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Mangalore, Jul 28: Union Railway minister DV Sadananda Gowda said chief minister Siddaramaiah would be responsible if railway projects in the state suffer a setback. Ahead of the railway budget, chief minister Siddaramaiah had written to railway minister DV Sadananda Gowda that the pact between the state and Centre on 50:50 cost-sharing for projects be modified. Siddaramaiah had written to the

Riyadh, Jul 27: Sunday was the last day of Ramadan this year in most of the Middle Eastern nations, where Muslims are celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr on Monday. Authorities in Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Kuwait have officially declared that Monday will be the first day of the month of Shawwal. However, there was no news of moon sighting in Oman.

Mangalore, Jul 27: Muslims in coastal Karnataka will celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr on Tuesday as there was no report of Shawwal moon sighting on Sunday evening in the region. Mangalore Khazi Thwaka Ahmed Musliar after discussing with several religious scholars officially announced that Muslims in Dakshina Kananda district will continue Ramadan fasting on Monday. Initially there were rumours about the moon

Mangalore, Jul 27: In today's world, it is rare to come across families that have more than three generations of family members living together. Here is one such family with a rare five generations of mothers and daughters alive in one family from Nadiguthu in Adyar on the outskirts of the city. This family belongs to the ancestral lineage of Kuthethur –Kenna which spanned for seven generations

Mumbai, Jul 27: Jewellery industry has expressed apprehensions that the government's decision of not lowering customs duty on gold from the current 10 per cent may give rise to activities in the grey market. Industry experts said that the decision may stoke smuggling of the precious metal. "This decision of not lowering the customs duty will create the problem of raw material availability. The raw

Mangalore, Jul 27: Rifts between separate factions of Dalit organisations and leaders in the district came to the fore at the SC/ST monthly grievance meeting held at the office of Commissioner of Police, Mangalore City here on Sunday. Ramya, a Dalit representative from Ullal, alleged that she was being harassed by police officers including the sub-inspector at Ullal police station from the past

Jerusalem, July 27: The Israeli military said it has resumed its offensive on the Gaza Strip, cutting short a temporary ceasefire continuing massacre of civilians including children and women. "The Israel Defence Forces will now resume their aerial, naval and ground activity in the Gaza Strip," an official of the Zionist regime said. Israel's security cabinet had approved a 24-hour extension

Saharanpur, Jul 27: Twenty people were arrested as curfew and shoot-at-sight orders today remained in force in the city hit by clashes between two communities over a land dispute. District Magistrate Sandhya Tiwari said, "The situation is better than yesterday. I have to just impose the law and order in the city and the situation is quite normal now." Three persons were yesterday killed and 19

Moodbidri, Jul 27: In another shocker, a rape attempt was reportedly made on a seven-year-old girl by her relative in Nalligudde in Puttige near Moodbidri on Sunday. The accused is a 15-year-old neighbour who is said to be related to the girl. The incident is said to have occurred when the girl was walking home after finishing her tuitions in the evening. The accused allegedly pulled the girl to

Mangalore, Jul 27: Nearly 200 alumni of Badria Educational Institutions took part in the Badria Alumni Meet-2014 organized under the aegis of Badria Old Students' Association on Saturday at Jamiyyatul Falah Auditorium in the city and unanimously chose KCCI president Mohammed Ameen as their leader. Alumni belong to various age groups including those who passed out from Badria School in 1960s and