Karnataka

Karwar, December 23: The preparations for the forthcoming Assembly elections have already been started by the officials of the election section of the Revenue Department in Uttara Kannada district. An official of the Election Commission said the commission had asked the officials to make all arrangements as the elections could take place anytime. The electoral roles were under preparation and the

Mangalore, December 23: A ten-day National Service Scheme (NSS) camp organised by Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences and NSS unit of Dr M V Shetty College of Physiotherapy, Mangalore, was inaugurated at Zilla Panchayat Higher Primary School in Panjimogaru, near here on Saturday. Inaugurating the camp, chairperson of MCC Finance and Taxation Appeal Committee Shantha R said that the camp

New Delhi, December 23: One of the game's all-time greats, Sachin Tendulkar, on Sunday announced his retirement from one-day cricket, bringing to an end a glorious 23-year-old career in the format during which he rewrote numerous batting records. "I have decided to retire from the One-Day format of the game. I feel blessed to have fulfilled the dream of being part of a World Cup wining Indian team

Udupi, December 23: Demanding the abolition of the practice of “made snana” at Kukke Subrahmanya temple and “pankti bheda” at Sri Krishna Mutt/Temple and 'Ashta Mutts', the Communist Party of India (Marxist) will organise a protest here on December 27. “Made snana” is a ritual in which people from lower castes roll over the plantain leaves containing food left behind by Brahmins after their meal.

Mangalore, December 23: In a shocking incident, a Janata Dal (Secular) activist was found dead under mysterious circumstances at Permude, near MRPL, on the outskirts of the city on Saturday night. 50-year-old Girish Putran, who was an active member of JD(S) and president of JD(S) Hoige Bazar Fisheries Wing, had gone missing since Friday. His family members had lodged a missing complaint with

Kasargod, December 23: The Kasaragod police with the assistance of their counterparts in Karnataka have busted a gang involved in extortion. Five persons, including two from Karanataka, have been arrested so far. The gang used to target seemingly financially sound and vulnerable individuals and used to blackmail them using women, Superintendent of Police S. Surendran told reporters. The arrested

Mangalore, December 22: A labourer engaged in UGD pipe connection work, under the ADB funded KUDCEMP project died after being washed away in water, at Simon Lane, Naguri, on outskirts of the city on Saturday evening. The deceased has been identified as Raju (24) from Andhra Pradesh. According to sources, Raju, along with three other workers was working on the drainage connection work at Naguri

Jubail, December 22: A fire broke out in a factory in eastern Saudi Arabia on Saturday killing six workers, a spokesman for the Jubail industrial zone said. The fire erupted at around 10:30 a.m. in one of 'BeeA'h' Development Companies in the city of Jubail. Many other workers sustained injuries during the tragedy. It was not yet immediately weather there were any Indians among the deceased or

Kasargod, December 22: The Kasargod district sessions court has sentenced a madrasa teacher to 22 years in prison for raping and sodomizing a 10-year-old girl in 2008. Judge K Bhaskaran also imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on the teacher. If the fine is not paid, he will have to serve an additional six months in prison. Bedakam police said the accused V T Ayyoob, alias Ayyoob Sakhafi (28), a native of

New Delhi, December 22: The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) would soon allow more technical courses including engineering through correspondence, Human Resource Development Minister M.M. Pallam Raju said Friday. After a meeting with AICTE Chairman S.S. Mantha and other officials, Raju told reporters that a new accreditation body for technical education, Indian Board of