Karnataka

Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 5: Terming Pakistan as a failed country, Chairman of the Press Council of India, Markandey Katju has said that it would be reunited with India to create a strong nation. Delivering the Rajiv Gandhi memorial lecture organised by the Institute of Parliamentary Affairs here on Monday, he said the spate of bombing incidents across Pakistan had turned the country into a Jurassic

Kasargod, Mar 5: A passenger arriving at Karipur International Airport near Kozhikode in Kerala has been nabbed by the Air Customs Department for carrying three kilogrammes of gold by hiding it and not disclosing it to the customs authorities. Sources said the passenger came from Dubai by an Air India Express flight and was nabbed by customs officials after a tip-off. The passenger had concealed

Bangalore, Mar 5: Abdul Nasir Ma'adany, People's Democratic Party (PDP) leader, has moved a special bail application before the special court at Parappana Agrahara jail here seeking five days' parole to attend his daughter's wedding to be held in Kollam on March 10. In the special bail application filed on Monday, Maudany requested the court to allow him to attend the wedding with police escort

Mangalore, Mar 4: In the backdrop of Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi being projected as the possible prime ministerial candidate of the BJP, former Union Minister B Janardhan Poojary has termed Modi as 'unfit' to become the country's prime minister and lashed out at his remarks on the Gandhi family. Speaking at a press conference here on Monday, he said that the state of Gujarat had seen

Belgaum, Mar 4: Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar today directed police to invoke the Goondas Act against three persons allegedly involved in the gangrape of a 17-year-old college student last week. Shettar, who visited the hospital where the victim is being treated, told her family that the government would bear her treatment expenses and directed police to book the three men under the

Mangalore, Mar 4: The JD(S) has pointed fingers at the Congress of not being bothered of the minorities. Substantiating this, JD(S) leader Sushil Noronha has said that the way the national party has gone about distributing tickets itself speaks eloquently of the same. Addressing media persons at a news conference in Mangalore on Monday, Mr. Noronha said that Congress leaders have been trying to

Puttur, Mar 4: Officers of the Forest Department on Sunday detected a racket of illegal timber transportation in Puttur and seized a lorry along with timber logs estimated to cost Rs 4 lakhs in an operation. Forest officials of Kolya branch sub division seized the timber logs illegally being plied in a lorry at Karvelu in Nekkiladi village in Puttur taluk. The driver of the lorry is said to have

Mangalore, Mar 4: Young writer Wilma Bantwal was conferred the ' Leo Rodrigues Family Kittall Yuva Puroskar-2012' during a programme organized by Kittall.com to mark its second anniversary at Valencia Church hall here on Saturday March 2. The Award was presented by Rohan Monteiro, managing director of Property Infratech Ltd, who was the chief guest of the programme. Konkani poet and Thinker Titus

Mangalore, Mar 4: Leaders from minority communities in the Congress party have warned of 'communal' BJP coming back to power if minorities do not vote for the The leaders have also urged the minorities to see to it that their votes do not get torn between the JD(S), SDPI and other parties. Speaking at a news conference in Mangalore on Monday, K S Mohammed Masood, Former Chairman, Karnataka State

Kasargod, Mar 4: The All India Youth Federation (AIYF) has decided to launch protests against the “lax” approach of the State government to the ongoing indefinite hunger strike seeking a speedy and comprehensive rehabilitation package for the endosulfan victims in the district. The strike entered its 15th day on Monday. AIYF State secretary K. Rajan said on Sunday that the Federation would