Karnataka

Hubli, Jul 13: With the attention of the entire state focussed on Siddaramaiah's budget, The UN-sponsored 'Malala Day' meant for empowerment of girl education went uncelebrated, even by women and children organisations. The only event branded after Malala Yousufzai, the teen from Pakistan who emerged as the icon for girl child education after being shot by the Taliban, to be celebrated in the

Mangalore, Jul 13: The primary aim of the health department is to focus more on the preventive side of diseases rather than their cure, said Minister for Health and Family Welfare U T Khader. Interacting with mediapersons in 'Meet the press' programme organised at Press club, Urwa here on Saturday, he said that Rs 9 crore had been sanctioned by the government to provide chemotherapy for cancer

Meerut, Jul 13: A young girl from Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, who has been tackling the problem of child labour has been conferred with the first United Nations Malala Award for educating child labourers. On learning this news, there was excitement and ecstasy in and around the residence of Razia Sultan. Sultan, 15, will be felicitated as United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education's Youth

Mangalore, Jul 13: Four women from West Bengal, who had been lifting ornaments from jewellery showrooms in different cities including Mangalore were nabbed by the police from Kochi in Kerala. The gang had escaped with ornaments worth lakhs of rupees from 'Sulthan Gold' and 'Tanishq' in Mangalore after gaining entry into the jewellery showrooms in the guise of rich customers recently. The arrested

Mangalore, Jul 13: Two persons accused in drug trafficking have been convicted by the Principal and Sessions Court, which pronounced 10 years of Rigorous Imprisonment and a penalty of Rs 1 lakh. In 2008, two were nabbed by the police for smuggling Ganja at Venoor police station limits. Cops had seized 175 kgs of Ganja from Lakshman Poojary (35) from Puthilakatte and Dinesh alias Harish Devadiga

Mangalore, Jul 13: Well-known social activist and Hidaya Foundation leader Syed Ahmed Husain passed away on Friday morning at a private hospital here. A resident of Kaprigudda, Mangalore, he was recent past administrative officer of Hidayat Foundation. 74-year-old Husain is survived by his wife, two sons and two daughters. He had also served as the manager of Jamiyyatul Falah, an award winning

Bantwal, Jul 13: A man ended his life after fatally assaulting his wife and mother at Mani in Kodaje-Panthadka of Bantwal taluk on Friday night. The two women have been rushed to a private hospital in Mangalore in a rather critical state and are still battling for life. The deceased is Abdul Hameed, while the two fatally attacked by him are his mother Mariamma (55) and his wife Asma (28). Hameed

United Nations, Jul 13: Pakistani teen activist Malala Yousafzai told the UN that she would not be silenced by terrorist threats, as she gave her first public speech since being shot in the head by the Taliban. "They thought that the bullet would silence us, but they failed," Malala who turned 16 today, said at the UN General Assembly as she appealed to the international community to put in

Mangalore/Udupi, Jul 13: Siddaramaiah's first budget as chief minister on Friday has evoked a mixed reaction in the coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi. According to Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) president Mohammed Ameen overall it was a populist Budget. The Rs. 800 crore for industry and commerce is a very small part of the entire Budget, he noted. The focus is not on

Bangalore, Jul 13: To encourage attendance and enrolment of girls in Class I in government schools, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced that Rs two would be given to them for each day they are present in class. Siddaramaiah announced the initiative in the 2013-14 budget in the Legislative Assembly today. The budget, in which several schemes were announced for the benefit of women, received