Karnataka

Kasargod, September 11: The body of a Kerala based worker, who died in a road accident in Oman, is now being flown back to his hometown in southern Indian state, after lying unclaimed in the country for 16 days. V S Renish, 29, who hailed from Kerala, was reportedly deserted by his friends fearing legal action, a media report said. Renish lost his life in a fatal accident near Ibri in Oman on

Mangalore, September 11: Kerala based renowned 'Mappila-paattu' singer Ibrahim Beecheri died at a hospital in Mangalore on Monday. He was 50. Mr. Ibrahim had been ailing for some time and was being treated at a private hospital in Mangalore, according to family sources. Mappila-paattu or Mappila Song is a folklore Muslim song genre rendered to lyrics in colloquial Mappila dialect of Malayalam

Karkala, September 11: A motorcyclist died on spot after falling into a drain along with his vehicle at Kasaba village near here on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Prakash Nayak (25). According to police he hit a boulder after falling into the drain and was washed away. His body was found in the nearby shrubs. A case has been registered with Karkala police station and the investigation

Mangalore, September 11: Postgraduate teachers on the Mangalore University campus were elated on Monday as the university gave them high-end laptops. S. Ramananda Shetty, Vice-Chancellor of Nitte University and former Vice-Chancellor of Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, gave away the laptops at the foundation day function. Dr. Shetty distributed laptops symbolically to chairpersons of

Mangalore, September 11: There is an acute shortage of 10 lakh doctors and 20 lakh nurses in India and only 188 districts have medical colleges. There is not a single medical college in 454 districts across the nation, said Dr S Ramananda Shetty, vice-chancellor of Nitte University here on Monday. Delivering the Foundation Day lecture of Mangalore University here, Dr Ramananda Shetty explained why

Mangalore, September 11: Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat in association with Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) Ombudsman has chalked out a plan to plant saplings beside the roads in all 203 gram panchayats using the funds available under MGNREGS. It has envisaged to provide employment to all the 74,339 job card holders by way of planting saplings on roadsides

Mangalore, September 10: Dakshina Kannada district Fishermen Unit of Janata Dal and Janata Dal (Secular) have jointly undertaken a membership drive as well as district tour, said Ratnakar Suvarna Jeppu, president of the unit. Speaking at a press conference here on Monday, he said that office bearers for two units would be appointed at boot level and the party would be grouped at boot level during

Mangalore, September 10: Minister for health and family welfare Aravind Limbavali, who paid a visit to Government Wenlock Hospital, here on Monday said that the 150-year-old hospital needed a facelift. The minister said that the Hospital possesses funds to the tune of Rs. 9 crore which have even been collected on a PPP basis from private donors. These funds should be utilized in getting dialysis

Mangalore, September 10: The state government is considering enacting a legislation guaranteeing 'Right to Health' for every citizen similar to the Right to Education Act, Aravind Limbavali, State Health Minister said. He was speaking to mediapersons in Mangalore on Monday where he chaired a health review meeting at the Deputy Commissioner's office and visited the District Government Wenlock

Mangalore, September 10: Amidst the on-going drama in Karnataka politics, the word is once again doing rounds that Mangalore MP Nalin Kumar Kateel could well be given the post of BJP State President. With Eshwarappa slated to resign as the BJP State President, senior leaders of the party are thinking of giving the post to Mr. Kateel, who belongs to Bunt community. The Sangh Parivar has also