Karnataka

Mangalore, Sep 26: Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Associations of India (CREDAI), Mangalore will organise a two-day Real Estate Exhibition, with special rates for the apartments on sale at TMA Pai Convention Hall on September 28 to September 29. Briefing the journalists here on Wednesday president of CREDAI Pushparaj Jain said that, “Registered builders of Dakshina Kannada and Banks will

Mangalore, Sep 26: Facts such as bovine milk is good for consumption by humans and keeps osteoporosis at bay are merely myths created by the industry. In fact, there is no connection between osteoporosis and calcium present in bovine milk, said consultant physician Dr B Srinivas Kakkilaya. He was speaking the five-day cluster-level workshop on'Development of Scientific Temper and Demystification

Bangalore, Sep 26: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced on Wednesday that the State government would construct Hajj Bhavans in Mangalore and Gulbarga for the convenience of pilgrims from those regions. Speaking at the inauguration of the flights for Hajj pilgrims in the city, Siddaramaiah said the government had already identified land for the buildings and would finalise the project at the

Mangalore, Sep 26: The suspected Maoist Horale Saroja (30) from Horale in Koppa taluk in Chikmagalur district who was arrested in 2008 was acquitted by the District and Sessions Court. District and Sessions Court Justice B M Angadi issued the verdict acquitting Saroja declaring that the prosecution has failed to prove the charges against the accused. Saroja Counsel Shantharam Shetty said Horale

Puttur, Sep 26: A kidnap bid of a married woman was foiled at Aramboor in Sullia taluk on Wednesday. A 19-year-old Noushida, wife of Abdul Khadar from Madavu in Puttur taluk was returning home from her tailoring shop at Madavu when three unidentified miscreants abducted her in a blue colored Scorpio car sources in Puttur rural police station said. The victim managed to escape when the abductors

Bangalore, Sept 26: The Centre for e-governance of the State government is likely to defer its plans to scale up Aadhaar enrolment in the State, following the Supreme Court (SC) direction not to make unique identity (UID) numbers mandatory for citizens to get government services, including various subsidy schemes. With the oil ministry's recent decision to extend Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT)

Mangalore, Sep 25: Officers of the department of customs detected a case of illegal transshipment of six gold biscuits weighing 1.5 kg from a passenger at Mangalore International Airport (MIA), Kenjar here on Wednesday. The passenger identified as Abdul Rahman, a resident of Kasargod flew from Dubai to Mangalore in Jet Airways The contraband valued at Rs 45.55 lakhs was cleverly concealed in a fan

Mangalore, Sep 25:'Parnd Pelakayi'- a collection of Tulu poems and'Maale Pataki'- a collection of Tulu proverbs, written by advocate Shashiraj Rao Kavoor were released at a programme organised by Rangasangati, Mangalore at Ravindra Kala Bhavan here on Wednesday. Parnd Pelakayi, (banana jackfruit) was released by litterateur and critic Dr B A Vivek Rai in a unique way by cutting open a jackfruit

Moodbidri, Sep 25: Atmosphere turned tense for some time in Moodbidri after a fight between renowned advocate Shanti Prasad Hegde and a student turned violent. Shanti Prasad Hegde is the younger brother of State Bar Council vice president P P Hegde. It is said that at 2 p.m., Mr Hegde was traveling along with his daughter in his car. The car hit Tasir Ahmed (20), a student when Mr Hegde was

Mangalore, Sep 25: Members of Dakshina Kannada unit of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) on Monday carried out demonstration in front of Deputy Commissioner's office, Mangalore urging the state and central government to speed up the process to set up University named after in Tipu Sultan. Providing scholarship for students of minority community and elimination of minister for higher education