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Bangalore, Jul 2: Karnataka Higher Education Minister today said there was no truth in reports that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has been summoned to Delhi by Congress high command in the wake of several legislators and leaders blaming him for the party's not so impressive show in the Lok Sabha elections. Siddaramaiah is in Delhi after he was summoned by the party's central leadership to discuss

Udupi, Jul 2: Social activist and retired teacher Muhammad Manna Jafar passed away in a private hospital here after a brief illness recently. He was 84. For nearly three decades he served as a teacher in various schools of Udupi including Kidiyoor government school and Udupi North Higher Primary School. Affectionately called Jafar Master by his thousands of students and friends, he had also served

Mangalore, Jul 2: Government Tool Room and Training Centre, Mangalore announces free training courses and short-term skill development programmes for underprivileged SC/ST students such as Tool Room Machinist, CNC Technologist and CAD/CAM. Speaking at a press conference here on Wednesday, training manager at the institute Muthukumar said that eligible students from poor families could enroll

Kasargod, Jul 2: Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala on Tuesday said that the Kannur Inspector General of Police (IGP) would lead the investigation in the murder case of leftist activist Abdul Sharif who was stabbed to death two days ago. In response to MLA James Matthew raising a motion in the Legislative Assembly to suspend the assembly session alleging that BJP activists had committed the

Dubai, Jul 2: A newly-wed Indian woman, who was visiting her husband in Dubai, has won a prime property in her home state in a competition run by a radio station, according to a media report. Sruthymol V, 24, won the property three months after her marriage, when she flew into Dubai on a visit visa. Sruthymol, who has graduated in computer science and engineering, was selected as the winner of 2

Mangalore, Jul 2: Bowing down to the pressure, the police department has finally entrusted the former Bajrang Dal activist Rajesh Poojary murder case to Crime Investigation Department. Rajesh Poojary, a former Sangh Parivar activist and an auto-rickshaw driver was hacked to death near the autorickshaw stand at Kalpane in Bantwal on March 18. Though the police have arrested three youth from Mallur

Panaji, Jul 2: Goa government has asked its four MLAs, including a cabinet minister, to reimburse the money spent on booking tickets to Brazil to watch the football World Cup, even as the legislators left for the South American country to witness the ongoing mega sporting event. Sports Authority of Goa (SAG) Director Sandip Jacques said here that the four legislators have been asked to reimburse

Dindori/Indore, Jul 2: A priest killed his tribal wife who was half his age in the name of sacrifice in Bagulamukhi temple in Kurara village of Dindori district. The incident occurred on Saturday night when Satyanand, 50, tied his wife Manju Shyam, 24, with a rope and killed her ostensibly to seek the blessings of Goddess Bagulamukhi. The victim Manju Shyam is from the family of famous tribal

Udupi, Jul 2: Unidentified miscreants broke into a mobile telephone shop in Udupi and took away goods worth Rs. 3.12 lakh. The police said thieves broke into a mobile shop at Rehman Complex near Service Bus Stand between 8.30 p.m. on June 30 and 9.15 a.m. on July 1. They took 49 new and three old mobile telephone sets, 25 headphones, memory cards and pen drives. A case had been registered at Udupi

Manipal, Jul 2: Udupi District Health and Family Welfare Officer Ramachandra Bairy said that there had been seven deaths in the district due to H1N1 from January 1 to June 30. He was speaking at a meeting of doctors of private medical institutions on checking the spread of H1N1 at the District Offices Complex here on Tuesday. Dr. Bairy said that a total of 42 cases had been reported in the