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Manipla, Apr 5: Professor Madhu Veeraraghavan has been appointed as Director of TAPMI. Prof. Veeraraghavan joined the institute in June 2013 and holds the T. A. Pai Chair Professor of Finance. He obtained his B.Com from university of Mumbai and an MBA (Finance & Investments) and PhD (Finance –Asset Pricing) from Australia. Prof. Veeraraghavan was instrumental in setting up the Largest Finance Lab

Kannur, Apr 5: The police investigating the attack on a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) functionary near here last month arrested three Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) workers here on Tuesday. The arrested have been identified as K.P. Shiras (28), N.V. Muhammad Janfar (24), and Mahroof (20). The police said they were among the eight PFI and Campus Front workers directly involved in the attack

Belagavi, Apr 3: Five farmers including four women were injured after lightning struck them at Tummarguddi village in Belagavi on Saturday. The victims were returning home when it started to rain. They had taken shelter under a tree when lightning struck them. Meanwhile, Haveri received light rains on Sunday evening.

Bengaluru, Apr 2: The Central Crime Branch officials on Saturday arrested a 36-year-old Nigerian national and seized 62 gm of cocaine worth Rs. 2 lakh. Bright Ighalo, residing in Sultanpalya, was collecting the consignment from his clients at R.T. Nagar, 1st Block, when he was nabbed. The police also recovered Rs. 12,500, a mobile phone and motorcycle from him. The police are verifying his travel

Kasaragod, Apr 1: The day-long strike spearheaded by trade union bodies in protest against the steep hike in insurance premium crippled normal life in the district on Friday. Barring Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) buses, all modes of public transport vehicles kept off the road. The pro-BJP Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) workers abstained from the protest. The strike on the last day

Belagavi, Apr 1: An engineering student studying in a Belagavi-based college was on Friday arrested on the charge of raping and blackmailing a minor girl. The accused, identified as Shivakumar Rajendra Balekundri (21), is a resident of Mahalakshmi Nagar, Ganeshpur here.

Bengaluru, Mar 30: The officials of Narcotics Control Bureau Zonal Unit of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Telangana on Tuesday arrested 40-year-old Raza Mohammad Mustafa at the Kempegowda International Airport and seized 11.8 kg of ephedrine worth Rs. 25 lakh from his possession. The drug was concealed in cavity made in various cardboards, used for decorative clothing tape. The accused was carrying

Kasaragod, Mar 24: ‘Atal Tinkering Laboratory,’ a Niti Ayog’s flagship programme Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) aimed at encouraging young science enthusiasts to come up with innovative ideas, will be set up at the Greenwoods Public School, Bekal. Rs. 20 lakh for lab The school will receive Rs. 20 lakh to set up a state-of-the-art laboratory equipped with robotic kit and other sophisticated

Mangaluru, Mar 22: A J Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre is conducting PHOENIX 2017, an International Medical Students’ Conference, from March 22 to 26. K.C. Venugopal, a Member of Parliament will be the chief guest for the inaugural programme on March 23 at the A. J. Auditorium. Dr. Thimappa Hegde, the Director of the Narayana Institute of Neurosciences & Sri. M. Chandra Sekhar, the

Tumakuru, Mar 20: An ASI was killed in a road accident right in front of a police out-post near Nelahal in Kora police station limits on Sunday. Vishweshwaraiah, 51, who was working in Kyatsandra police station in Tumakuru city, was part of a highway patrolling team. On Sunday evening, as he was about to step into the patrolling vehicle, a 10-wheel lorry laden with cement rammed the vehicle