Karnataka

Bangalore, August 20: Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar on Monday presented the State-level D. Devaraj Urs award to senior journalist Dinesh Amin Mattu and divisional-level awards to eight persons/organisations. The State-level award instituted by the government carries a cash prize of Rs. 1 lakh and a citation. The awards were given at a function organised at the Banquet Hall of the State

Mangalore, August 20: The Office-bearers of the Dakshina Kannada Milk Producer's Cooperative Union Limited (DKMUL) on Monday battled the 'poison' rumours and drank the milk directly from Nandini packets in front of media. After the confidence-building demo, Raviraj Hegde, the president of DKMUL told media persons that the rumours that Nandini milk sold by them was poisoned was indeed a handiwork

Bangalore, August 20: Former Supreme Court judge N Santosh Hegde says a political party floated purely on the anti-corruption plank will not succeed in elections at this stage as money power and diversity play a role. Hegde, a former Karnataka Lokayukta, who has distanced himself from erstwhile Team Anna's decision to start a political party on October 2, said cultural, linguistic and religious

Mangalore, August 20: The people in Mangalore and other parts of Dakshina Kannada district panicked on Monday after rumours that the Nandini milk had been poisoned. Despite the ban on bulk SMSes and MMSes the rumour engulfed entire coastal district and spread to neighbouring districts too within hours, as most of the people in the region are dependent on Nandini milk. As the `poison' rumour spread

Mangalore, August 20: Educational scholarships worth Rs. 8.5 lakh were given to 224 engineering and medical students at a function organised by the Billawas of Dubai and Northern Emirates Committee at the Sri Kudroli Gokarnanatheshwara Temple Hall, here on Sunday. An additional Rs. 2.5 lakh were given as medical benefits to those from economically-backward families. Former Union Minister B

Mysore, August 20: As if sending a message to his opponents and political rivals, former chief minister D V Sadananda Gowda said the personality of the people of the coastal area was like the land they belong to — they are calm like the Western Ghats, but erupt like the ocean when provoked. He was speaking here on Sunday after receiving felicitation from the Dakshina Kannada Jilla Sangha. Stating

Mangalore, August 20: Sri Ram Sena founder Pramod Muthalik has said that his outfit would carry out a survey to determine the total number of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants in Karnataka. Addressing media persons here on Monday Mr Muthalik said that Bangladeshi immigrants were responsible for the recent violence in the country in general and Assam in particular. He said that illegal Bangladeshi

Mangalore, August 20: The recent mass exodus of people from the northeast from Karnataka to their respective states is a major blot on the state's rich legacy that has always given shelter to people, according to Union minister for power M Veerappa Moily. "While the state government has handled the situation well by taking series of steps, the exodus could have been prevented if they had acted on

New Delhi, August 19: Several states have raised objections to an uncorroborated intelligence input about hijacking of an aircraft ahead of the Independence Day, saying such exercise was needlessly increasing burden on security personnel besides causing harassment to the public. At a recently held meeting in which representatives from states including Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra

Madinah/ Dubai, August 19: Thousands of expatriate Indians in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and other Arab countries on Sunday began Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations with offering prayers in various Masjids. Thousands of NRI Muslims gathered at the Masjid-ul-Haram in Makkah and Masjid-e-Nabvi in Madinah to offer Eid prayer on Sunday morning. A considerable number of Muslim