Karnataka

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

Manipal, July 6: Udupi Deputy Commissioner M T Reju said eight of the 24 candidates selected for the post of village accountants (Vas) in the district will be dismissed and criminal action taken against them for producing forged certificates. Addressing media persons here he said that around 24 candidates were selected as village accountants for the year 2013 from across the State, however only 19

Mangalore, Jul 6: A 12-year-old boy died after he accidentally drowned in an open well in Kannagudde on the outskirts of the city on Friday. The deceased has been identified as Ankith, son of late ShivaramaPoojary and a resident of Kannagudde. Ankith along with his elder brother Manish and five others had gone to swim in the well around 8.30am. He drowned around 12 noon, police said. Manish

Bantwal, Jul 5: A tense atmosphere prevailed at Peruvai in Bantwal taluk, after a group of miscreants belonging to Bajrang Dal way laid a vehicle transporting cattle on Friday. The incident led to clashes between two groups. Police resorted to lathi-charge to bring the situation under control. The incident took place when a Maruti Omni carrying cattle from Ninthikallu, Yennur in Sullia was heading

New Delhi, Jul 5: Indian embassy in Saudi Arabia has issued as many as 92,000 emergency exit certificates by end of the first phase of grace period for those affected by labour law 'Nitaqat', ambassador to the Kingdom Hamid Ali Rao said on Thursday even as India was in discussion with the country to streamline the visa regime to check fraudulent contractors. According to the Saudi ministry of

Mangalore, Jul 5: Dakshina Kannada district this year is seeing a flood situation that has not shown up in the district for the last one decade and gauging the extent of loss of lives and damage to property, the Government should immediately come forth to release the compensation, said MP Nalin Kumar Kateel. Addressing the reporters after having a look at the caricatures and cartoons on display at

Pune, Jul 5: Athletics Federation of India's plan to include dope-tainted Ashwini Akkunji in the women's 4x400m relay team in the ongoing Asian Championships here was today nixed by the competition technical delegate on the ground that it would violate IAAF rules. Plans were afoot to draft Akkunji, whose two-year ban for a doping offence committed in 2011 ended on Wednesday, into the women's

Bangalore, Jul 5: The Congress government in Karnataka is all set to roll out its "block-buster" election promise of providing 30 kg of rice per month to BPL families at Re one per kg from July 10 and sees no impediment in its implementation. Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister Dinesh Gundurao said today Chief Minister Siddaramaiah would launch the programme here, which would be

Mangalore, Jul 5: Ulemas and Umaras have been asked to play greater role in identifying genuine beneficiaries and bringing the various government schemes to them, in addition to ensuring best use of the 'Zakat' money. Karnataka Sunni Jamiyyatul Ulama President and Udupi Khazi Ibrahim Musliyar Bekal said that Masjid administrative committees have to conduct surveys in this regard and get to know