Karnataka

Mangalore, October 24: Dr Shwetha Kamath of Mangalore has been conferred with the coveted gold medal for Best Junior Resident for 2012 by President of India Pranab Mukherjee during the convocation ceremony of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences held in New Delhi recently. The President handed over the gold medal and certificate to her in the presence of Union Minister for Health and Family

Mangalore, October 24: National Students' Union of India (NSUI) has asked students to submit membership forms for NSUI Organisational elections for Karnataka before November 5. Addressing media persons at a press meet at the district Congress office in Mangalore on Wednesday, Mohammed Althaf, District President, NSUI, said that candidates and members can submit their membership form to the

Dammam, October 24: An Indian woman who had been stranded in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, flew back home safely thanks to the efforts of India Fraternity Forum. Hyderabad based Rubeena (name changed) had got an offer of a beautician job from the Kingdom through an Indian agent. However, it was a terrible reality when she practically assigned to that occupation. Rubeena had happily agreed to fly Saudi

Kasargod, October 24: The Vidhyanagar police have arrested three persons for allegedly trying to take accumulated waste from a hotel on a mini-tanker lorry to dump it in public places at night. The police said the three, in their 20s, were arrested at Cherkala. On inspecting the lorry, sacks of waste from a hotel at Nullipadi were found. Complaints have been raised about large-scale dumping of

Mangalore, October 23: Sleuths of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI)'s regional unit landed a huge catch of red sanders wood that was sought to be exported illegally to Jebel Ali, Dubai, UAE on Ayudha Puja day. The sleuths arrested four persons from Kerala and recovered 240 red sanders wood totally weighing about 5,810 kg found concealed in a container. The said goods were not declared to

Thiru'puram, October 23: The SOS sounded by an Air India pilot at the Thiruvananthapuram airport last week, prompting a hijack scare, will be investigated by three different agencies. The Kerala police, the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security, and the regulatory body for airlines, the DGCA will all study what prompted Captain Rupali Waghmare to hit the emergency button on Friday. In a complaint to

Mangalore, October 23: The zonal level Rotary Foundation seminar was held at Rotary Bala Bhavan, Mangalore, recently. Inaugurated the session, city based industrialist and Past Dist.3202 Governor Rtn. Prakash Mundangat said that the Rotary Foundation played a key role in eradication of polio – a dreaded disease from the world. It was well acclaimed all over the world and during the natural

Mangalore, October 23: Former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa needs to do some introspection and recall his journey from being a party worker to becoming a party leader before embarking on quitting the BJP and forming a separate party, C T Ravi, DK District in charge Minister, and BJP leader, said. He was speaking at a press meet in Mangalore on Tuesday. Responding to a media person's question as

Mangalore, October 23: The coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi celebrated Ayudha Pooja with pomp and gaiety on Tuesday. Vehicles were specially decorated and aligned for the pooja. A number of associations had organised various contests and entertainment programmes. Special rituals were performed at most of the Hindu homes, shops, workshops, commercial complexes and offices. Members of

Mangalore, October 23: A gang of four robbers forcefully entered a house in Krishnapura, on the outskirts of the city, sprayed a liquid on the house-owner and threatened the couple, before decamping with jewellery and other valuables worth Rs 1 lakh on Monday evening. The robbery took place in the house belonging to NMPT employee Abdul Samad. It is said that four well-built men sprayed a liquid