Karnataka

Mangalore, Sep 17: In continuation to his attacks against BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, former prime minister and JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda has said that Modi is not the only leader left in the country. Addressing the reporters in Mangalore on Tuesday, Mr Deve Gowda said that there are lot of leaders in the country and politics is not the property of one individual. "It is

Mangalore, Sep 17: Demanding CBI investigation in the Panjimogaru mother-daughter murder case that happened two years ago, Students' Unions formed human chain near Gandhi statue, at Lalbagh on Tuesday morning. Farook Shanthinagar, President of Students' Union, Mangalore addressing the gathering said that two years ago Razia and her daughter Fathima Zuha of Panjimogaru were brutally killed by

Mangalore, Sep 17: Karnataka High Court Judge Dr Jawad Rahim has said that giving attention to the victims under law is a must, given the situation that the accused is looked at as'innocent' till he is proven guilty. During the course of the legal battle, the'innocent' tag given to the accused often brings a lot of pain to the victim or victim's family. Inaugurating a seminar organized by Post

Mangalore, Sep 17: Minister for Urban Development Vinay Kumar Sorake said that a master plan would be chalked out for the creation and development of'Greater Mangalore' and all sectors including transport, infrastructure and solid waste management etc. Interacting with mediapersons in'Meet the Press' programme organised by Press Club, Urwa here on Tuesday, he said that the ministry of urban

Mangalore, Sep 17: On the occasion of 150th birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, Ramakrishna Math is organizing'Viveka Samsmarana', series of programmes. As a part of the series,'Viveka Prerana', workshop on boosting self-confidence for degree students was held at Ramakrishna Math on Tuesday. Minister for Urban Development Vinay Kumar Sorake inaugurated the session and said that Swami

Jodhpur, Sep 17: Senior advocate Ram Jethmalani, one of India's top legal minds, may need to defend himself against Twitter users who are criticising him for his controversial statement about a girl who has accused self-styled godman Asaram of sexual assault. Jethmalani, while arguing for Asaram's bail in the Rajasthan high court on Monday, said the girl was afflicted with a disease "which draws a

Bangalore, Sep 17: Karnataka government has modified its 'decent dress code' order for its staff, requesting them to maintain its "dignity and decorum" in their attire. The U-turn came four days after an order specifying certain types of dress for men and women employees came in for flak from employees and women activists. In its original order, the Department of Personnel and Administrative

Kasargod, Sep 17: A CPM activist was hacked to death by miscreants on Monday night at Mangad- Aryapu in Bekal limits. The victim is M B Balakrishna (45), a tempo driver by profession. On Monday, he was on his way back home after visiting some relatives, when some miscreants stopped him and attacked him with fatal weapons. The local residents, who saw Balakrishna struggling for life, rushed him to

Puttur, Sep 17: A seven-month-old baby girl drowned when her mother jumped into a well with her at Balgodu near Uppinangady on Monday. The deceased are 26-year-old Geetha and her daughter Nishma. Geetha married Purushottam, a resident of Sullia, two years ago. Three days ago Purushottam dropped his wife and daughter at his wife's uncle Parameshwar Gowda's house. In his complaint, Gowda accused

Udupi, Sep 17: M Mohan Alva, Chairman of Alva's Education Foundation, Moodbidri, has been chosen for the Dr Kota Shivaram Karanth Huttura Prashasti. The award instituted by the Kotathattu Gram Panchayat in Udupi district, in memory of the Jnanpith award winner late Dr. Karanth, is being given annually since 2005. Anand C. Kundar, executive president of the award foundation, told presspersons that