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Udupi, Aug 18: The graduates should become job providers instead of job seekers, said Prahlada, Vice-Chancellor of Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, Deemed University, Pune. Speaking at the graduation day ceremony of NMAM Institute of Technology (NMAMIT), here recently, Dr Prahlada said the government, industry, media, venture capitalists, accelerators, business professionals, banks were

Shimoga, Aug 18: An ex-soldier, who allegedly killed his wife, became the cause of an accident while he was fleeing from the crime scene. Mahesh, had allegedly killed his wife by allegedly stabbing her with a knife at his residence in Shankaraghatta village near Bhadravathi on Sunday. The couple had been married for 14 years. Police have said that the couple had differences and were separated for

Mangalore, Aug 17: A large number of children clad in the costumes of Shri Krishna and many of their mothers dressed as Yashoda enlivened the precincts of Kadri Shri Manjunath Temple, one could see a show stopper in every other child. Apparently, the parents had put in their best efforts for the show. Although there are no temples in Mangalore devoted entirely to Sri Krishna, Janmashtami was

Mangalore, Aug 17: In a tragic incident on the day of Janmashthami, a person breathed his last as he accidently slipped in a pond in Gurupura on Sunday and drowned. The deceased had been identified as Purushottham, resident of Gurupur. It is said that Purushottham went down to the lake shore to pluck some lotuses for a pooja on the occasion of Krishna Janmashthami. When he got into the water, he

New Delhi, Aug 17: Several members of India's most powerful right-wing Hindu group were named to positions within the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), officials said on Sunday, signalling a more overt role for the party's ideological parent that usually operates in the shadows. The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) provides the backbone to the BJP and other Hindu groups in the country, its

Mangalore, Aug 17: The medical report of the fifth standard student, who was alleged to have been sexually assaulted by an elderly man in Bolanthoor, revealed that the girl had been raped. Hasainar (65) is accused of raping the minor girl, who is said to be mentally challenged. The ghastly act allegedly took place at Bangarakodi near N C Road in Bolanthoor on Friday evening. Since the victim's

New Delhi, Aug 17: In a new twist in the sensational murder case of RSS pracharak Sunil Joshi, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has “found out” that one of the reasons for his killing was the “sexual advances” he made towards a suspected terrorist. It was widely believed that Sunil Joshi's murder was a conspiracy to bury many “facts” including the role of few influential leaders of the

Bangalore, Aug 17: With inflation rising in the country, there is no control on the rising prices of commodities these days. Yet, the media does not hold the union government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi responsible for this, said human rights activist Teesta Setalvad. Speaking after inaugurating a national-level meeting of like-minded organisations and activists organised by Karnataka Komu

Lucknow, Aug 17: A five-member committee headed by UP minister Shivpal Yadav, which probed the communal violence in Saharanpur that left three persons dead, has blamed administrative lapses for the incident and questioned the role of BJP. "The report has been submitted by the committee to chief minister in which a BJP MP has also been named besides laxity of administrative officers", Samajwadi

Udupi, Aug 17: In an official bid to prevent rapes and sexual harassment against girl students in schools and colleges under the limits of Udupi Assembly constituency, a committee was formed on Saturday. The 11 member committee will include the Superintendent of Police, Deputy Director of Public Instruction, Deputy Director of Pre-University Education and eight principals of schools and colleges