Karnataka

“I remember that I used to don short skirts to college. In that case, how can I stop my daughter from wearing such clothes? I have not spoilt by life, instead I see myself leading a very dignified life, running a family respectably.” This is what Shashikala Shetty, a 50-year-old resident of Suratkal area in Mangalore has to say. Well, Ms Shetty was not talking at a personal level. She was talking

Mangalore, Apr 30: Leaving no room for duplication or misuse of votes, Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada District Mr Harsha Gupta has said that the voters whose names have been included in the voters' list will be allowed to cast their votes on May 5 elections. Communicating with the officers of the district deputed on election duty simultaneously from his office through a wireless network

Mangalore, Apr 30: In a surprise raid, a team of officials consisting of personnel deputed on election duty by district administration seized a huge amount of cash from an apartment in the city on Monday night. Acting on a tip off, the team of officials led by the sector magistrate and the assistant commissioner raided a flat belonging to city based businessman U N Abdur-Razzak's daughter at

Kaup, Apr 30: A youth died after two cars collided head on, on National Highway-66 near Muloor, in the wee hour of Monday. The deceased is Shamith Shetty (27), son of Jayaram Shetty and Kushala Shetty of Mala village in Karkala taluk. Mr Shamith was heading to Kaup with his relatives, after attending a religious programme at Inna. Mr Shamith runs a poultry farm at Mala. It is said that the driver

Riyadh, Apr 30: The Labor Ministry has denied issuing any regulation that allows the private sector to employ expatriates' dependents. The ministry said they would not be automatically considered under the green category. The ministry issued the statement following erroneous reports in a section of the media. “The news report is incorrect as the ministry has not issued any such regulation,” Labor

Bangalore, Apr 30: Lokayukta court today dismissed applications filed by former minister Katta Subramanya Naidu, his son and seven others seeking discharge from Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB) land scam case. Rejecting the applications, Judge N K Sudhindra Rao adjourned the case to May 27 for framing of charges and directed the accused to be present in the court on that day. On

New Delhi, Apr 30: In a move that would raise the cost of air travel, the government on Monday said it has allowed airlines to charge passengers for preferred seats on a flight, check-in baggages and meals, among other things. "Civil aviation minister Ajit Singh has decided to permit scheduled airlines to unbundle certain services and to charge fees for these services separately," an official

Kannur, Apr 29: A three-member team of Internal Security Department of Karnataka Police has gathered details from Kerala Police on recent arrest of 21 activists of Popular Front of India after raiding its "armed training camp" at Narath near here. The Karnataka team, which arrived last evening, primarily wanted to know whether the arrested had any links with recent blast in Bangalore, police said

Mangalore, Apr 29: A person was stabbed to death allegedly by two unidentified armed robbers in the early hours of Monday at Baikampady on the outskirts of the city. The victim is Ismaeel Khan, a driver at CPC Company in Bykampady. Another person identified as Gangadhar was hospitalised with severe injuries after he was assaulted in the same vicinity by same miscreants. The robbers who came on a

Mangalore, Apr 29: Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi will be arriving in this port city on Thursday, May 2, to campaign for Bharatiya Janata Party candidates of coastal Karnataka. Announcing this at a press conference here on Monday, Mangalore MP Nalin Kumar Kateel said that the star campaigner of the saffron party would address a huge crowd at Nehru Maidan in the city. The convention would