Karnataka

Mangalore, July 26: The coastal city of Mangalore on Tuesday paid rich tributes to the heroes of kargil war through various programmes. On July 26, 1999 the Indian armed forces broke the back of a Pakistani misadventure in the forbidden heights of Batalik, Kargil and Drass sectors after a 59-day war. As many as 527 Indian soldiers sacrificed their lives and 1363 soldiers were permanently amputated

Mangalore, July 26: In a bid to reduce the rush of LPG consumers coming for the verification purposes, Deputy Commissioner Dr N S Channappa Gowda has directed the officials of Food and Civil Supplies Department to open four more counters in the department which is located in the premises of Deputy Commissioner's office. The department, which struggled to cope up on Tuesday as a large number of

Mangalore, July 26: In order to eradicate the menace of child-labour, Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Dr N S Channappa Gowda directed the flat owners' associations to inform the district administration or the Assistant Commissioner of Department of Labour in case they come across instances where children below 14-years are employed as domestic help. DC who is also the Chairman of District

Mangalore, July 26: Raising voice against, what they termed 'minority appeasement measure by the UPA government', the hardline activists of Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrangdal on Tuesday staged protest demonstration against the draft of 'Prevention of Communal and Targeted Violence Bill' in front of the Office of Deputy Commissioner here. The angry protesters publicly burnt the copies of draft

Mangalore, July 26: If the words of Mangalore Thahasildar Ravichandra Nayak prove true, those who have applied for APL ration cards in Mangalore Taluk, will get them within one or one-and-a-half month. Speaking at the general meeting of Mangalore Taluk Panchayat, here on Tuesday, he said all the necessary things for Taluk offices including computers and printers were provided for this purpose.

Mangalore, July 26: The madrasas across the state should impart religious education in Kannada, urged V K Aboobaker Musliyar, Sunni Qazi of Athrady. Addressing the media persons at the office of Karnataka Arabic Education Board at Deralakatte, near here on Monday, he said this is a far cry from the earlier situation, where students had to rely on Muslim clerics explain these texts to them in

Al-Jubail, July 26: A Uppinagady based youth working for a prestigious company at the city of Al-Jubail in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia died mysteriously after consuming tablets prescribed by doctors for stomach ache, here on Monday evening. Nizamuddin, a 23 year old healthy mechanical engineer at Gulf Column General Cont. Est. (G C E), had suddenly complained of stomach pain on Monday morning. His

Mangalore, July 26: Dakshina Kannada district administration and DK Zilla Panchayat in association with the District Health and Family Welfare Department observed World Population Day by organising a programme - Small Family Overall Development - at Regional Advanced Paediatric Care Centre (RAPCC) at the District Wenlock Hospital here on Tuesday. Shedding light on rapid growth India's population

Mangalore, July 26: The Karnataka State BJP Yuva Morcha executive committee meeting will be held at Sanghaniketan, the city based headquarters of RSS, on Friday July 29. Announcing this at a press meet here on Tuesday, Kishor Kumar Puttur, D K district President of BJP Yuva Morcha said the state executive committee meeting is being held in the city for the first time in last 25 years. He informed

Mangalore, July 26: Union Corporate Affairs Minister M Veerappa Moily alleged the Karnataka Government of trying to divert the attention of people from Lokayukta report through phone tapping and leakage issue. Mr Moily who visited the city for the first time on Tuesday after assuming new portfolio, told media persons that there is no excuse for Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, whose 'criminal