Karnataka

New Delhi, Jun 13: Finance Minster P Chidambaram Thursday reiterated his appeal to public to control their craving for gold. Chidambaram was addressing a press conference to detail the steps being taken by the government to get the economy on track. "If we can have for six months or one year almost minimal gold imports into the country, it will dramatically change the situation on the current

Moodbidri, Jun 13: An incident has occurred wherein a student pursuing her second year PUC in a Science stream in a private educational institute at Moodbidri, committed suicide at hostel. The girl was Roopa (17) daughter of Shekharappa from Mundurgi taluk in Gadag. She was residing at Bhagirathi hostel of Alva's Educational Institute in Vidyagiri. When all the students of the girls' hostel had

Ullal, Jun 13: Nine Muslim couples entered wedlock on Wednesday in a mass community marriage organised under the aegis of Nusratul Masakeen Association, Alekala, Ullal. The mass marriage was held at Unity Hall in Thokkottu nearby. Under the guidance of Mangalore Khazi Thwaka Ahmed Musliyar, the solemn Nikah ceremony was performed for the nine couples. The wedded couples are Nabeesa and A Ziyad

Riyadh, Jun 13: Saudi Arabia will resume the hiring of Indian female domestic workers but on lower salaries than before, Al Hayat newspaper reported. This is part of an agreement recently signed by the two countries' labour ministries, according to Ahmad Al Faheed, undersecretary for international affairs at the Saudi labour ministry. He said that the hiring of Indian maids will be resumed soon

Tiruchirapalli, Jun 13: Smart phones, emails and SMS seem to have pushed the humble telegram service to a quiet corner with the BSNL deciding to discontinue the 160-year-old telegraph service from July 15. Once the main source of quick and urgent communication, the service delivered many happy and sad news to people spread all over the country. But with the advent of technology and newer means of

Padubidri, Jun 13: Sea erosion has lifted its head, as usual, at Thottam- Yermal area where the UPCL pipeline has been laid. The rocks laid on the shores to avert the impact of the erosion have been washed away by turbulent waves earlier this week. The affect has reached till the fisheries road this time. Turbulent waves have been hitting the residence of Indira Bangera, here. If the situation

Mangalore, Jun 12: Normal life in Mangalore has become crippled as heavy rain continued to lash over the city and its surrounding areas over the last four days, inundating low-laying areas and throwing traffic out of gear. Gusty winds, along with the heavy rain, have caused damages in several places in the district. Heavy rain has occurred in Mangalore, Puttur, Moodbidri, Sullia, Belthangady

Mangalore, Jun 13: Education system in the state is still confined to marks and percentages while the competitive world outside has grown beyond academic numbers, said Fr Alwyn Serrai, Principal, Rosario College Cathedral, Mangalore. He was speaking after inaugurating an educational conference and felicitation ceremony for merit students of SSLC-2013 and heads of institutions with cent percent

Mangalore, Jun 13: Officers of the department of customs seized gold jewellery weighing 157 grams valued at Rs 3.36 lakh from a passenger at Mangalore International Airport (MIA), Kenjar here on Tuesday. The accused, Shabab Mattummal, a resident of Kolavayal in Kasargod, arrived at MIA by Air India Express flight IX 384 from Dubai at 6.30pm. He had concealed the jewellery in a thermos flask

Riyadh, Jun 12: Deportation authorities in Saudi Arabia have requested the expatriates who have received final exit stamps to go to airport after 20 days to leave the country, according to a senior official from the Indian Embassy. Several Indians who had gone to the airport immediately after having their passports stamped with the exit visas have been turned away by immigration officials. The