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Mangalore, Jun 30: Union railway minister D V Sadananda Gowda paid a flying visit to his hometown to see his ailing mother at Devaragunda, Sullia, about 100km from here on Sunday. Gowda, who arrived at Mangalore International Airport at 4.20 pm, reached Devaragunda at 5.30pm. He spent close to an hour with his mother, Kamala (90), who suffered bouts of weakness following decrease in sodium levels

Bangalore, Jun 30: Hitting out at former MP from Mysore H Vishwanath who squarely blamed Rahul Gandhi for rout in Lok Sabha elections, the Karnataka Pradesh Youth Congress Committee (KPYCC) president Rizwan Arshad said that Mr Gandhi struggled hard to strengthen the party at grass root level. “Do not forget Mr Gandhi did not aspire for power though congress was at the helm for 10 long years,” he

Bangalore, Jun 30: Tamil Nadu Governor K Rosaiah was on Sunday sworn in as the Governor of South-west state Karnataka. Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court Justice DH Waghela administered the oath of office and secrecy to Rosaiah. Rosaiah has been given additional charge after HR Bhardwaj relinquished his office on Saturday following the end of his tenure. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah

Bangalore, Jun 30: A five-year-old girl was allegedly beaten to death by her stepfather at his home in Dasarahalli near Hebbal on Saturday night.?Police have arrested the suspect, identified as Bhaskar who works at a private factory in the City. The victim, Pavalika, was the daughter of Arunabai and Ramulu Naidu.?Her mother had married Bhaskar in January this year. Naidu had died three years ago

Mangalore, Jun 30: In a case of apparent medical negligence, well-known doctors in a reputed private hospital in Mangalore had left a pair of surgical scissors in a patient's abdomen after a crucial operation. As a result the victim, a young woman, was tormented by a series of strange diseases for past four years, without knowing about the presence of scissors in her stomach. However, when the

New Delhi, Jun 29: The credibility of senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy, who is considered as one of the most controversial politicians in India, is once again at stake as his allegation against two prominent figures of opposition also proved to be false. Priyanka Gandhi and Karti Chidambaram have only one Director Identification Number (DIN) issued to them, Corporate Affairs Ministry has said

Kasaragod, Jun 29: Raids by Vigilance Department investigators at the Regional Transport Offices (RTOs) in Kasaragod and Kanhangad have detected gross irregularities in dispatching documents to applicants. The search carried out as part of a State-wide raid on Saturday found that the officials were not following the norms stipulating that documents, including vehicle registration certificates and

Mangalore, Jun 29: A case of alleged medical negligence by the private medical staff at the district government hospital was raised at the SC/ST monthly grievance meeting held at the office of Mangalore City Commissioner of Police here on Sunday. A person belonging to the Dalit community alleged that his mother who had been admitted due to a minor ailment at the District Wenlock Hospital died as a

New Delhi, Jun 29: The national cumulative average of rainfall in June is deficient by a whopping 42 per cent, making it only the 12th instance in the past 113 years when rain shortfall was over 30 per cent in the month, according to a private forecasting agency. States like Gujarat and Rajasthan have over 80 per cent of deficient rain. The respite is that monsoon is likely to revive in the first

Mangalore, Jun 29: Doctors and experts at an awareness programme organized by the De-addiction Centre of Father Muller Medical College Hospital, Mangalore, urged the youth to shun alcohol and drugs completely for a healthy life. Speaking after inaugurating programme to mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, at the hospital premises, Dr K.S. Shetty said there is no