Karnataka

Mangalore, Oct 23: Rohini K. took charge as the new District Information Officer of Udupi district at the District Vartha Bhavan Brahmagiri here on Tuesday. B.A. Khadar Shah, the outgoing Information Officer handed over charge to Ms. Rohini, who was the Information Officer of Dakshina Kannada. She has served in Shimoga for two-and-half-years. She was transferred to Dakshina Kannada in 2009. Mr

Kasargod, Oct 23: The body of Deepika (20), a final year B.Sc student of the Canara College, Mangalore was fished out of a well in her residential premises at Chippar near Paivaliege, some 18 km from Manjeshwaram, here on Tuesday morning. Neighbours, who were searching for Deepika, noticed discolouration of water in the well and called the Fire department. The fire personnel fished out Deepika's

Riyadh, Oct 23: Non Resident Indian workers in Saudi Arabia were assured here Tuesday that Indian embassy would rectify their status before the Nov. 3 deadline. Hamid Ali Rao, the Indian ambassador, said at a press conference here on the amnesty process that all Indian applicants would get their documentation sorted out. “We will continue our efforts until the last day to ensure that no Indian

Manama, Oct 23: A Keralite died and two others sustained burns while repairing a vehicle at a workshop in Bahrain. Jijo Varghese Cherian and his colleagues Aby Mathew and Thomas Parackal George were in a maintenance pit at a workshop in Nuwaidrat in Sitrah when the blaze broke out on Monday. Cherian got trapped inside the pit, the Gulf Daily News reported on Tuesday. Cherian, 21, suffered severe

Mangalore, Oct 23: Vessels owners and members belonging to the Old Mangalore Port Users' Association staged a demonstration in front of the Port Office beside the docks in Bunder, here on Tuesday, demanding the immediate appointment of a permanent surveyor of vessels in Mangalore Port. The post of the Permanent surveyor of vessels having remained vacant from the past few weeks, inspection of cargo

New Delhi, Oct 22: Instant messaging platform Nimbuzz has joined hands with Internet service provider Spectranet to launch a low cost Internet-powered international calling platform with rates as low as one paise per second. Spectranet's 'hello ip' service, which is powered by Nimbuzz, will allow the chat platform's users make affordable international calls from across India to all over the world

Puttur, Oct 22: NaMo Bharath, an organization which was founded for propagating Narendra Modi as future Prime Minister of India will felicitate the molesters who attacked a bunch of boys and girls at'Morning Mist' homestay at Padil on July 28, 2012. Addressing the media persons at Puttur, Dr Prasad Bhandary, President of the NaMoBharath said that a public function will be organized in Puttur in

Mangalore, Oct 22: The police personnel dedicate their lives to protect citizens of our nation, so their service should always be remembered and respected, said IGP (western range) Prathap Reddy. Speaking on Martyrs' Day organised by the district police department here on Monday, he said it was known that police personnel face severe pressure while performing their duties, at such times they

Bangalore, Oct 22: The All-India Democratic Women's Association took out a rally here on Monday seeking a CBI investigation into the October 2012 rape and murder of a minor girl in Ujire town near Dharmasthala. A large number of women, many from Ujire, attempted to march to the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's residence. But the police stopped them near the Freedom Park. It resulted in some tense

New Delhi, Oct 22: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Karnataka government to shift Abdul Nasser Ma'adani, an accused in the 2008 Bangalore serial blasts case, to Dr Agarwal Eye Hospital in Bangalore for urgent treatment. A bench of Justices H L Gokhale and J Chelameswar also allowed Ma'adani's wife to remain by his side when he undergoes eye surgeries. Advocates Prashant Bhushan and Haris