Karnataka

Jeddah, Oct 28: Thousands of expats who want to leave the Kingdom under the amnesty period are in a dilemma following the introduction of a new condition by Saudi authorities that they should be in possession of original documents to prove that they had entered the Kingdom legally. Prior to the extension of the grace period, expats who did not have original documents in their possession but had

Udupi, Oct 28: Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram visited the Mookambika temple at Kollur in Udupi district and offered a special prayers. Mr. Chidambaram, who arrived at the Mangalore International Airport from Bangalore at 9.40 a.m., on Sunday travelled to Kollur by car. Interestingly, Mr Chidambaram refused to take police protection on his journey and directed the authorities concerned to

Mangalore, Oct 27: CPI (M) national general secretary Prakash Karat emphasised that the recommendations of Justice Ranganath Mishra Commission be implemented to uplift Muslim minority in the nation. He was delivering talk at rights assertion convention held under the aegis of CPI (M) Dakshina Kannada district unit here on Sunday. “The Justice Ranganath Mishra Commission had made recommendations to

Mangalore, Oct 27: Supporters of Gujarat CM Narendra Modi who wish to see him as the future Prime Minister of India organized'Namo Bharath Geetha Kathana' at Nehru Maidan on Sunday. Speaking after'Kathana' Modi fan Chakravarthi Soolibele said that since BJP has announced Narendra Modi as Prime Ministerial candidate for parliament election in 2014, Modi name is heard at the every corner of India

Mysore, Oct 27: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah has made it clear that he would decide on the future course of action on Saujanya rape and murder case, after the CID submits its report. Replying to queries of media persons, the CM said that he was aware of the demand to hand over the case to the CBI. "The CID is probing the case and we have changed the investigation officer after a debate in

Mangalore, Oct 27: Popular Front of India chairman K M Shareef in a statement said that the allegation made by Rahul Gandhi in a public meeting linking Muzaffarnagar riot victims to Pak intelligence agency ISI is immature, superfluous and irresponsible. He said, “It is evident that Rahul Gandhi has only joined the bandwagon of playing cheap politics upon the unfortunate events happened in

Bangalore, Oct 27: The wife of Y H Khan, an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) attached to the City Armed Reserve (CAR) was killed in a road accident in Penukonda in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh early Saturday morning. 57-year-old and his wife Najeebunnisa alias Shabana (51) were travelling in a car from Raichur to Bangalore on NH 44. Around 12.30 p.m. in the limits of the Chennekotta

Bangalore, Oct 27: Young cricketer from Kundapur Umesh Kharvi died in a road accident in the wee hours of Sunday in Bangalore. 26-year-old Umesh Kharvi's motorcycle hit a tree this morning. He died on the way to hospital and Mithun Kumar, who was a pillion rider, suffered minor injuries, police said. Kharvi was a right-hand batsman and a medium pacer. The all-rounder had represented Karnataka in

Bangalore, Oct 27: The Karnataka Pradesh Youth Congress Committee (KPYCC) has endorsed the statement of Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi who said Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI was in touch with some Muslim youths from the riot-hit Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh. In a statement, KPYCC president Rizwan Arshad said the ISI would “exploit the communal and polarised situation in the aftermath

Mangalore, Oct 27: A Mechanised Sailing Vessel (MSV) carrying cement and other construction materials reportedly sank seven nautical miles before Androth Island in Lakshdweep in the early hours of Saturday. Three members of a five-member crew in MSV (mechanised sailing vessel) Madona are reportedly missing after being caught in turbulent water. Two crew members managed to swim and find another