Karnataka

Mangalore/Belthangady, Jun 1: As the rains that lashed the Dakshina Kannada district on Thursday continued into the night, a pleasant weather prevailed all through Friday, dipping the temperatures by a couple of degrees. Belthangady taluk received the highest rainfall in the district, measuring upto 80.8 mm. Mangalore received 11.8 mm, Sullia taluk 6.2 mm, Bantwal taluk 7.2 mm, Kadaba 52.3 mm and

Bangalore, Jun 1: In a dramatic development, the country's second largest software services major Infosys on Saturday re-appointed N R Narayana Murthy as its executive chairman with immediate effect to put the company back on high growth path. At a meeting held here earlier in the day, the Board approved appointment of Murthy as Executive Chairman and Additional Director with effect from June 1

Manipal, Jun 1: World No-Tobacco Day was observed in Manipal University on Friday which was jointly conducted by the Department of Public Health, the Manipal College of Nursing in collaboration with the District Health Office, Udupi, Health Concern Foundation and Archana Charitable Trust. The programme was inaugurated by Dr M T Reju, Deputy Commissioner, Udupi. He spoke on efforts to magnify the

Mangalore, Jun 1: The State government has transferred Mangalore City Corporation Commissioner K Harish Kumar. Mr Kumar has been posted as Secretary to Minister for Urban Development Vinay Kumar Sorake. The government is yet to name the new Commissioner for MCC, where the election for mayoral post is yet to be held. Mr Kumar held the post since September 22, 2011. Before coming to Mangalore, he

Mangalore, Jun 1: Making advances in the implementation of the official language Hindi in the operations of the bank, Corporation Bank has taken several initiatives to promote the language even among the masses, informed Chairman and Managing Director of the bank Ajai Kumar, at a press meet held in the city on Friday. Speaking to mediapersons, he said that initiatives such as Hindi workshops and

Jeddah, Jun 1: International airlines operating in the Kingdom have raised their fares to make maximum profit during the summer season when thousands of Saudis and expatriates travel abroad to spend their vacation. Khalil Al-Nashmi, assistant director of a travel agency in Dammam, said some international airlines raised airfares by 30 percent to destinations like Istanbul and Kuala Lumpur, which

New Delhi, Jun 1: Petrol price was today hiked by 75 paisa per litre and diesel by 50 paisa a litre as rupee hit 11-month low making oil imports costlier. The increase in rates, which are excluding local sales tax or VAT, will be effective from midnight tonight, Indian Oil Corp, the nation's largest oil firm, said. Petrol price in Delhi was hiked by 90 paisa to Rs 63.99 a litre from Rs 63.09

Mangalore, May 31: Lifeguards of Panambur Beach Tourism Development Project on Friday saved a teenager from drowning at Panambur beach on the outskirts of the city. The rescued has been identified as Rakesh (19), a resident of sixth cross, Rajajinagar, Bangalore. He is a student of first PUC at KLE College, Vijayanagar. Rakesh is the 76th tourist that lifeguards of the project have saved since

Bangalore, May 31: Senior Congress leader Kagodu Thimmappa was today elected Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly unopposed. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah proposed his name and it was seconded by Higher Education Minister R V Deshpande. Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister T B Jayachandra also proposed the candidature of the 82-year-old MLA, which was backed by C S Nadagouda. After a

Mangalore, May 31: Established by the well-known educationalist B Ahmed Hajee Mohiudeen, the multi-speciality B A Hospital at Thumbay has been taken over by Fr Muller Charitable Institutions, Kankanady, Mangalore. It will henceforth operate as a unit of Fr Muller Institutions under the name Fr Muller Hospital, Thumbay, said administrator of Fr Muller Medical College Hospital Fr Richard Coelho