Karnataka

Dubai, Nov 28: His Highness Shaikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Crown Prince of Dubai, on Wednesday raised the UAE National Flag from the top of the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, to celebrate Dubai's win at the World Expo 2020 bid as well as the country's 42nd National Day. Dubai won the bid yesterday at the BIE General Assembly in Paris, beating Izmir, Sao Paulo

Mumbai, Nov 28: The seventh season of the hit TV quiz show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' got its first female crorepati in the young Firoz Fatma from Uttar Pradesh. Hailing from Saharanpur in UP, the 22-year-old became the first woman to have won Rs one crore in this season of the game show hosted by megastar Amitabh Bachchan. A BSc graduate, Firoz never wanted her sister to stop studies due to

Mangalore, Nov 28: “The science and management of bio-diversity is not simple with individual solutions but a complex web of issues, and we need more lawyers, anthropologists, sociologists, economists and biologists to make right policies and decisions,” said Dr K S Sugara, Assistant Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Karnataka Forest Department. Delivering the keynote address at a trainers'

Belgaum, Nov 28: Staging a dharna, BJP members today created ruckus in the Karnataka Assembly over the suicide of a sugarcane farmer as they demanded Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's resignation blaming him for the tragedy. As the House assembled, BJP members stormed into the well and started shouting slogans against the government and demanded Siddaramaiah's resignation for the suicide of a 60-year

Bantwal, Nov 28: A journalist was fatally attacked by a Muslim organization, which took exception to the fact that the scribe helped an economically backward Muslim family to get funds to build a house. The incident took place at Madakatte in Kolnadu GP limits on Wednesday. The victim is the Karavali Ale eveninger's Vittal reporter Varatheertha Prasad, popularly known as V T Prasad. Two persons

Mangalore, Nov 28: A man who claimed that he was a'Naga Sadhu' created chaos in K S Rao Road and finally became the guest of the police, on Wednesday. Over the last two days, a man aged about 50 years, clad in saffron attire, with a'damaru' (hand held drum) was seen talking to himself and at times screaming on the streets. On Wednesday morning at about 11.30 am, this man started dancing in frenzy

Surathkal, Nov 28: Police have arrested two persons who were attempting to steal goats, cows in broad daylight, from Surathkal area and seized one car, one bike and a mobile phone belonging to them. Muhammad Riyaz (22) and Sharief (21) from Thodar in Moodbidri are the arrested. The two have been taking away cattle, sheep and even chicken from the vicinity and have been supplying the same to the

Belgaum, Nov 28: KJP President and former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, who was on dharna in the Well of the Assembly for the second consecutive night on Tuesday, called off his stir demanding extension of “Shaadi Bhagya” scheme to all communities following the suicide of a sugarcane farmer here during a stir demanding higher price for the crop. “Shaadi Bhagya Yojana is no more an important

Paris, Nov 27: Celebrations have begun across the UAE after Dubai was voted winner of the World Expo 2020 bid at the 154th BIE General Assembly in Paris on Wednesday. The UAE received 116 votes out of a total of 165. It was a hard-fought victory; we were up against strong competitors, to whom we offer our full respect and sincere wishes," said the Dubai Expo 2020 team in a tweet. Sheikh Ahmed bin

Mangalore, Nov 27: "Finding immediate solution for a problem is the duty of a teacher. It is possible when one has passion towards his job and knows the reality," said Philomena Lobo, Joint Director, CTW, Mangalore. She was speaking after inaugurating'Educational Conference of Teachers' organised by Dakshina Kannada district High School Headmasters and composite pre-university college Principals'