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Dharwad, Jan 20: Expressing grave concern over historians with right-wing ideological affiliations playing a decisive role in chronicling our past, acclaimed historian Ramachandra Guha said that true historian should overcome all kinds of chauvinism. Speaking at an interactive session at the Sahitya Sambhrama here on Friday, Mr. Guha said Marxist historians, who ruled the academic institutions

Mangaluru, Jan 20: Traffic on Sampaje and Charmadi ghat roads increased on Saturday as Shiradi Ghat stretch on the Mangaluru-Bengaluru National Highway 75 was closed from 6 a.m. for highway improvement works. The stretches of road on Sampaje Ghat of Mangaluru-Myssuru route and Charmadi Ghat of Mangaluru-Chikkmagaluru route will have to bear the load of additional traffic for next few months. The

Bengaluru, Jan 20: Caste, income and residence certificates are now being issued over the counter by the Karnataka state government from this month, in what is touted as India's first such facility. Applicants are issued these three certificates instantly - in under 10 minutes - without the need for any field verification, resulting in significant time-saving for both citizens as well as revenue

Kasaragod, Jan 19: A 60-year-old woman was found murdered at her residence at Ayampara, near Periye in Kasaragod, on Friday. This is the third such incident in the district. Zubaida was found dead inside her house at Chekkipallam with her hands and legs tied up. The woman had been staying alone for five years in the house built on land given by the government. The incident came to light around 12

Kannur, Jan 19: An Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) worker was hacked to death by a group of masked assailants near Peravur in Kannur on Friday. The deceased has been identified as Shyam Prasad (24), a student of the Peravur Government ITI. A native of nearby Kannavam, Shyam was hacked to death at Kommeri under the Peravur Police Station limits here at around 5-30 p.m., the police said

Bengaluru, Jan 19: A court has directed issuance of arrest warrant against defaulter businessman Vijay Mallya and 18 others in the Kingfisher Airlines case, on a complaint filed by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO). The probe agency, which comes under the corporate affairs ministry, has come across various violations of companies law in the case related to Kingfisher Airlines, which

Bengaluru, Jan 19: Bellandur Lake in South East Bengaluru, infamous for its severe pollution levels, caught fire once again on Friday. Residents living around the 910 acres lake reported huge clouds of smoke emitting from the highly polluted lake. The smoke, which could be spotted from kilometres away, is being observed nearly a year after a similar plume of smoke caught the eye and invited the

Udupi, Jan 19: The Koosamma Shambhu Shetty Memorial Haji Abdullah Mother and Child Hospital should become a model for all other hospitals, said Union Health Minister J P Nadda. Speaking at a function to dedicate the private run government hospital held at the District Offices Complex, here on Thursday, he said that it’s essential to provide free and quality healthcare to the poor. Mr Nadda said

Mangaluru, Jan 19: Two college students were arrested with 2 kg of ganja on Thursday in Kasaragod. Among them, one is an activist of the Students Federation of India (SFI) and the other studies in Mangaluru. Donald Kunhimon, 20, a student of Sridevi College, Mangaluru, and hailing from Karikottakari in Kannur and Shan Sebastian, 20, an SFI activist and a student of Government College, Kasaragod

Hassan, Jan 19: In an apparent case of reckless riding, a local leader of Bajrang Dal died after falling off his two-wheeler near Arsikere on Wednesday night. While the police call it an accident, the Hindutva outfits have raised suspicion it was a murder. According to sources, Sunil (28), Bajrang Dal district co-convenor, was returning from Guthinakere jathre on his motorbike, when he lost