Karnataka

Mangalore, may 24: The first consignment of cargo of machinery spares was exported to Dubai from the Mangalore International Airport Air Cargo Complex on Thursday at 2 pm. The cargo was transported using Air India Express IX 383. J.T. Radhakrishna, Director, Mangalore International Airport and Custodian of Mangalore International Air Cargo Complex, said that the first consignment of around 500 kg

New Delhi, May 23: In the wake of National Investigation Agency filing charge sheet against four members of extremist Hindutva groups for the 2006 Malegaon blasts, the Union Government of India has promised to take necessary steps to stop harassment of innocent Muslims while tackling terror. Minister of State for Home RPN Singh on Thursday described "extremely unfortunate" the arrest of nine

New Delhi, May 23: As many as 56,700 Indians face deportation from Saudi Arabia in the next one-and-half months and ten officials have been despatched to the kingdom to help the Indian mission prepare emergency certificates for their exit, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said Thursday. "As of now, 56,700 Indians have registered with the Indian mission for getting exit permits as they

Bangalore, May 23: A telephone call about a bomb being planted in the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) today created panic with the staff and the students being evacuated from the building but it turned out to be hoax. The call received at the IIMB reception at 12 noon sent the staff into a tizzy and in no time the building was evacuated as there was skeletal staff and very few

Bangalore, May 23: The Congress-led Karnataka government would construct a Rs 90 crore 'Aarogya Soudha' here to house all offices coming under the Health and Family Welfare Department. Health and Family Welfare Minister U T Khader said such an initiative would enhance efficiency of the department and promote teamwork. Officials said it would be a nine-storey "green" building for which four acres

Mumbai, May 23: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed its charge sheet against four men, accused in the 2006 Malegaon bomb blast case, before a Special MCOCA court, officials said. The charge sheet, filed before Special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) Court Judge Prithviraj Chavan has named Lokesh Sharma, Dhan Singh, Rajendra Choudhary and Manohar Narwaria, who were

Washington, May 23: Sathwik Karnik, a Mangalore-origin boy from Massachusetts has won this year's National Geographic Bee contest after gruelling rounds testing his geographic knowledge about lions in Botswana, mountain ranges in Asia and port cities in England. To clinch this title, Karnik, 12, correctly named Chimborazo as the mountain in Ecuador that represents the farthest point from the Earth

Mangalore, May 23: The BJP did not just lose its strong hold like coastal district of Dakshina Kannada in the Assembly polls, but it also lost its face miserably in entire Southern India. With this defeat, the BJP is now setting its target on the Parliamentary polls, which can medicate damages caused in the Assembly polls. The BJP had prevented the Congress from taking control over DK district in

Mangalore, May 23: Dr M V Shetty College of Physiotherapy, Mangalore organised a farewell function for the outgoing Graduates and Post Graduates on Wednesday, at Ocean Pearl Hotel, Mangalore. The chief guest of the programme J.R Lobo, MLA Mangalore (south) said that the outgoing students must emphasise on inculcating the virtues of compassion and care. He stated the importance of rehabilitation in

Mangalore, May 23: A lady ASI of Pandeshwar police station has lodged a complaint with Police Commissioner Manish Karbikar against Mangalore police Commissionerate South division Assistant Commissioner of Police T R Jagannath. The complainant Srikala has alleged the ACP of harassing her by not sanctioning leaves and perturbing her dispensation of duty. However, Mr Karbikar has clarified that the