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Mangaluru, Mar 7: An activist of Popular Front of India has lodged a complaint with Pandeshwar Police in the city against a Facebook user for posting derogatory comments against Islam, Quran and Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). Safwan, the city unit secretary of PFI, in his complaint stated that a person named Nityananda Naik from Kundapur had deliberately hurt the sentiments of Muslims by insulting their

Jeddah, Mar 7: The Labor Ministry has reiterated that it is the right of foreign workers to keep their passports and official documents. “Anybody violating this rule will face serious penalties,” said Taysir Al-Mofraj, the ministry’s spokesman. According to him, holding on to employees’ passports does not guarantee that the worker will not escape, as there are many cases in which runaway workers

Bengaluru, Mar 7: Forget about the common man, even politicians in Karnataka are not safe from the swine flu! Former minister and Mudhol MLA Govind Karjol has tested positive for H1N1 and is being treated at the RMV Hospital in Bengaluru. BJP leader Karjol was down with fever, cough and cold while in Mudhol. “He left for Bengaluru on March 1 and laboratory tests have confirmed that he is down with

Jeddah, Mar 7: A top human rights official has admitted that he was wrong to publish a photograph of a woman being caned publicly in Indonesia alongside an article on the Saudi judicial system. Kenneth Roth, the director of Human Rights Watch, acknowledged that it created the impression that the incident took place in Saudi Arabia. He had taken the picture down from his Twitter account because it

Udupi: March 7: Udupi district administration is considering to ban the entry of Praveen Togadia, as keynote speaker in the Virat Hindu Samajostsav to be held at Mahatma Gandhi Memorial College grounds on March 9 in the city. According to sources, there are grim chances of him being allowed to attend the programme citing possibilities of communal disturbances in the region. However, SP Annamalai

Bengaluru, Mar 7: Mining in Karnataka is all set to resume in a month as the department of mines and geology has readied a list of 108 existing “A” and “B” category companies to grant deemed approval. After obtaining the deemed approval, the companies need to execute a lease deed with the director of mines and geology and then seek clearance from the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board

Chennai, Mar 7: No woman would have thought of becoming a surrogate mother for her own grandchild, but a 61-year-old lady in Tamil Nadu successfully delivered a girl child for her daughter. Strange but true is the incident which is first of its kind in Tamil Nadu. The woman, mother of three girls, acted as a surrogate for her own daughter. She also breastfed her granddaughter. “We removed the

Mangaluru, Mar 7: Ola (formerly Ola Cabs), a leading company for personal transportation in city limits which is currently operating in Bengaluru and Mysore, launched its services in Mangaluru on Friday, offering 125 cabs at present. Announcing the launch of its services at a press conference here on Friday, Head of Operations – Mangaluru for the company Sadhanandhan N said that Ola was currently

Mangaluru, Mar 6: A youth has been arrested on charge of filming a woman on his cell phone while she was taking bath under the limits of Vittla Police Station in Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kannada district. The police have identified the arrested as Mohammed Shafi alias Gooli Shafi (30), a local resident. Sources from Vittla Police Stations said that the police picked up the youth after a married

Mangaluru, Mar 6: In a festive ceremony, senior district Congress leader Ibrahim Kodichal officially took charge as the chairman of Mangaluru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) which had remained vacant for several months. Two days after the appointment was made by the state government, he took official charge as MUDA chairman from MUDA Commissioner Nazeer at his office in the city on Friday, in