Karnataka

Mangalore, July 7: Harekala Hajabba, an orange vendor from Mangalore who has become a harbinger of educational revolution in a remote village on outskirts of the city has another honour coming to him. As a mark of respect to his selfless service first year B.Com of Mangalore University will include lesson on Harekala Hajabba after the academic council of Mangalore University approved revision of

Bangalore, Jul 7: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has been urged not to ignore defeated Congress candidates while taking decisions on the development programmes and schemes. Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President G Parameshwara has written to CM urging him to take 102 candidates of the party who were defeated in the Assembly elections into confidence while taking decisions on the development

Udupi, Jul 7: Stating that there is a need to set up an IT park in Udupi, Urban Development and district-in-charge minister Vinay Kumar Sorake said that he would talk to the Information Technology Minister S.R. Patil in this regard. Mr Sorake was addressing the inaugural function of an awareness camp on export promotion organised jointly by the District Industries Centre (DIC), Udupi Chamber of

Mangalore, Jul 6: Health and Family Welfare Minister U T Khader said that it is the responsibility of the society to ensure women feel safe walking the streets of the city in the night. Mr. Khader was answering a question as to whether the Congress government could make the city safe for women at nights. He was participating in an interaction programme on the development of coastal Karnataka

Moodbidri, Jul 6: As many as 16 precious idols of Jain deities, worth Rs 13 crores, were stolen by thieves from a Jain temple, here. Thieves barged into the Siddantha Pratima Darshana Basadi, decamped with the idols made of gold, silver and panchaloha besides stealing diamonds. The theft came to light early on Saturday morning when one of the office bearers of the Basadi opened the front door. It

Ayodhya, Jul 6: With an eye on the Lok Sabha elections, BJP today raked up the Ayodhya Ram temple issue in a bid to boost the party's morale in Uttar Pradesh where good performance in the past had helped it capture power at the Centre. Amit Shah, a close confidant of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, made his first visit to the make-shift Ram temple here after he took over as BJP General

Mangalore, Jul 6: A new micro-net mesh stent for acute heart attack victims was successfully used for the first time in this part of the country by Dr. Paul Varghese, interventional cardiologist, at Unity Heart Institute, Unity Health Complex to obtain an excellent result. A release from the hospital said that one of the complications of using standard stents in an acute heart attack setting is

Bantwal, Jul 6: The floods in Panemangalur and Kasaba area of Bantwal taluk in Dakshina Kannada district have subsided but the people of this region are still living under fear. The floods on Thursday inundated 68 houses and 206 people living in those houses were safely rehabilitated. Losses are estimated to be about Rs 25 lakhs. The road connectivity between Bantwal and Panerpete was cut off

Mangalore, Jul 6: The Commissioner of Police has ordered suspension of Praveen Periera, the Constable of Panambur police station who is said to have assaulted one Mohammad Imran (22), who had come to the station to complete his passport procedures. Imran had been booked in a rioting case, when he was still a minor. Though he was acquitted in the case, on Thursday, when Imran went to the police

Mangalore, Jul 6: Three members of a same family including a 9-month old child have been missing from May 28, 2013. A complaint has been registered in this regard with the Mangalore Rural police. Vinol D'Silva, a residents of Mumbai has said in his complaint that his wife Carol Saritha D'Silva (32) had come to stay with her mother Julian Veigas (62) at Capitanio along with their child Noel D'Silva