Karnataka

Mangalore, May 27: The State Government on Monday formally announced the district in-charge Ministers. Except for the Public Works Minister Dr H C Madadevappa who has been made in-charge of two districts, all other ministers are in charge of one district each. All four ministers from twin coastal districts of Dakshina kannada and Udupi districts have been given district in-charge posts of four

Bangalore, May 27: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today asked the bureaucracy to immediately put the administration back on track to dispel the general perception that it had collapsed in the state. "I want the bureaucracy to pull up their socks and put in place the administration. The general perception is that it has collapsed in the previous BJP rule. I want officials to make a drastic

Mangalore, May 27: Dakshina Kannada District Working Journalists' Association will confer its prestigious 'Pa Go Award' for rural reporting on Vijaya Karnataka Principal Correspondent Muhammad Arif Padubidri. Mr Arif has earned the award for his report 'Napkin Ghatakada Yoshogathe' published in Vijaya Karnataka on June 12, 2012. The award will be given away to Mr Arif on June 1, at 10.45 pm at

Udupi, May 27: The Udupi district police have arrested a bookie in Karkala, near here during the final match of Indian Premier League. Police identified the arrested as Praveen alias Appu, a resident of Meeyaru in Karkatala taluk. Police said that he had involved in cricket betting for the match between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings. The police said that he was released on bail as the

New Delhi, May 27: Over 82 per cent students today cleared the 2013 Class XII CBSE examinations, with girls once again outshining the boys and the Chennai region beating others in the overall pass percentage. The results were declared across the country today, with the total pass percentage standing at 82.10 per cent, an increase of about two per cent over the last year, said a statement issued by

Mangalore, May 27: Abhaychandra Jain has been given the Fisheries portfolio, along with Youth Services, and this move of the chief minister has bagged huge criticism from the Jain community. As known to all, followers of Jainism are strict vegetarians. In such a scenario, the Jain community has been unhappy with the fact that Mr Jain has been given a portfolio that does not agree with his

Mangalore, May 27: The 20th anniversary of Torpedoes Youth Association was held recently at Suratkal on the outskirts of the city. The function was presided over by the vice President of the Association, Muneer Katipalla. Moideen Bava, the newly elected MLA of Mangalore City North, Kripa Alva, Social Worker, Gunavathi R Shetty, Principal Badriya P.U College, Badruddin, President of Noorul Huda

Thiruvananthapuram, May 27: Two prominent Middle East-based businessmen who hail from Kerala appear to be caught in the factional feud of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in Kerala. The Ernakulam unit of the CPI-M has accused MA Yusuf Ali, owner of the Emke Group, of encroaching upon the government land for his Rs 1600-crore Lulu Shopping Mall project here that opened in March this

Mangalore, May 27: In an apparent act of revenge for the attack on an auto driver, who was also a Congress worker in Bantwal taluk, dozens of people on Sunday stormed into the office of Social Democratic Party of India at BC Road-Kaikamba near here and allegedly assaulted SDPI activists. The agitating mob also damaged a bus stop build by SDPI in the same locality. Several youth have sustained

Kasargod, May 27: Swapna (21), a resident of Kayyara in Jodukallu who had gone missing some days ago has been tracked down by the police. Swapna had gone missing on May 13 and this case had fuelled protests from various organizations including the Vishwa Hindu Parishat demanding the police to speed up the search and find her out at the earliest. With pressure mounting on police to tackle the