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Bangalore, Jun 22: A complaint has been lodged with the Lokayukta against Minister for Housing M.H. Ambareesh for availing three housing sites from the urban development authorities of Bangalore, Mysore and Mandya. Right to Information activist K.R. Raveendra, in his complaint on Saturday, said rules prohibit allotment of more than one site to an individual from any government body in the State

Mangalore, Jun 22: Officers of Customs at Mangalore International Airport on Saturday seized 1,200 Indian currency notes of Rs 500 denomination, totally valued at Rs 6 lakh that was in the illicit possession of and in excess of permissible limits from an air passenger. The passenger, Abdul Badoor Muhammed (33), hailing from Kasargod who was concealing the notes inside the walls of a carton box was

New Delhi, Jun 22: The government is learnt to have opened channels with Saudi Arabia for the rescue of captured Indians in Mosul city of Iraq. India has had good relations with the oil-rich country in recent years and the regime there is known to have some influence on Sunni militants in Iraq. The 40 Indians are suspected to have been kept in captivity by Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)

Mangalore, Jun 21: Taking advantage of internal feud between terrorist Ravi Pujari and his former right-hand Kali Yogish, Mangalore city police have continued crackdown on anti-national elements. Four days after nabbing Mohammed Haneef alias Ali at Ullal Railway Station, the CCB police on Saturday managed to arrest two more anti-nationals identified as Subrahmanya (27) and Kiran (30) at Permude

Mangalore, Jun 21: Mangalore City Corporation corporator and JD(S) leader Abdul Azeez Kudroli was arrested on Saturday, three days after MCC commissioner Ajith Kumar Hegde lodged a complaint against the former with Pandeshwar Police Station. Police sources said that Abdul Azeez, who represents Kudroli ward in the civic body, was arrested on charges of obstructing the MCC town planning officers

Mangalore, Jun 21: A history-sheeter was brutally hacked to death by unknown assailants in Maripalla near Farangipete on Saturday evening. Naushad (27) was confronted in front of Maripalla masjid by seven unknown assailants who allegedly came in a four-wheeler and attacked him with swords and sickles. According to sources, his assailants stabbed him multiple times and also chopped his hand before

Mangalore, Jun 21: The Backward Classes Morcha of Dakshina Kannada unit of BJP staged a demonstration in front of the deputy commissioner 's office here on Saturday, against the state government 's failure to provide housing scheme facilities to beneficiaries in backward taluks in the state. Under the leadership of former minister Kota Srinivas Poojary, party workers protested against the state

Bangalore, Jun 21: The state government is going to fill up the 11,000 vacant posts in various government hospitals in a phased manner. These posts include that of doctors, nurses and support staff. Disclosing this, Karnataka Health Minister U T Khader has said that 250-300 posts of MBBS doctors, 1,755 posts of expert doctors, 2,000 posts of nurses, 4,000 posts of D group and 3,000 posts of senior

Mangalore, Jun 21: Dakshina Kannada district president of Janata Dal (Secular) M B Sadashiva, who had faced severe revolt within the district unit of the party during recent Karnataka Assembly elections, has resigned from his post. Mr Sadashiva, who was at the helm of the party in the coastal district for six years, told media persons that his decision was due to personal reasons. “I am resigning

Mangalore, Jun 21: A local Bajrang Dal leader has lodged a police complaint against internationally acclaimed scholar and Jnanpith awardee U R Ananthamurthy alleging him of making derogatory reference to local spirits (Panjurli) in his book titled 'Bettale pooje yake madabaradu.' Bajrang Dal Suraksha Pramukh Punit Kottari, a resident of Attavar in Mangalore, stated in his complaint lodged at the