Karnataka

Mangalore, Jan 27: District-in-Charge Minister C T Ravi has said that nobody had right to question Assembly Speaker Bopaiah's disappearance from the State for three days. “Nobody can question his disappearance as he too has a private life to enjoy”, said Mr Ravi, replying to the queries of media persons in the city on Saturday. He said that BJP is confident of winning the impending Assembly

Mangalore, Jan 27: Life guards of Panambur Beach Tourism Development Project (PBTDP) have rescued one more tourist from drowning at Panambur beach near here. 19-year-old Sathish, from Mavinahalli, Arakalagudu in Hassan district, was about to be drowned on Saturday at Panabur beach. It is learnt that slipped in to the waters when he was playing on the shore along with his friends. Lifeguards swung

Mangalore, Jan 27: Legislative Assembly Deputy Speaker N Yogish Bhat has said that the Lady Goschen Hospital should be renamed after Veera Rani Abbakka and District Wenlock Hospital should be named after social reformer Kudmal Ranga Rao. He was speaking at Arogya Raksha Committee meeting on the integrated developement of Wenlock and Lady Goschen Hospital here on Saturday. Reacting to the demand

Honnali, Jan 27: Excise Minister M P Renukacharya on Saturday dismissed reports that he had resigned from the minister's post, which appeared in a section of the media. “I will not tender my resignation under any circumstance,” he said addressing a press conference here. He termed the reports far from truth. “Voters have elected me to carry out the duties responsibly and not tender resignation,”

Mangalore, Jan 26: The prestigious Rotary annual district conference 'Shanthi Milana' was inaugurated by Sri Lanka based industrialist and past Rotary International Director Rtn. K R Ravindran on Saturday at Dr. T.M.A. Pai International Convention Centre in Mangalore. R.I. president's special representative in India PDG Rtn. Kamal Sanghvi was the chief guest on this occasion. Kerala based

Mangalore, Jan 26: The rows of vintage beauties retained in top-class running condition heralded the love of automobile classics in the owners of the vintage two and four-wheelers which were lined up at the UAE Exchange Vintage and Classic Car Carnival at Nehru Maidan on Saturday on the occasion of Republic Day. Attempting to revive admiration and appreciation for vintage automobiles, Mangalore

Bangalore, Jan 26: Karnataka Governor Hans Raj Bhardwaj in his address on the 64th Republic Day Saturday advocated discipline in democracy to prevent the country slipping into "chaos and self-destruction". "Gandhiji insisted on discipline in democracy and enlightenment to check prejudice, ignorance and superstition, which could lead us into chaos and self-destruction," Bhardwaj said in his address

Mangalore, Jan 26: Mangalore City Police Commissioner Manish Kharbikar has suspended a PSI for registering a murder case as an accident. Konaje PSI Shivaprakash had registered the un-natural death case of a married woman from Manjeshwar as accident in December 2012, though there was speculation over the incident. Murder accused Rahman The victim Sauda (35), wife of Abdul Razzak, a non resident

Bangalore, Jan 26: In a relief to ruling BJP that faced threats of instability, Karnataka Governor H R Bhardwaj today said the Jagadish Shettar Ministry still enjoyed majority after 13 party MLAs anounced their resignation, but he would order a floor test if he felt it has been reduced to minority. "On the day on which the government comes into minority even with one MLA less, I will issue notice

Mangalore, Jan 26: The spirit of nationalism was brought to the fore in the form of graceful movements and soulful singing at the cultural programme at Nehru Maidan on Saturday, as 4,600 students from several schools across the city sang songs, presented colourful drills and exhibited formations as part of Republic Day celebrations in Mangalore. For the first time in Mangalore, troupes from as