Karnataka

Mangalore, May 22: Dakshina Kannada district has hit a hat-trick with three MLAs getting influential portfolios in the state cabinet. If these three ministers make the best use of their power and time then the district can surely march towards massive development ahead of time. Once an MLA gets the post of a minister, he ceases to represent just his constituency and he graduates to represent the

New Delhi, May 22: JD(S) leaders H D Kumaraswamy and N Cheluvarayaswamy and Congress leader Anil Lad, who were recently elected to the State Assembly, on Tuesday, resigned their MP seats. Anil Lad has resigned as member of the Rajya Sabha, following his election to the State Assembly from Bellary city constituency. He was elected to the Rajya Sabha on June 26, 2008 for a six-year tenure till June

Mangalore, May 22: There is no memorial remaining in the names of the 158 victims of the crash of Air India Express flight from Dubai in Mangalore on May 22, 2010. However, memories of their near and dear ones lost in one of the worst crashes in India continue to haunt hundreds of residents in the UAE and India as prayers and tears mark the third anniversary today. Only eight passengers had

Udupi, May 22: Five persons including two couples were killed, in two separate accidents, at Beedu in Padubidri and at Kaup in Udupi district on Tuesday. Three persons were killed when a car collided head-on against a gas tanker, on NH 66 at Beedinakere in Padubidri. The deceased are Majooru GP Secretary Aruna Rai (55), her husband Sathish Rai (57), and car driver Sathish Kumar (43). Though all

Mysore, May 22: A police inspector who had booked Rakesh, the elder son of chief minister Siddaramaiah, on a charge of attempt to murder in a poll-related incident on May 3, has now been suspended from service. The Inspector G N Mohan attached to the Nazarbad station in the city had booked Rakesh and 10 others under various sections of the Indian Penal Code for allegedly attacking the KJP

Mangalore, May 21: Minister for Forest, Ecology and Environment B Ramanath Rai is keen on making the Forest Department a transparent and anti-corrupt one, in the interest of safeguarding the environment and conservation of forests. During a press conference held at Circuit House here on Tuesday, he said that his vision was to make the department people-friendly and to address all the problems

Mangalore, May 21: Talent Meelad Award of Talent Research Foundation was given to 36 persons in 12 categories, on Tuesday, at Town Hall in Mangalore. The specialty of this award is that three persons, a Hindu, a Muslim and Christian is honoured under every category. The award given in memory of well known individuals carried cash, memento and citation. The highlight of the event was Minister for

Mangalore, May 21: Two separate victory rallies were organised by Congress workers in Mangalore city and various parts of Bantwal constituency on Tuesday to celebrate the success of their leaders – Mangalore City South MLA J R Lobo and Bantwal MLA and Minister for Forest, Ecology and Environment B Ramanath Rai. Bantwal Mr Rai, who returned to his constituency, Bantwal, for the first time after

Faizabad, May 21: Hindutva lawyers here attacked and seriously injured a lawyer defending Khalid Mujahid who was murdered in police custody on 19 May while being transported from Faizabad to Lucknow. A large march was organised yesterday, Monday, at Faizabad from the Eidgah to the Commissioner's office to protest against the custodial murder of Khalid Mujahid, a terror-accused who, alongwith the

Mangalore, May 21: Former international sprinter Anand Shetty, who met with a road accident on Sunday, succumbed to his injuries at a hospital in Mangalore. He was 52. Shetty, who hailed from Mani in Dakshina Kannada district, started his career as a kabaddi player before turning into a notable sprinter. He met with an accident two days ago when the car he was travelling in with his wife and