Karnataka

Mangalore, Sep 28: The Mangalore chapter of the Confederation of Real Estate Developers Associations of India (CREDAI) has organised 'CREDAI Realty Expo-2013', a property show in Mangalore where apartments of few recognised builders are on sale at special rates. The two-day event was kicked off by Minister for Forests, Environment and Ecology B Ramanath Rai at T M A Pai International Convention

Udupi, Sep 28: In an unfortunate chain of events, a man drowned in a well along with his one-year-old child, during an attempt to rescue his wife and infant who had jumped into the same well to commit suicide, at Tenkanidiyur in Udupi taluk on Saturday morning. The deceased are Chandrakanth (35) and his year-old daughter Deeksha, residents of Tenkanidiyur. Having survived the suicide attempt, his

Mangalore, Sep 28: Who played the major role in the sudden transfer of senior police officers of this coastal city including City Crime Bureau inspector H N Venkatesh Prasanna? According to sources, it was an MLA from Dakshina Kannada who exerted maximum pressure on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to cleanse the police department in Dakshina Kannada by transferring officers, who allegedly have a close

Mangalore, Sep 28: Passengers travelling regularly between Mangalore, Udupi, Kundapur and Manipal in private express buses will be entitled to 30 per cent concession on tickets with owners of private buses intending to launch Tulunadu Combine Services (TCS) cards for regular passengers from October 2. adrresing the media persons in Mangalore, Ramananda Holla of said, “In order to give concessional

Mangalore, Sep 28: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to pay his maiden visit to Dakshina Kannada on September 29 after becoming Chief Minister. He will arrive at Sri Rathnavarma Stadium Helipad, Ujire in Belthangady. He is expected to inaugurate a new hospital constructed by Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Medical Trust at 11 a.m. Later, he will arrive at Mary Hill Helipad in Mangalore at 12.00 p.m

Bangalore, Sep 28: The Karnataka High Court on Friday ordered issue of notices to 22 MLAs including Udupi MLA Pramod Madhwaraj and a Minister on petitions, which alleged that they had violated the mandatory procedure prescribed in the Constitution for taking oath as members of the Legislative Assembly and as Minister, respectively. The petitioners, city-based advocate Dharmapal Y. and RTI activist

Mangalore, Sep 28: Four children who were pushed into begging on the streets of Mangalore were rescued by officials of Childline. A two-old-year boy, three girls are in the age group 2 to 13 were found begging for food and alms from passersby in Bendoorwell, Pumpwell, Kankanady, Falnir and Milagres areas. The children are from outside the district. They were produced before the Child Welfare

Mangalore, Sep 28: Members of the Airport Authority Employees Union at Mangalore International Airport on Friday demonstrated against a Union Civil Aviation Ministry proposal to privatise 17 airports. They staged the lunch hour demonstration as part of the nationwide protest called by unions of the AAI. The members said the privatisation would only benefit private parties and a few politicians in

Kasargod, Sep 28: Two youth were killed and one seriously injured, after a Swift Maruri car in which they were travelling skidded and hit against a tree at Mettupalayam in Tamilnadu. The deceased have been identified Sheikh Anees (26) and Sheikh Shaaz (26. The injured is Sheikh Suhaib (26). He has been admitted in a private hospital in Coimbatore. All are residents of Chetukundu in Kasargod

Jaipur, Sep 27: A special court for the National Investigation Agency (NIA) cases here has framed charges against seven persons accused of carrying out a blast in the Ajmer dargah in October 2007, even as one of the accused has blamed Congress leaders for pressuring him to implicate senior RSS functionaries in the case. The court framed charges against Swami Aseemanand, a key figure in the