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Bengaluru, Jan 16: The demand for a dalit chief minister is a new phenomenon and it is being supported by the younger generation in the community, said State Congress president G?Parameshwara. Reacting to the demand by certain Congress leaders for a dalit chief minister, Parameshwara said on Thursday that such demand was not aired when Kharge, Basavalingappa or Ranganath was minister. “But why now

Mangaluru, Jan 16: Shahzad K I and Vinu K Varghese, Yenepoya Physiotherapy College, Yenepoya University, have been selected to represent the Karnataka state football team, which will take part in the 69th Santosh Trophy at Manjery, Malappuram in Kerala. Anvar P A from Yenepoya University too has been selected as first standby in the state team. Vinu has been drafted in as striker, Shahzad will

Mysuru, Jan 16: A police constable who was promoted as head constable didn’t live to celebrate his elevation. He died in a road accident hours after he was informed of his promotion, on Wednesday. Chandrappa (48) was serving as the driver (in constable cadre) for the police van of City Armed Reserve. On Tuesday, he drove to Udupi along with an undertrial at Central Prisons, Mysuru, who was to be

Aboard the Papal Plane, Jan 15: Pope Francis said Thursday there are limits to freedom of expression, especially when it insults or ridicules someone's faith. Francis spoke about the Paris terror attacks while en route to the Philippines, defending free speech as not only a fundamental human right but a duty to speak one's mind for the sake of the common good. But he said there were limits. By way

Mangaluru, Jan 15: Criticizing the Narendra Modi-led NDA government for passing the latest ordinance to amend the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, former union minister and veteran Congress leader B Janardhan Poojary said that the BJP government was set on ruining the nation's economy and lives of farmers by bringing the

Bengaluru, Jan 15: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has accused the BJP of trying to misuse the Governor's office over the issue of alleged denotification of land in the Arkavathi Layout in Bengaluru. He told reporters here on Wednesday that his government had not denotified land in the Arkavathi Layout. œAll denotifications were done during the BJP government's tenure,  he said. To a

Mangaluru, Jan 15: The officers of customs at Mangaluru International Airport seized over 10 kg of Iranian saffron worth Rs 12.72 lakh from a Kasaragod-based air passenger. As many as 424 packets, each weighing 25 grams were concealed in the baggage belonging to Mohammed Riyaz, a resident of Mogral Puttur, Kasaragod. The passenger arrived at the Airport from Dubai at 8 a.m. on Thursday by Air

Mangaluru, Jan 15: A vibrant opening ceremony, showcasing the unity and enthusiasm among players, philanthropists, sports enthusiasts and politicians cutting across party line, marked the launch of the Paradise Premier League (PPL) cricket tournament on Wednesday evening. Organized by Paradise Cricket Club, at Paradise Cricket Ground in Krishnapura near Surathkal, on the outskirts of the city, the

Mangaluru, Jan 15: A college student lost his life after his motorbike met with an accident at Derebail, here on Thursday night. The deceased has been identified as Shivaraj Shetty (20), a resident of Mary Hill, Mangaluru. The tragedy took place when Shetty was riding from Akash Bhavan to Kuntikan in the night without wearing a helmet. Due to over-speed, he lost control over his motorbike. The

Puttur, Jan 15: In view of the Viraat Hindu Hrudaya Sangama programme scheduled to be held in Puttur on Friday, Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner A B Ibrahim warned people against taking the law into their own hands and indulging in peace-disrupting activities. In the peace meeting held by the police department on Wednesday as a precautionary measure ahead of the programme, he also requested