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Bengaluru, Dec 4: Former minister, G Janardhana Reddy, his close associate Mehfooz Ali Khan, Kudligi MLA Nagendra and seven others have secured conditional bail in the third case pertaining to illegal export of iron ore from Belekeri port by a special CBI court. The case pertained to the second case registered against Dream Logistics, sources said. The CBI has registered five FIRs against

Kasaragod, Dec 4: The government has given administrative sanction for Rs.68.45 crore for the proposed Kasaragod medical college near Badiyadukka in the district. Work on the project is scheduled to begin in January. An announcement to this effect was made by N.A. Nellikkunnu, MLA, in a statement here. The decision comes amid widespread resentment over the delay in starting the work. Chief

Mangaluru, Dec 3: The bandh called by local activists as part of their protest against Phase III of the coke and sulphur plants at Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemical Limited evoked a good response on Wednesday at Jokatte village on the outskirts of the city. A large number of residents closed their shops near Jokatte railway station in the morning and took out a rally raising slogan against MRPL

Kundapur, Jul 4: The police arrested a physical education teacher on Tuesday on the charge of molesting a seven-and-a-half-year-old girl at a school in a village in Kundapur taluk in Udupi district. The accused has been identified as Shanthappa. According to the police, the teacher was arrested based on a complaint by the girl's mother that he had molested the girl. A case had been registered

Kundapur, Dec 3: Hundreds of people took to the streets in Udupi's coastal town of Gangaolli on Wednesday to exert pressure on the government and police department to nab the culprits responsible for last week's arson attack that destroyed a commercial complex owned by a Masjid. A large number of burqa-clad women also took part in the protest organized under the joint auspices of various local

Mangalore, Dec 3: Minister for Minor Irrigation Shivaraj Tangadagi announced that a new developmental plan had been sketched for the construction of Salt Water Exclusion Dams (SWED) at 77 existing vented dams in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttar Kannada districts mainly to help with irrigation during the summer months and also to check entry of seawater. Briefing mediapersons at a press conference

Dubai, Dec 3: The Karnataka Islamic Centre (KIC) –UAE, is hosting a mega event to mark 43rd UAE National Day Celebration at Jordanian Social Club (JSC) Oudmetha, next to Sheikh Rashid Auditorium, Dubai, UAE, on Friday, December 5. Several dignitaries from coastal Karnataka including Dakshina Kananda Deputy Commissioner A B Ibrahim are expected to take part in the KIC Grand Meet- 2014. The

Mangaluru, Dec 3: The blessing and inauguration of newly-built Our Lady of Mercy Church, Fajir on the outskirts of the city, will be held on December 15 at 9 a.m. Mangaluru Bishop Dr Aloysius Paul D'Souza will bless and celebrate the solemn Eucharist at the newly-built Church. The Bishop will also bless the newly-built presbytery, belfry and Church hall on this occasion.He will also preside over

Karkala, Dec 3: The State Government has sanctioned Rs 15 crore to make arrangements for the forthcoming Bahubali Maha-Masthakabhisheka at Karkala in the district, said Vinay Kumar Sorake, minister for urban development, Karnataka. The ceremony will be held from January 21 to 31, 2015. Maha-Masthakaabhisheka or sacred bathing of the statue with saffron paste, milk and water, held in every 12 years

Mangaluru, Dec 3: The district administration has proposed to set up a memorial park in memory of the air crash victims who lost their lives in the Air India Express flight crash that occurred in May 2010. Speaking at a meeting with authorities from Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) and other concerned officials at his office here on Wednesday, Dakshina Kannada deputy commissioner A B Ibrahim