Karnataka

Mangalore, Nov 13: A close aide of gangster Vicky Shetty has been nabbed by the CCB sleuths. The youth was in possession of four daggers along with chilli power. Shiva (26) is the arrested. On Tuesday morning, Shiva was waylaid by the police on NH-66, while he was driving a Tata Indica car. On checking the car, the police found four lethal weapons and chilli power. During the interrogation, Shiva

Mangalore, Nov 13: An elderly woman died of head injury that was caused in the bid to prevent the thieves from robbing her ornaments, at Shaktinagar. The deceased has been identified as Bhavani (70), a resident of Shaktinagar who was working in a local cashew processing unit. While Bhavani used to return home every day at 6.30 pm, on Tuesday she did not turn up. Worried by this, the family members

Mangalore, Nov 13: The long-standing demand of constructing a fishing harbour and jetty at Kulai will soon be sanctioned at an estimated cost of Rs 165.60 crores, without rehabilitating the existing fishing families residing along the coast in the region, said Mangalore North MLA Mohiuddin Bava. Addressing mediapersons at a press conference here on Tuesday, he said that the state government had

Mangalore, Nov 13: In a big relief to the peace-loving citizens of Mangalore, top police officers of Karnataka and Bihar have rubbished the media reports of terror links to this port city. They have also ruled the media's claim that a woman who was arrested in Mangalore had involved in terrorism. Aasha alias Ayisha Banu, resident of Panjimogaru on the outskirts of city, was reportedly arrested at

Mangalore, Nov 12: In a new development, Bihar police have confirmed the arrest of woman at Mangalore International Airport. Even though Mangalore city police had initially declined to comment on the reported arrest of Aasha alias Ayisha Banu, Bihar police have confirmed her arrest. Born and brought up in a poor Hindu family of Mercara in Kodagu district of Karnataka, Aasha was residing at

Mangalore, Nov 12: Claiming that Hindu girls were being lured and misused in terror activities that occurred in the country, the district units of Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal demanded that the state government and the central government take strict action against forces indulging in conversion of Hindu girls and curb terror activities. Speaking to reporters at a press conference here on

Karwar, Nov 12: There has been huge cost overalls and delay in the delivery of the ship, whose repair and refitting work began in April 2004. The country's second aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, being commissioned in Russia on November 16, will be stationed at the Karwar Naval base in Karnataka, a top Navy officer today said. The 44,570-tonne warship, formerly known as Admiral Gorskhov, is

Mangalore, Nov 12: On the occasion of Yenepoya University Founder's Day, Centre for Craniofacial Anomalies (CCA) and NSS Unit, Yenepoya University in association with The Smile Train (NGO) and Face Foundation, will organise Children's Day Celebrations in the university premises in Deralakatte on Thursday, said registrar of the university Dr C V Raghuveer. Speaking at a press conference here on

Bangalore, Nov 12: Under fire from Opposition over a scheme to dole out Rs 50,000 to poor Muslim girls at the time of marriage, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today said his government was considering extending it to all sections living below the poverty line. "The scheme will not be limited only to the Muslim community, the government is planning to extend it to all sections of the society

Mangalore, Nov 12: An initiative of the Coir Board, Government of India,'Coir Kranthi Express' was flagged off by district-in-charge minister B Ramanath Rai, in the presence of Coir Board member T M Shahid, MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, AICC member Ivan D'Souza and others at Town Hall here on Tuesday. A cross-country coir show on wheels, team leader of the show Arun Dinesh said that the Coir Kranthi