Karnataka

Riyadh, Sep 14: The government of Saudi Arabia has approved the construction of residential complexes for foreign workers on the outskirts of Riyadh to provide them with suitable housing facilities. The High Commission for Riyadh Development (HCRD), a Saudi Arabia government agency, approved the residential project for expatriate workers that will include all hierarchies -unskilled, technical

Mangalore, Sep 14: Dharmadhikari of Dharmasthala temple Dr Veerendra Heggade will inaugurate the 101st Dasara celebrations at Shree Gokarnanatheswara Kudroli temple in the city this year, announced veteran Congress leader B Janardhan Poojary on Saturday. Speaking at a press conference at the Congress office here on Saturday, Mr Poojary said that the inaugural ceremony, scheduled to be held at 5.30

Mangalore, Sep 14: The widow of slain rowdy-sheeter Thingaldy Umesh Rai, allegedly ended her life on a railway track near Kabaka in Puttur. 35-year-old Soumya had married to Umesh Rai over 15 years ago in spite of strong opposition by her father late Muttappa Gowda. She had left her parental house forever. After marriage, she was living with her husband Rai till March 2010, when the latter was

Kasargod, Sep 14: Kasargod police arrested four persons for transporting hemp and seized 10 kilogram of hemp, which is illegally transporting in train. Arrested are identified as K A Imtiaz (29), K M Abdul Sattar (51) resident of Ceramics Road in Talangere and Naushad P M (31) and Mohemmed Riyaz (35). It is learnt that Riyaz was alighted on Mangala Express train from Mumbai at 4.50 a.m. and was in

Mangalore, Sep 14: As Gujarat Chief Minister, BJP's poster boy Narendra Modi anointed as the party's Prime Ministerial candidate, saffron party activists in Mangalore celebrated'Vijayotsav' on Saturday. The local BJP leaders and workers, who are known as ardent fans of Mr Modi, gathered in front of party office burst crackers and distributed sweets. Addressing the jubilant mob BJP, Monappa

Mangalore, Sep 14: Naina J A, journalist with Deccan Herald daily has been chosen for prestigious'Sarojini Naidu National Award-2013' for her special report on women and Panchayati Raj. The prize-winning article, 'Trash to Treasure, Kadaba GP shows the way', had appeared in the English Daily Deccan Herald on June 9, 2013. The award, instituted by the Hunger Project, a global strategic organisation

Bangalore, Sep 14: Effecting the seventh hike in three months, oil marketing companies increased petrol prices by Rs 1.63 per litre, making the transport fuel dearer by around Rs 11 since June, sans local taxes. After the hike, petrol price in Bangalore will will go up by Rs 2.14 to Rs 83.35 per litre, by Rs 1.96 to Rs 76.06 in Delhi, and to Rs 83.63 against the current Rs 81.57 in Mumbai. The

Bangalore, Sept 13: Like many BJP leaders, even KJP President B S?Yeddyurappa on?Friday expressed his jubilation at the appointment of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as the prime ministerial candidate. He even hinted at merging his party with the BJP. He addressed a press conference here minutes after BJP made an official announcement that Modi was its prime ministerial candidate for the

New Delhi, Sep 13: Rajasthan Royals cricketers Shantakumaran Sreesanth and Ankeet Chavan have been banned for life here Friday for their involvement in the spot fixing scandal in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Amit Singh and Siddharth Trivedi, who too have been found involved in the scandal, have been handed down bans for five years and one year respectively. The bans were announced by the

Mangalore, Sep 13: They call themselves'Dreamers' and this team of four has almost realized most of their dreams, undoubtedly. At an age when most of their counterparts would be seen hanging out with friends, the'Dreamers' have shown that India's future of research are in safe hands. As a feather on their cap, the Dreamers were felicitated by none other than Padma Bhushan and C. V. Raman Awardee