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Mangaluru, Apr 25: The Dakshina Kannada district unit of Girls Islamic Organization of Karnataka will be organizing a one day Islamic fest ‘Revival 2015 – Fine Tuning Talents’ on May 16 at Hira Women’s College, Thokottu from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The main objective of this fest is to bring out the talents of Muslim girls in the right perspective, stated a release issued by the organizers

Dubai, Apr 25: The number of Indians living legally in Kuwait has crossed 8 lakh, the largest expatriate community in the Arab country, the Indian embassy has said. In addition, there are estimated 25,000 Indian nationals who have overstayed their visas and, therefore, are staying illegally in the country, the embassy in Kuwait said quoting latest statistics by Kuwaiti authorities. The demand for

Hyderabad, Apr 25: A six-year-old boy died after a ball hit him hard on the chest during a cricket match on Friday in Munsurabad area here, police said. Earlier this week, Bengal U-19 cricketer Ankit Keshri died after a collision with a team mate while attempting a catch. The incident occurred last evening when T Vamshi Krishna, a UKG student, was playing cricket with his friends in the

Mangaluru, Apr 25: The city-based II Additional District and Sessions Court has sentenced sentenced to life five persons for the murder of Kumar, a 27-year-old resident of Ashok Nagar, here. Kumar, who belongs to a Scheduled Tribe community, was attacked in Mullakadu 4th Main bus stop on June 15, 2012. The five convicts include 27-year-old Akshay, who had been escaped from the police at court

Kathmandu, Apr 25: Nepal was today struck by the worst earthquake in 80 years, leaving nearly 1,500 people dead in flattened houses and buildings including the iconic Dharhara tower and renowned Darbar Square in the heart of the capital. The quake measuring 7.9 on Richter scale, which was followed by 16 aftershocks of magnitude 4.5 or greater, striking heavy casualties in Kathmandu and injuring

Bengaluru, Apr 25: The Karnataka state unit of Bharatiya Janata Party, which has enrolled nearly one crore members in its enrolment drive, is now looking at grooming some of them as a crop of dedicated full-time workers. The state unit is set to launch a three-month campaign to visit their doorsteps to turn them into ‘party workers’ The campaign being launched from May 1 to July-end is part of a

Kasaragod, Apr 25: Amid a festive ambience, Industries Minister P.K. Kunhalikutty on Friday inaugurated the construction of Kerala Cricket Association’s (KCA) cricket stadium at Mundottu in Badiadukka grama panchayat in Kasaragod. The state-of-the art international stadium is coming up on 8.26 acres land of the KCA, 9 km from here. The stadium modelled on the lines of those in New Zealand and

New Delhi. Apr 24: Amid the raging debate over Net Neutrality, mobile operators on Friday sought a “level playing field” with Internet-based over-the-top (OTT) services such as Skype and WhatsApp. The mobile operators feel that in the absence of a level playing field, they would be forced to hike data rates to keep their business “viable”. While extending their support for Net Neutrality, Cellular

Mangaluru, Apr 25: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Friday inaugurated the new building of Hira Women’s Composite Pre University College at Thokkottu on the outskirts of the city. Speaking on the occasion, he said that his government has been giving priority to the education of girls in the state. He said that the Right Education Act passed by UPA government has been implemented across the

Bengaluru, Apr 25: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team on Friday visited the house of Hanumantharayappa, father-in-law of IAS officer D K Ravi, who was found dead at his official apartment in the City on March 16. The CBI officials spoke to Hanumantharayappa at his house in Nagarabhavi and also took the Digital Video Recorders (DVR) of CCTVs of his house from him. Sources said that