Karnataka

Mangalore, Nov 22: Suspicion shrouds the death of Asif (26) a native of Bajal who died at Al-Khobar in Saudi Arabia. Asif, son of Abdurrahman and Saramma was working at a bird rearing firm named'Live Safari Bird' at Akrabia. It is said that on Tuesday night, at about 12.30 am, he had completed his work and left to his accommodation in the company vehicle. However, on Wednesday Asif was found in an

Bangalore, Nov 22: Karnataka government on Thursday decided to bring in comprehensive amendments to the mineral concession rules to crack down on the sand mafia and making its illegal mining and transportation a cognisable offence. The state Cabinet, under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, decided to constitute sand monitoring committees at district and taluk levels to monitor such

Mangalore, Nov 22: The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) has accredited Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore with A grade, making it the first medical college under Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore to be so accredited. NAAC is an autonomous and highest body in India established by University Grants Commission to assess and accredit institutions in higher

Bangalore, Nov 22: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah strongly defended the controversial move to enact a legislation banning inhuman superstitious practices and, hit back at those opposing it by terming them as “communal.” He said: “Those who are opposing it (the proposed legislation) remarked that Siddaramaiah is communal and casteist. But, in reality those who are opposing it are communal.” He

Mangalore, Nov 21: Nagesh Sadashiv Shetty has taken over charge as Station Manager of Air India and Air India Express at Mangalore.He was earlier posted at Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Mangalore and the latest being at Kuala Lumpur(Malaysia) and Bangkok(Thailand) as Manager. He has also served as Mangalore Area Marketing Manager, Air India.

New Delhi, Nov 21: In its first reaction since the controversial drive under a new labour law, Saudi Arabia today said that over 1.4 million Indians have regularised their job status and asserted that action was taken against illegal workers irrespective of their nationality. Amid concerns over return of large number of Indians following implementation of the'Nitaqat' legislation, the Embassy of

Mangalore, Nov 21: Imam Hussein (53) from Jannathgalli in Sagar who has been found guilty of killing a couple at Devaloka-Perla has been sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment by the Additional District Sessions Court on Thursday, November 21. Judge Balan also ordered Hussein to pay penalty of Rs.1.5 lac to three sons of the deceased couple. Hussein had murdered Sri Krishna Bhat (45) and his wife

Mangalore, Nov 21: Expressing their opposition to the installation of Auto-rickshaw Drivers' Display System (ADDS) , several likeminded organizations staged a protest in front of DC office in Mangalore on Thursday. The protestors said the system will affect auto rickshaw drivers, exploit minority, schedule caste and schedule tribe community members and can also cause communal attacks. Nearly

Mangalore, Nov 21: Following a complaint that one of the teachers of St Peter's School, Kottara has been making two students of the same school work at her residence, Child Welfare Committee, raided the residence of the teacher and held an inquiry on Thursday. CWC President Asha Nayak, officer Gracy Gonsalves and others raided the residence of the teacher at Krishnapura. The complaint was that the

Bangalore, Nov 21: Two days after a woman bank officer was brutally attacked inside an unguarded ATM kiosk in Bangalore, Karanataka police chief today said the assailant has been identified and efforts are on to catch him. "The man has been identified by CCTV photo. We are making efforts to arrest the person," Karnataka Director General of Police (DGP) Lalrokhuma Pachuau told reporters here. He