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Kasargod, May 4: A house-to-house survey of Non-Resident Keralites (NRKs) is under way in Kerala to create a thorough data bank for formulating policies for welfare of thousands of Malayalis working abroad, mostly in the Gulf countries.According to Department of Non-Resident Keralites Affairs (NoRKA), this is for the first time that such a comprehensive head count of NRKs is being taken up in the

Mangalore, May 4: Panambur police successfully arrested two persons in connection with murder and robbery of drivers at Baikampady industrial area on the wee hours of Monday, April 29. The arrested are 17-year-old Muhammad Sadiq, resident of Krishnapura 2nd Block and 20-year-old Rolson Rebello, resident of Kesarugadde in Kalavaru-Jokatte. On April 29, two armed robbers had struck the industrial

Mangalore, May 4: City based timber merchant and real estate businessman Haji B Moideen Kunhi passed away in his residence on May 3. He was 66. He was suffering from illness since a year and was under treatment. Known as 'BMK', Mr Moidin Kunhi is survived by his wife, two sons and three daughters. He had married sister of Yenepoya Muhammad Kunhi and Abdullah Kunhi.

Udupi, May 4: An engineering student from Srinivas Engineering College, Mangalore drowned at St Mary's island on Friday May 3. The deceased is 22 year old Thilakraj, son of Nagesh, a resident of Narikombu village in Bantwal taluk. stmarys Police said a group of 14 students including Thilakraj were playing in the water. At one point of time, a strong current dragged Thilakraj and Sudhesh into deep

Bangalore, May 4: It has been a bitter five years marked by corruption, intrigue and vicious infighting with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) splitting right down the middle but Karnataka voters hope to put it behind them when they vote in a new assembly Sunday. The polls have drawn national attention as the ruling BJP and the Congress, the two major contenders for power, are locked in a

Mysore, May 4: The KJP candidate from the Varuna constituency Ka Pu Siddalinga Swamy was allegedly beaten up by the supporters of his Congress rival Siddaramaiah in the city on Friday. Swamy, who complained of uneasiness during a dharna after the alleged assault, was treated at a hospital and later discharged. Siddaramaiah's supporters allegedly blocked Swamy's car, by placing stones and parking

Bangalore, May 4: Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal sought to indulge in "black humour" vis-a-vis the ruling BJP government in poll-bound Karnataka, but appeared to be "stumped" when asked to do so targeting the Congress-led UPA. Speaking to reporters here two days before the May 5 Assembly poll, Sibal sought to mock at the BJP government which he joked has given rise to "new terminology" like

Dubai, May 3: An Indian national has won BMW's luxury car 520i Executive 2013 model worth Dh180,000 (Rs2.61 million; $49,000), but he doesn't have a licence to drive. Hailing from the Malapuram district of Kerala, India, 28-year-old Nisar Valiyavalappil arrived in Dubai two years ago and has since been working with an AC spare parts company as a sales person in Ajman. Valiyavalappil is the first

Mangalore, May 3: Campaigning for the May 5 Karnataka Assembly poll ended on Friday evening, capping a bitter canvassing that saw national leaders of the BJP and Congress making a strong pitch for people's mandate in the high-stake elections. The Election Commission which has kept a tight vigil on the parties and their modes of campaigning had directed that even advertisements in visual and print

Mangalore, May 3: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has effectively produced before the people the statistics of the UPA's corruption. The voters now know that the BJP government's so called corruption in Karnataka is nothing compared to the corruption that the Congress led UPA government has indulged in, B Nagaraj Shetty, President, Election Campaign Committee, BJP, DK. Speaking to media