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Bangalore, Aug 17: The Centre is examining a proposal from the State government to convert the Employees State Insurance Corporation's (ESIC) medical education complex in Gulbarga into an All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Union Health and Family?Welfare Minister Harsh Vardhan announced on Saturday. Addressing a press conference before reviewing the progress of the National?Rural

Udupi, Aug 17: Demanding an end to discrimination in payment of daily wages, contract civic workers, staged a protest in front of the City Municipal Council (CMC) office here on Saturday. The protest, which began in the morning, came to an end in the evening, after the authorities discussed the issue with the protestors and assured them that government rules would be followed. According to the

Bangalore, Aug 17: In a bizzare crime against a woman, a couple was arrested recently on a rape charge. The incident came to light when the victim filed a complaint with the Gangammanagudi police on August 11. The arrested persons are Dileep (27), a cable operator, and his wife, Asha (25). Police sources said that Asha allegedly had a fetish to watch other people have sex. She tried to lure her

Mangalore, Aug 16: The long pending demand of Mangaloreans to build a road under-bridge (RUB) in lieu of level crossing on Padil-Bajal road near Mangalore Junction Railway station may be fulfilled in a few months as Union railway minister D V Sadananda Gowda on Saturday laid foundation stone for the bridge. Addressing the gathering at the formally laying foundation stone for the RUB, Mr Gowda said

Chikkodi (Karnataka), Aug 16: Newly appointed as BJP Vice President by party chief Amit Shah, former Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa today said he is satisfied with the position given, though it was people's wish that he be made a minister. "People's wish was that I should be made a minister but my wish was that Narendra Modi and Amit Shah give me party responsibility," Yeddyurappa told reporters at

Mangalore, Aug 16: With a charter of demands such as introduction of budget airlines operating to Mangalore from Middle East countries, cancellation of user fee at Mangalore International Airport, increase in luggage limit and others, Mangalore International Airport Users Forum (MIAUF) has decided to place their demands before the concerned authorities to ensure better service and facilities to

Mangalore, Aug 16: This was no ordinary Yagna but one aimed at ending sexual assault on women and children across India! Performed at the Hosanadu Kodyadka Sri Annapoorneshwari Temple, at Horanadu, Kodiyadka Kshetra near Moodbidri, around 40 km from Mangalore, the Yagna attracted around 2,000 devotees including men, women and children. At the stroke of 12.05 p.m. on Friday former chief of Kannada

New Delhi, Aug 16: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah Saturday announced his new team which includes B.S. Yeddyurappa, J.P. Nadda and Ram Madhav. Jagat Prakash Nadda, who was one of the contenders for the party president's post, has been made general secretary from Himachal Pradesh. B.S. Yeddyurappa, former Karnataka chief minister who had been out of the party for a while before he

Mangalore, Aug 16: A 30-year-old man was stabbed to death at Thokkottu Junction late night on Friday. The victim has been identified as Yatheesh, an auto-rickshaw driver from Someshwar. Sources said he was returning home after attending a grand party on account of Independence Day along with his friends when the incident occurred. All of them partied hard consuming alcohol and began to quarrel

Mangalore, Aug 16: The family founded non-profit organization, the International Institute for Public Policy (IIPP) has unanimously selected Dr Olinda Pereira as Outstanding Community Leader for the year 2013-2014. A beautifully engraved Crystal memento will be flown from the U.S.A. to Mangalore and will be presented to Dr. Olinda Pereira at a ceremonial occasion during the course of this year