Karnataka

Jeddah, Nov 30: Many expatriates born in the Kingdom are facing a real identity crisis because they have little affinity to their ancestral countries and are not regarded as Saudis. A large percentage of second and third generation expatriates born and raised here would prefer to get special concessions or Saudi citizenship. Many feel they belong here because they speak fluent Arabic in the local

Mangalore, Nov 30: People's Democratic Party (PDP) will stage a stir in front of Deputy Commissioner's office on December 2, demanding release of PDP Chief Abdul Nasser Ma'adani, providing him required medical treatment as per the specifications the Apex Court and re-probing into the Bangalore blast case. PDP State Organising Secretary S M Bashir said in a press conference on Friday that since Mr

Mangalore, Nov 30: Mushtaaq has become a tainted name in the country after being linked to the illegal money transaction case. It is not just Mushtaaq who suffers, but it is his entire family which has been trying to come to terms with whatever is going on around them. While they were trying to cope up with Mushtaaq's ill health and then the allegations leveled against him, the family has been

Mangalore, Nov 30: A solidarity protest was held by Forum Against Atrocities on Women (FAAW) and other like-minded organisations in front of the Deputy Commissioner's office here on Friday, demanding action against the alleged rape, harassment and continued threats to a young girl by the sitting MLA of Sringeri constituency in Chikmagalur district D N Jeevaraj and his henchmen. Members of the

Bangalore, Nov 30: Jyothi Uday, the woman who was attacked at an ATM kiosk at Corporation Circle, was shifted out of the intensive care unit of BGS Global Hospitals 10 days after the attack. She has now been shifted to a ward, where she will receive further treatment. Doctors said they were now focussing on rehabilitation and orientation. “Ms. Jyothi is conscious, alert and speaking clearly. She

Mangalore, Nov 30: Well-known novelist Vaidehi, film director P. Sheshadri, columnist Abdul Rasheed and others will be honoured with Sandesha award-2013. Na D'Souza, chairman of the awards jury committee said the Foundation is honouring Vaidehi for her contribution to Kannada literature. Cyril G Sequeira, known to his fans as C G S, Tacode has been chosen for Sandesha Konkani literature award for

Mangalore, Nov 29: Denying the involvement of its members in the brutal attack on a journalist by about 40 men near his residence in Bantwal taluk, the district unit of Popular Front of India (PFI) has claimed that the allegations were false. Clarifying their stand at a press conference in the city on Friday, president of PFI Mangalore Zone Ataullah Jokatte said that the false allegations had been

Ahmadabad, Nov 29: Gujarat Chief Minister and BJP's PM candidate Narendra Modi was in contact with the Bangalore woman, involved in the stalk-gate controversy, as early as 2005. A picture taken during the inauguration ceremony of 'Sharad Utsav' held in Gujarat in 2005 show Narendra Modi animatedly interacting with a woman, alleged to be the victim of stalk-gate scandal, in the presence of IAS

Mangalore, Nov 29: Kemar Mutt seer Eshavittaldas Swamiji has sought police protection for the parents of Sarika. Addressing the meeting convened by Superintendent of Police Shanthanu Sinha, the seer said that the co-operation of the parents is of utmost importance if the police want to investigate the Sarika murder case and nab the culprits. Stating that illegal quarrying is going on unabated near

Mangalore, Nov 29: The prestigious'Global konkani Music- Lifetime achievement Award' constituted by premium Konkani cultural organization, Mandd Sobhann will be conferred on Rev Fr Walter Albuquerque, for his invaluable contribution to the field. Fr Albuquerque will receive the award at the fifth global Konkani music awards ceremony to be held at Kalaangann, Shaktinagar in Mangalore on December 8