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Mangaluru, Jan 5: A nonresident Indian hailing from Kalladka in Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kannada district, died of cardiac arrest at in the emirate of Sharjah. The deceased has been identified as Hasanabba Abdul Kareem, (48). A few years after marriage, he was shifted from Kalladka to Manjeshwar in Kasaragod district. It is learnt that Hasanabba collapsed due to a massive cardiac arrest on

Mangaluru, Jan 5: Tulu film'Rickshaw Driver' directed by H S Rajashekar has bagged best regional language film in the 2013 State film awards announced on Sunday. The government had set up a selection committee chaired by G K Govind Rao. Altogether 62 entries were submitted for the awards. The government is planning to give away the awards at a function in Mysuru in February. ˜Rickshaw Driver' was

Mangaluru, Jan 5: A national-level AYUSH expo will be jointly organised by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and Karnataka State Health and Family Welfare Department in Bengaluru from January 21 to 25, said Minister for Health and Family Welfare U T Khader. Announcing this at a press conference here on Sunday, he said that union AYUSH minister Shripad Y Naik and

Mysuru, Jan 5: Former MP A H Vishwanath has likened BJP president Amit Shah to a Bhasmasura, following the latter's remarks about œCongress-free Karnataka.  Replying to questions at a press meet here on Sunday, he said that after the death of former prime ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, analysts had opined that the days of Congress were numbered. However, the party grew in subsequent

Mangaluru, Jan 4: Clarifying on Assembly Speaker Kagodu Thimmappa's complaint to the chief minister that he had misguided the House with false information, Minister for Health and Family Welfare U T Khader said that he had not furbished false information regarding the submission of proposal on increasing the salary of doctors working on contract. Responding to the queries of media persons here on

Alappuzha (Ker), Jan 4: A "Kiss of love" protest planned by a group of youth against "moral policing and vigilantism" here today was foiled by police on the ground that it could lead to violence with the opponents attacking the gathering. The organisers, calling themselves "kiss-of-love" workers, had planned to mobilise several youth to join the beach in the city to demonstrate by openly hugging

Mangaluru, Jan 4: As part of the ongoing œYuvaparivarthan the Change , a national level youth festival of Srinivas Group of Colleges,'Campus Princess' audition took place in the college's Valachil Campus on Saturday. The audition was judged by Shristi Rana, Miss Asia Pacific World 2013. Campus Princess is considered as a platform for young divas that helps them realize their dream of becoming

Hyderabad/Washington, Jan 4: The use of Mahatma Gandhi's image on beer cans and bottle by a US company has raised hackles with a petition being filed in a Hyderabad court alleging it had insulted the father of the nation following which the liquor company has apologised. The Connecticut-based New England Brewing Company even claimed that its intention was to pay homage and celebrate the apostle of

Kuwait City, Jan 4: Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Minister was given a warn felicitation by the Karnataka Branch of Kuwait Kerala Muslim Association (KKMA), a social service organization of Indian expatriates in Kuwait. The felicitation was in recognition of Mr Khader's outstanding contribution towards the society and successfully implementing various healthcare schemes for poor and

New Delhi, Jan 4: Union Minister for Minority Affairs Najma Heptullah, has drawn the ire of community leaders after she suggested that muslims should work towards empowering themselves with education and skills and stop looking for reservations. Heptullah, was in Mumbai to promote the programmes of the Minority Affairs ministry, namely the National Minority Development and Finance Corporation