Karnataka

Mangalore, Mar 28: A Nonresident Indian woman from Bantwal taluk in Dakshina Kannada district has lost her life in a road accident in Kuwait. The information has conveyed to the office of Mangalore City Police Commissioner through a communiqué by the officials of Indian embassy in Kuwait. According to the communiqué, the deceased has been identified as Rehana Muhammed Khan, daughter of Abdulla and

Mangalore, Mar 28: The inference of outside forces in legal profession is negligible compared to the influence and interferences that other government departments are exposed to and hence people who opt to make a career in law must feel fortunate, said Ashok G Nijagannavar, Principal District and Sessions Judge, DK. He was speaking after inaugurating the coaching classes for Civil Judge Junior

Bangalore, Mar 28: The State BJP?is planning to make extensive use of the new media to reach out to voters as part of its political campaign for the forthcoming Assembly polls. The plan is to showcase the achievements of the government during the last five years via Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. 'Google hangout' sessions with Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar, State president Pralhad Joshi and

Mangalore, Mar 28: Members of Bharatha Rathna Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Samaja Seva Sangha of Bantwal Taluk have contended that Gokuldas who had contested and won from Ward 15 of Sullia Town Panchayat in the recently-held ULB polls, had procured a seat by crooked means. Addressing a press conference here on Wednesday, president of the Sangha Bhanuchandra Krishnapura said that the Ward in question had

New Delhi, Mar 27: Hopeful of a comeback in Karnataka, the Congress has to overcome factionalism and select the right candidates if it has to return to power in the state in May after seven years. "Curbing infighting and selecting the right candidates would be crucial for our victory," a senior Congress leader who did not wish to be named said. Karnataka will vote for a 224 member house (one

Bangalore, Mar 27: Rebel minister M.P. Renukacharya was sacked Wednesday following his expulsion from the ruling BJP for six years on disciplinary grounds. A Raj Bhavan communique said Governor H.R. Bhardwaj had accepted the recommendation of Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar to drop the excise minister. Renukacharya was expelled from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) late Tuesday. The rebel lawmaker

Jeddah, Mar 27: Seven expatriate workers from India including six Keralites were charred to death when fire engulfed and destroyed their warehouse and residence at Hail in northwest of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. All seven victims were asleep when the incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday. The bodies of the victims — beyond recognition — were retrieved from the rubble. They have been

Mangalore, Mar 27: Moulana Abul Kalam Azad's perspective of a communal-free society is extremely relevant in today's Mangalore as the coastal city has “changed for the worse” as far as religious intolerance is concerned, said Dr. Gopalan Kutty, Former Professor and HOD-History, Calicut University. He was delivering the keynote address at the inaugural ceremony of a regional seminar on 'Maulana

Mar 27: Muslim organizations have expressed skepticism over the home ministry's proposal to set up special courts for speedy trial of Muslim youth falsely implicated in terror-related cases, terming the move a "lollipop" for the community. Gulzar Azmi of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind said the move has been made with an eye to next year's elections. "It is a lollipop for Muslims ahead of the elections. They

Mangalore, Mar 27: Karavali Bellimandala Film Society, Mangalore, will organise a screening of the Kannada film 'Koormavatara' which is based on a novel with the same title written by Kum Veerabhadrappa and directed by famed Kannada film director Girish Kasaravalli, at Sharada Vidyalaya here on Saturday. Announcing this at a press conference here on Wednesday, film director and president of the