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Udupi, Feb 11: Bannanje Raja, a notorious underworld fugitive, who hails from coastal Karnataka’s Udupi district reportedly been arrested at Casablanca in North African country of Morocco. According to unconfirmed sources, the middle-aged gangster was arrested in Casablanca on Tuesday by a special investigative team of India's Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). However, police in Karnataka

Mangaluru, Feb 11: “Electricity is the oxygen of this century. To eradicate poverty and for the development of nation, electricity is very essential,” said R.K Singh, Head of Media relations & Public awareness section, Bhabha Atomic Research Center(BARC), Mumbai. He was inaugurating the outreach program organized under the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of the Department of Atomic Energy, BARC

New Delhi, Feb 11: President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday warned that any deviation from the Constitutional principles and provisions would weaken the democratic fabric of the country and “jeopardise” social, economic and political well being of citizens. In his opening remark at the 46th Governors Conference in Delhi, Mr. Mukherjee said Constitution was the only guiding document for providing

Mangaluru, Feb 11: The history victory of Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi Assembly polls has breathed a new life into the Dakshina Kannada district unit of the anti-corruption party, which was facing existential problem after the victory of Narendra Modi-led BJP in 2014 Lok Sabha polls. The district unit of the AAP had almost been dissolved after its founding members in DK resigned from the primary

Jeddah, Feb 11: The Interior Ministry has launched a new service that would allow expatriate workers to process visas online for their wives and minor children. Deputy Crown Prince Muhammad bin Naif, second deputy premier and minister of interior, launched the service with Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior Ahmed Salem, and Assistant Interior Minister for Administrative and Financial

Jeddah, Feb 11: Many Indian expatriates here are rejoicing after the sweeping victory of a little-known Indian political party over the ruling rightwing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in Delhi state elections. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), or Common Man’s Party, led by anti-corruption crusader Arvind Kejriwal, who was ridiculed by Modi during electioneering, won 67

Udupi, Feb 11: The Revenue Ministry in Karnataka has given priority to the construction of District Offices Complexes in district headquarters and mini Vidhan Soudhas in taluk headquarters, according to Revenue Minister V Srinivas Prasad. Speaking after inaugurating the Kodi-Kundapur Bridge and the mini Vidhan Soudha, recently, he said that of the 30 districts in the State, complexes housing the

Udupi, Feb 11: In the News, Feb 11: A group of people threatened a couple and made away with gold and silver jewellery and cash from their house at Aroor village, coming under Brahmavar Police Station limits, in Udupi district. According to the police, a man sought some medicine from the complainant Sandesh at 11.30 p.m. When he said that he would give it the next morning, the man sought a place

Bengaluru, Feb 11: The Aam Aadmi Party effect in Delhi was felt even in Bengaluru, with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah expressing his mixed feelings over the election results on Tuesday. While he welcomed the AAP victory over the BJP, he admitted that it was a setback to the Congress party. “It was expected that the AAP?will come to power, but not with this kind of a sweeping mandate. With the

New Delhi, Feb 10: Sixty seven of the Aam Aadmi Party's 70 candidates have won in the Delhi Assembly elections. The remaining three seats have gone to the BJP. Here is the full list of each winner and their victory margins: AAP 1. Adarsh Nagar: Pawan Kumar Sharma. Victory margin: 20,741 votes 2. Ambedkar Nagar: Ajay Dutt. Victory margin: 42,460 votes 3. Babarpur: Gopal Rai. Victory margin: 35488 4