Karnataka

Jeddah, Nov 10: The Labor Ministry announced on Saturday that it would continue to accept applications from undocumented expats to legalize their status despite the end of the amnesty on Nov. 3. However, it insisted that such workers have to pay fines or face other penal measures for the delay in legalizing their status. Faisal Al-Otaibi, director-general of inspections at the ministry, also

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 10: Travel guides publisher “Lonely Planet” has named Kerala among the world's 10 best destinations for taking the family on a holiday in 2014. The Lonely Planet's award for the best family destination was bestowed on Kerala known as “God's Own Country” at the World Travel Mart in London, the world's leading travel trade event attended by industry representatives from

Mangalore, Nov 9: Demonstrating that the use of information technology could change how people lived in rural areas, two classmates from Poornaprajna PU College, Udupi aced the national finals of the Rural IT Quiz in a tight contest between competing teams. Held in Bangalore on Friday, the final round of the national quiz contest saw a close contest between the Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh teams

Mangalore, Nov 9: Demanding formation of a special police team to specifically look into mysterious death of college students, the All College Student Association (ACSA) staged a day-long hunger stir in front of Deputy Commissioner's office here on Saturday. Speaking on the backdrops of case of Akshatha (18), a second year B.Com student of Venkataramana Government First Grade College, Car Street

Mangalore, Nov 9: Taking exception to the state government's decision to hand over the probe of Saujanya rape and murder case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Karnataka High Court former justice M F Saldana has opined that it is better to appoint a senior judicial officer from the district to supervise the investigation instead. Addressing a press conference organised by PUCL here on

Mangalore, Nov 10: Dakshina Kannada and Udupi District Democratic Forum and other likeminded organizations held a protest seeking CBI probe under the supervision of the Supreme Court into the rape and murder of Saujanya, a II PU student of SDM College, Ujire, on Saturday. Saujanya was raped and murdered on October 9, 2012. Psychiatrist Dr Herale, addressing the protesters, recalled the mysterious

Mangalore, Nov 9: In order to promote coir products all over the country, Coir Kranti Express, a cross-country road show of coir products, will arrive in Mangalore on Tuesday, said member of Central Coir Board T M Shahid, at a press conference here on Saturday. He told reporters that the mobile exhibition, which was flagged off in Kanyakumari on November 5, would arrive in the city and begin the

Kochi, Nov 9: The two women including an Air India Express cabin crew member, arrested for carrying six kg gold at the Kozhikode airport Friday, were regular carriers, according to an official of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI). The two were picked up by the DRI when they landed from Dubai at the Kozhikode airport Thursday. The official who did not wish to be identified, said the two

Mangalore, Nov 9: Keeping in mind the ample opportunities for tourism development and investments in the coastal districts, Federation of Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FKCCI) President R Shivakumar has said that there is an immediate need to improve the road connectivity system to the region. Addressing the reporters at KCCI hall on Saturday, he said that good roads can be laid

Belthangady, Nov 9: Naxals are again showing up in the western ghats and in one such acts to make their presence felt, they have set a car and bike belonging to Ramachandra Bhat, a resident of Naravi in Belthagady ablaze. It is said that the naxalites have executed this act suspecting that Mr Bhat, a Gram Panchayat member to be a police informer. On Saturday at about 2 am, 10 to 20 armed men had