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Udupi, Nov 18: A 30-year-old man has been arrested by Udupi police in connection with murder of wife of a fisherman at Marvanthe on September 20 at Gangolli in Udupi. The arrested is Satish Kharvi (30), also a fisherman. The body of Mangala Kharvi (36) was found on the beach near a hotel in Marvanthe village. The post-mortem revealed that she was strangled to death. The police suspect it to be a

Jeddha, Nov 18: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has won an anti-dumping case on petrochemical exports to India. Announcing this here on Sunday, Saudi Arabia's Commerce and Industry Minister Tawfiq Al-Rabiah said that the ministry's efforts, in coordination with the Saudi-based Chemanol Company, helped in ending the investigation launched by the Indian authorities. He said New Delhi has agreed not to

Mangalore, Nov 18: The valedictory function of two day convention of Jamiat Ahle Hadees Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts was held on Sunday at Nehru Maidan in Mangalore. Speaking on the occasion, Shaikh Asgar Ali Imam Mehdi, the general secretary of Markazi Jamiat Ahle Hadith Hind said, Quran is best guidance for the humankind. If a man fails to take benefit from the divine book, which has

Mangalore, Nov 18: There was no enough scope for Indians to promote business in India. But Indians succeeded in marking their presence in other countries, said Dr Oscar Fernandes, Union Cabinet Minister for Transport, Road and Highways. Dr Oscar Fernandes was speaking at the 'Rachana Awards 2013'- a function organised by Rachana, the Catholic Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mangalore at the

Mangalore, Nov 17: Ullal Sayyid Madani Darga Committee vice president Haji Siraj Ullal died after a massive cardiac arrest here on Sunday. He was 55. A well-known community activist and businessman, Haji Siraj had also served as a member of Muslim Central Committee, and Dakshina Kannada district Wakf advisory committee. Family sources said that even though he was taken to a hospital from his

Mangalore, Nov 17: About 4,000 catholic youth took part in'Walk for Christ' youth rally that was organised by Mangalore Diocese in the city on Sunday, as part of the concluding event of the Year of Faith 2012-13. The youth rally commenced from Milagres Church and culminated at Rosario Cathedral Church on Sunday. It was flagged off at Milagres Church by Bishop of Mangalore Dr Aloysius P D'Souza and

Mangalore, Nov 17: “Reservations based on caste is not a permanent solution to establish social equality; a permanent solution is distribution of lands to the landless. Only if social equality is realised, there will be upliftment of Dalits,” said CPI(M) state secretariat member and vice president of Dalit Hakkugala Samiti G N Nagaraj. Delivering the inaugural address at the city-level Dalit

Bangalore, Nov 17: Lashing out at the UPA government for sitting in “ivory towers”, the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) prime ministerial nominee Narendra Modi on Sunday said that Congress was an indoor player while BJP was an outdoor player having a connect with the people. He also charged Congress with using the country's youth as only voters while maintaining that his party considered younger

Riyadh, Nov 17: The Ministry of Education has suspended public school classes for Sunday Nov. 17 in Riyadh and neighboring areas due to heavy rains. The capital experienced heavy downpours Saturday night, with rains flooding roads knee-deep and causing traffic congestion. A heavy blanket of cloud enveloped the city skyline the entire rain before the downpours began. Residents were happy with the

Mangalore, Nov 17: Minister for Forest, Environment and Ecology B Ramanath Rai said that the opposition cannot simply go attacking the Congress-led government at the state for its schemes. Addressing a press conference here on Saturday, he said that the opposition parties should accept what the Congress government has achieved after coming to power. The state government has undertaken several