Karnataka

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

Mangalore, Nov 12: 48 year-old Abdul Rahman from Thotabengre on the outskirts of the city succumbed to leptospirosis (rat fever) at a private hospital here on Monday. He reported fever and was admitted at a private hospital three days ago. He is survived by his wife and four children. He was a daily wage worker by profession. Leptospirosis, called rat fever in common parlance, is endemic mostly in

Mangalore, Nov 12: The case of 13-year-old H S Sohan, who drowned in Mangalore City Corporation's swimming pool on October 25, took a new turn with his father alleging foul play in his son's death. H D Somashekar, father of Sohan submitted a memorandum to the office of Police Commissioner on Monday demanding a probe into the'accidental' death. He has expressed suspicion of foul play by friends of

Patna, Nov 12: The Bihar police have arrested another extremist from Jharkhand's Dhanbad district in connection with the Patna serial blasts during a rally of the Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi held on October 27. The arrested has been identified as Raju Sao, a Hindu extremist, who allegedly had links with Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI. He was arrested from

Mangalore, Nov 12: Karnataka Janata Party (KJP) district unit staged a stir in front of DC's office on Monday condemning the move of the state government of confining'Shaadi Bhaagya' scheme only to Muslim women. The protesters demanded that the scheme must be made available to women of other communities as well. KJP Leader Jagadish Hiremani said that KJP Mentor and former chief minister B S

Mangalore, Nov 12: A eleven member delegation from Japan has visited Mangalore with the aim of exploring trade potential in the area along with studying technical exchange, said Kanara chamber for Commerce and Industry President Muhammad Ameen. Youth leaders from four parties of Japan visited on a study tour. Based on the report of the team, there are possibilities of avenues of trade opening up

Mangalore, Nov 11: The Customs sleuths on Sunday arrested a Kasaragod resident for allegedly smuggling of 7 kg of Iranian saffron in the Mangalore International Airport. The officers of customs at the airport seized'Termes Zibad' brand saffron valued at Rs 7, 00,000 concealed along with cloths and the other personal effects inside one carton box. The passenger is a resident of Kudlu, Kasargod

The arrest of four Hindu youths in connection with the October 27 Patna serial bombings during Narendra Modi's rally has triggered a suspicion whether'Indian Mujahideen' has a tie-up with Hindu extremists. Gopal Kumar Goyal, Vikas Kumar, Pawan Kumar and Ganesh Kumar were arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) last week in Bihar's Lakhisarai district in connection with the serial

Mangalore, Nov 11: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah inaugurated the newly built temple of Brahmashri Narayana Guru, at Bajpe-Karambar, on the outskirts of the city on Monday and took part in the'Brahmakalashabhisheka' ceremony. The temple has been built by Brahmashri Narayan Guru Samaja Seva Sangha. Meanwhile, a newly-built samudaya bhavana was inaugurated by former Union Minister B Janardhan Poojary