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Udupi, Oct 17: Janardhan Thonse, Congress leader and Zilla Panchayat member has been appointed as the president of Udupi District Congress Committee (UDCC) by the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) on Monday. The post of the President of UDCC was held by K. Gopal Poojary, Byndoor MLA, so far. In fact Poojary had resigned from the post in February, 2016 accepting moral responsibility for

Mangaluru, Oct 16: The state government has decided to open 10 Indira Canteens in Dakshina Kannada district including five in Mangaluru city. Minister for food, civil supplies and consumer affairs U T Khader told media persons here on Monday that all the 10 canteens in Dakshina Kannada district will be opened by January 2018. In addition to five canteens in Mangaluru city, one outlet each will be

Bengaluru, Oct 16: Amidst criticism from ruling and opposition members, Legislative Council Chairman D.H. Shankaramurthy on Monday said no proposal was sent to the Finance Department seeking funds for presenting gold biscuits and silver plates to 300 legislators. The clarification comes in the wake of the Legislature Secretariat deciding to organise diamond jubilee celebrations of the Vidhana

Los Angeles, Oct 16: The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) rhonored its members with annual Triumph Awards during the 89th annual convention and exhibit of the association recently held in Los Angeles. The AHIMA awards recognize the excellence, dedication, and service of health information management professionals whose work has enriched the field. Dr Varadraj Prabhu

New Delhi, Oct 16: The BJP today described the Muslim rule in India as "barbaric and a period of incomparable intolerance", while asserting that its members can hold any opinion they want on specific monuments. The BJP's reaction came after Sangeet Som, its MLA from Uttar Pradesh, questioned the Taj Mahal's place in history and said the presence of Mughals in India's history is "unfortunate"

New Delhi, Oct 16: The Congress on Monday appointed former Union minister M Veerappa Moily as the chairman of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Manifesto Committee and B L Shankar as its vice chairman. The committee, cleared by party vice-president Rahul Gandhi, has 33 other leaders from the state as its members, including former Union minister and ex-governor Margaret Alva. The party is bracing for

Udupi, Oct 16: Udupi-Chikkamagalur MP Shobha Karandlaje has alleged that Popular Front of India (PFI) has been trying to provoke youths in coastal Karnataka to join the extremist outfits like IS. Speaking to reporters after offering prayers at Hasanamba temple in Hassan district, the BJP leader said that chief minister Siddaramiah led Congress government in Karnataka also backing PFI. The law and

Meerut, Oct 16: Courting fresh controversy, BJP MLA Sangeet Som has termed Mughal emperors Babur, Akbar and Aurangzeb as “traitors” and said their names would be removed from pages of history. During a visit to Meerut district, the legislator from Sardhana also said the Taj Mahal was built by an emperor who had imprisoned his own father and had targeted many Hindus in his kingdom. He also said

Bengaluru, Oct 16: The Popular Front India proved its growing popularity in Karnataka as its grand conference in Bengaluru’s Palace Ground on Sunday drew an unprecedented crowd that braved the sudden rain and kept raising slogans till the end of the event. Apart from the leaders of PFI and its political arm SDPI, many progressive thinkers and activists were also seen on the stage which was named

Guntur, Oct 16: Mehboob Shamsher Khan, India’s first Olympian swimmer, passed away due to cardiac arrest at his native village of Kaithepalle in Repalle Mandal of Guntur district on Sunday at the age of 92 years. He was national hero in the year 1956 when he became first Indian swimmer to finish fifth at the Melbourne Olympics. He is survived by two sons, daughters-in-law and grandchildren