Karnataka

Mangaluru, Jan 24: Reputed city based businessman and community leader Krishna Avatar Jalan (78), passed away on Thursday, January 24, 2019 at 2.15 p.m. at his residence in Kodialguthu East in the city. He had been ailing for some time from severe lung infection and had even been admitted to a hospital. He is survived by a son Sudhir and three daughters Sangeetha, Sandhya and Seema. His wife Veena

Bengaluru/Mysuru, Jan 24: TV screens across Karnataka using a conventional local cable connection as opposed to satellite Direct to Home services went blank in Karnataka since morning on Thursday. The blackout which began at 6 am in the morning will continue till 10 pm. The members of the Karnataka State Cable Television Operators’ Association are protesting against the new tariff policy by the

Kasaragod, Jan 24: A non-resident India, who had recently returned home on vacation, was killed in a ghastly road mishap today in the district. The deceased has been identified as Aboobacker Siddique, a 37-year-old man hailing from Mogral. He lost his life when the bike on which he was riding collided with a car 'head-on' at Uppala-Kukar near here, the police said. It is learnt that the victim had

Bangalore, Jan 24: A 25-day old baby from Jharkhand, affllicted by rare skin disease, was successfully treated by experts at Aster CMI Hospital, thanks to a timely and active intervention of a Good Samaritan. Baby Baby girl Rekha (name changed), born in a small town of Jharkhand was suffering from a rare life threatening infection of the skin, Necrotising Fasciitis, also known as flesh eating

No identity, scant memory, mumbling few Urdu, Hindi and Arabic words; while some suspect Abdul Basheer to be a Pakistani, others give him a benefit of doubt that he maybe a Saudi National. But time and again having failed to produce any reliable documentation of identity among other things has got this 45-year on wrong side of the law. "No one knows how he landed there (Kerala), but what he told

Kannur, Jan 24: Indigo Airlines will operate five flight services from Kannur International Airport under Union government's Regional connectivity Scheme Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik (UDAN). Indigo airlines will operate from Friday onwards five flight services under UDAN from Kannur to Hyderabad, Chennai, Hubli, Bangalore and Goa. The passengers can travel at concessional rates. A 74-seater AT 7

Bengaluru, Jan 24: Karnataka Congress MLA Anand Singh, who sustained injuries during a brawl with JN Ganesh has been shifted to specialist eye hospital Narayana Nethralaya in Bengaluru on Thursday. Singh was moved from Apollo Hospital owing to a severe eye injury. Ganesh and Singh allegedly got into a heated argument on Saturday at a resort near Bengaluru where the Congress party had sequestered

Chincholi, Jan 24: The Rebel Congress MLA Dr Umesh Jadhav, who defied the party’s direction to attend the Congress Legislative Party (CLP) meeting on Friday last, has denied the media reports that he plans to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Speaking to newsmen here on Thursday, at his native village Pedasur, Jadhav, said that “I am still in Congress and have not quit the party”. Strongly

New Delhi, Jan 24: Lance Naik Nazir Ahmad Wani, who laid down his life during an anti-terror operation at Shopian in Kashmir in November last year, will be conferred with the Ashoka Chakra, India's highest peacetime gallantry award, officials said Thursday. Wani, 38, hailed from Ashmuji in Kulgam. He died on November 25 during a fierce gunfight. He was a terrorist, but later came into the

Mangaluru, Jan 23: A delegation led by Mohammad Shareef Jokatte, president Indian Social Forum (ISF) Karnataka Eastern Province Saudi Arabia met Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Sasikanth Senthil S on 23rd January 2019 at his office in the city. The delegation discussed various issues related to the potential rehabilitation programs that can be implemented for Non Resident Kannadigas (NRK)