Karnataka

Mangalore, August 6: A monitoring committee would be formed to control the misuse of benefits under the Rashtriya Swasthya Bhima Yojna (RSBY), the health insurance scheme for unorganised labourers below poverty line (BPL) in the district, said N Yogish Bhat, Deputy Speaker, Karnataka Legislative Assembly. Speaking at the Field Key Officers workshop on implementation of RSBY scheme organized under

Mangalore, August 6: City based Saadhana National Cultural Foundation will honour 10 personalities with 'Saadhana awards' recognizing their achievements in different fields on August 28 at Town Hall here. Foundation President K V Krishnadasa told media persons here that nine achievers from various fields will be conferred with the 'Saadhana Awards', while one young achiever will be conferred with

Mangalore, August 6: Former Union Minister B Janardhana Poojary along with a number of Congress activists performed 'Urulu-Seve' and offered special prayers at the Sri Gokarnatheshwara Temple here on Saturday, seeking good health and strength to All India Congress Committee supremo Sonia Gandhi, who has undergone a surgery in USA. Apart from the rolling ritual, the 75 year old Congress leader also

Mangalore, August 6: A team of officials from the District Administration demolished six houses that were coming up on government land illegally at Kasba-Bengre in the city on Saturday. The houses belong to Haseena, wife of Moideen, Badrunnisa, wife of Abdul Rehman, Hafsa, wife of Musthafa, Kunhimon, Rizwan and Mohammed Rafiq. Mangalore Taluk Tahasildar Ravichandra Nayak who led the demolition

Kasaragod, August 6: A young teacher of an Islamic Institution was crushed to death by a speeding train at Trikaripur near here, while trying to cross the tracks in heavy rains. The victim has been identified as Raihana (19), daughter of K Abdullah, who is the Khateeb of Pekkod Masjid. Raihana had bagged the teaching job at Chervathur Arabic College only a week ago. The accident took place at

Mangalore, August 6: A Padubidri based cattle trader, who was critically injured after being shot in the head, chest and abdomen in the wee hours of Saturday in Mudigere taluk of Chikmagalur district, died at a private hospital in the city. The deceased is Kalandar (30), a resident of Kanchinadka near Padubidri. He had been admitted to Intensive Care Unit at the hospital in the morning. Hospital

Mangalore, August 6: State Information Commissioner Dr H N Krishna has directed the officials in Dakshina Kannada to provide information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, even if the application is not addressed to the public information officers (PIOs). Addressing a meeting at Zilla Panchayat Hall, here on Friday Dr Krishna said he had noticed officials rejecting RTI applications on the

Mangalore, August 6: As the rains continued to lash Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts on Friday, the river Kumaradhara overflowed in Subrahmanya. The bathing ghat in Kumaradhra in Subrahmanya was inundated, causing severe inconvenince to the devotees. The water was seen flowing on Subrahmanya road, thus disrupting the movement of vehicles and padestrians as well. Cholugulu jodi bridge on

Udupi, July 5: A youth who had been to fishing in Arabian Sea at Manoor-Padukare, near Kota was drowned in the sea on Friday morning. The deceased has been identified as 35-year-old Raghavendra Manoor He had been to fishing along with two other fishermen in a traditional boat. While his fellow fishermen survived, the rough sea took him away. Kota Police registered a case.

Mangalore, August 5: Dakshina Kannada unit of United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) staged a protest in front of State Bank of India here on Friday against the proposals to divest government stake in state-run institutions and demanding a host of welfare schemes. Majority of banking transactions in the city were hit as most of the staff took part in the protest. Addressing the protesters, Leo