Karnataka

Jeddah, Nov 4: An Indian national in Saudi Arabia has allegedly duped some 500 pilgrims of nearly $400,000 through a fake Hajj campaign, prompting authorities to launch a manhunt for him. The victims of the fake scheme are all expatriates. They were informed by the Indian in mid-September that they will have tents in Mina and receive free food and transportation. However, after collecting over 1.5

Bangalore, Nov 4: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has unearthed the link between terrorist organisation and real estate in Bangalore. In a raid on Monday NIA seized Rs.1.14-crore in cash, allegedly belonging to two Manipur-based outlawed terrorist groups, from a Bangalore businessman "The businessman admitted receiving the unaccounted cash from N. Shanti Meitei, a self-styled general

Riyadh, Nov 4: Indian workers hold their passports as they gather outside a labour office, after missing a deadline to correct their visa status, in Riyadh November 4, 2013. Saudi Arabia today launched an all-out inspection campaign targeting illegal foreign workers as the 7-month grace period to correct their labour and residency status under the Nitaqat law ended, even as over 1 million Indians

Mangalore, Nov 4: With an eye on the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the Left parties across the state are keen on providing an alternative political platform to the people of Karnataka, as an alternative to the destructive economic policies of the Congress-led UPA government and BJP-led NDA government. In order to propagate the set of alternative policies to the people, the city unit of Communist

Mangalore, Nov 4: “Hurting the religious sentiments of others by criticizing their religion is not the essence of any religion. Instead, all religions preach respect to other religions,” said Dakshina Kannada district in-charge Minister B Ramanath Rai. He was speaking after inaugurating book exhibition and releasing Kannada translation of third volume of Tafheem-ul-Quran at a formal function

Jubail, Nov 4: The first branch of Gulf Asian Medical Centre in Jubail City was inaugurated November 2. U T Khader, Minister of Health, Karnataka inaugurated the centre in the presence of Badr bin Mohammad Al-Oteisham, Governor of Jubail. Speaking on the occasion, U T Khader said, “Improve your food habits and have healthy food to keep the hospital away from you. Even be away from bad habits to

Mangalore, Nov 4: Air India will have to pay around Rs 8 crore to the family of Captain Zlatko Glusica, the pilot of the Air India Express Boeing 737 that crashed in Mangalore on May 22, 2010, killing 158 people. The Labour Court in Mumbai, while rejecting the national carrier's claims that Glusica's case couldn't be considered for compensation as he wasn't an Indian national, ordered Air India to

Mangalore, Nov 4: More than 130 Konkanni writers and editors of Konkanni journals interacted together in Konkanni Writers' Convention organized by'Raknno' Konkanni Weekly on the November 3 at Bishop's House, Mangalore 2013 on the occasion of its Platinum Jubilee. Rev. Msgr Denis Prabhu, the Vicar General of the Diocese of Mangalore inaugurated the Convention and released the Konkanni book'Chiknni

Bangalore, Nov 4: While Deepawali was a joyous occasion for most people, it was an unpleasant one for some. For, over 35 people have been injured, two of them seriously, in various fire cracker accidents in the City during the festival. Satish, a 31-year-old from Magadi, was brought to Minto Eye Hospital with severe injury in his right eye. Doctors confirmed that the injury has led to permanent

Riyadh, Nov 4: Illegal workers who are not in possession of official documents will be considered for final exit provided their respective embassies certify their citizenship, Maj. Gen. Mansour Al-Turki, the Ministry of Interior's spokesman, said on Sunday. Al-Turki was speaking at a joint press conference with Deputy Labor Minister Mufrej bin Saad Al-Haqbani to announce the end of the amnesty