal of Muloor Al-Ihsan College Zahida Jaleel has been chosen as the new president of Asare Women's Foundation, affiliated to Talent Research Foundation, Mangalore. Raziya A Mannan has been chosen as the vice-president, Aathika Rafeeq as general secretary, Ashraf Sulaiman as treasurer, Yasmeen as joint secretary and Naseema as press secretary of the women's organisation. An

Mangalore, Dec 5: Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) State President Abdul Majeed Kodlipet has said that the bomb blasts in the country are done by the politicians for political gains and the blame is then put on the Muslims. He was addressing the gathering after inaugurating the campaign on'End political terrorism', held at Town Hall, Mangalore. He said that the NDA government executed the

Mangalore, Dec 5: Two under trials who had formed gangs of their own in the prison, reportedly got into fight in Mangalore Jail on Wednesday afternoon. It is said that Ilyas facing charges of kidnapping and Muhammad Azaruddin, facing charges of attempt to murder got into a fight with each other. However, the jail personnel intervened and dispersed both the gangs, before they could harm one another

Mangalore, Dec 5: Reiterating that he will continue to protest against inhuman practice of made snana-rolling over plantain leaves containing leftovers of the lunch served to Brahmins- Karnataka State Backward Classes Awareness Forum president K S Shivaram said that they have launched a series of protests calling for its ban. Addressing the media persons on Wednesday Mr Shivaram said that on

Mangalore, Dec 5: A 27-year-old man was sentenced by the Second Additional District and Sessions Court here on Wednesday for seven years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor Dalit girl. Dinesh Amin, a resident of Paduperar village, Mangalore taluk, an auto rickshaw driver is the accused. In fact, he is second accused in the case which happened on June 24, 2011, around 10.30 a.m. The main

Mangalore, Dec 4: Taking offence to the reports in the media claiming that Congress national president Sonia Gandhi was richer than Britain's Queen Elizabeth, Dakshina Kannada District Congress Committee president in-charge Ibrahim Kodichal said that the reports were false and part of a conspiracy against the Congress leader. Speaking at a press conference here on Wednesday, he said that it was

Bangalore, Dec 4: The family members of Dr Imran Ahmed, a dentist from Mysore, who was arrested by the sleuths of National Investigation Agency last month in connection with a controversial case, have brushed aside the terror link allegations leveled against him. Advocate Akmal Rizvi said that Dr Ahmed's mother Shakila Akhtar had even decided to hold a news conference to clarify the doubts in

Belgaum, Dec 4: Striking work will be a non-bailable offence and police can arrest a striking employee without warrant under the Karnataka Essential Services Maintenance Bill, 2013 passed by the Legislative assembly here today. The bill, popularly known as ESMA, is to put an end to employees working in water, power, health, transport and service sectors going on strikes, inconveniencing people

Madikeri/Bangalore, Dec 4: Former international athlete Ashwini Nachappa's debit cards were on Tuesday stolen by a culprit who used them to withdraw within the next 30 minutes Rs 2.7 lakh from several ATMs in Bangalore on Tuesday. The theft occurred when Ashwini was attending a sports meet held to mark the World Disability Day at the Jayanagar stadium in the morning. Ashwini, who heads the