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Mangalore, Oct 17: A young man from Shimoga claiming to be an astrologer, was found murdered in Mangalore city limits. The deceased has been identified as 22-year-old Suresh, hailing from Sagar in Shimoga. His body was found lying on the lane running adjacent to a building complex near Nehru Maidan on Wednesday. Suresh had reportedly checked into a room he had rented in the same building along

Mumabi, Oct 17: Confusion due to a multiplicity of choices and lack of enthusiasm again resulted in a less than 50% turnout in areas with a concentration of Muslims like Mumbadevi, Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar and Byculla. Despite appeals from community leaders and activists, the response of Muslim voters in Maharashtra remained lukewarm. "Multiple choices of secular candidates confused Muslim voters

Bijapur, Oct 17: The Karnataka government is contemplating setting up an expert committee to suggest ways and means to legalise prostitution in the State, reiterated Umashree, Minister of State for Women and Child Welfare. Addressing presspersons during her visit to a government Bal Bhavan for Boys here on Thursday, Ms. Umashree said that, as a Minister, she was not in a position to say whether

Mangalore, Oct 17: Sangh Parivar leaders have expressed shock over Karnataka government's decision to reject the report of the Justice B K Somasekhara Commission of Inquiry that went into the 2008 church attacks in Karnataka, especially Dakshina Kannada district. Rejecting the report the Congress government of state on Thursday decided to implement the National Human Rights Commission's (NHRC)

Kuwait, Oct 17: More than eight months after he was imprisoned by authorities in Kuwait for carrying a prohibited drug, Melwin Fernades, a resident of Karkala in Udupi district of Karnataka was released on Thursday night. Mr Fernandes was arrested at Kuwait airport on February 9 this year for possessing the prohibited drug tramadol used as pain killer. He could have faced the maximum penalty of 14

Kannur, Oct 17: A tense situation prevailed in Kannur district of Kerala following bomb attacks allegedly carried out by miscreants belonging to Bharatiya Janata Party and Communist Party of India (Marxist) at Chakkarakkal town on Thursday. Chakkarakkal and nearby areas that had witnessed clashes between the workers of the rival parties over the past few weeks saw an escalation of tension

Sullia, Oct 17: Fearful of being duped in guise of attractive gift schemes, consumers on Wednesday robbed an electronics and home appliances store in Sullia and took several appliances along with them. Around 4,000 consumers had joined the scheme started by Shree Thathwamasi Enterprises in Sullia town, but only a few won and received prizes while the rest did not receive anything. When the

Jeddah, Oct 17: Kingdom-born expats will not be eligible for permanent residency permits (iqamas), according to a high-ranking official at the Directorate General of Passports. Col. Ahmed Al-Luhaidan, directorate spokesman, was refuting rumors circulating on social media sites alleging that expats who were born in the country would be able to reside here indefinitely. œThe directorate only issued

Bangalore, Oct 17: The State cabinet on Thursday rejected controversial reports on church attacks submitted by justice B K Somashekar Commission of Inquiry and decided to implement the National Human Rights Commission's (NHRC) recommendations which include taking action against pro-Hindutva groups responsible for the incidents. Briefing reporters after the Cabinet meeting, Law Minister T B

Mangalore, Oct 16: The insensitive nature of a few activists of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh who carried fearsome weapons during a march past on Wednesday, has irked the residents of relatively peaceful town of Moodbidri in the coastal district of Dakshina Kannada. Amidst ongoing debate over the necessity of carrying swords in such programmes, an activist belonging Popular Front of India have filed