Karnataka

Coimbatore, May 14: Some explosives, including gelatin sticks, were recovered on Tuesday from two places by a special police team from Karnataka following inputs provided by an accused in the April 17 bomb blast near BJP office in Bangalore. The team seized some explosives, including gelatin sticks, from two places in and around the city during searches conducted at the houses of some of the

Mumbai, May 14: Well known Muslim scholar, progressive thinker, author and social scientist Asghar Ali Engineer passed away here Tuesday after a prolonged illness, family members said. He was 74. Engineer, a widower, is survived his son Irfaan and daughter Seema Indorewala. He was ailing for several months and breathed his last at his Santacruz East home around 8 a.m. His Tadfeen ceremony (funeral

Mangalore, May 14: The Karnataka Beary Sahitya Academy has announced its annual award for 2012 and 2013. Dr B K Yusuf, V A Ismaeel Madani and Muhammad Baddoor and have been chosen for the award in view of their contribution to the fields of Beary language, literature and culture in 2012. Abdul Razak Harekala, Karambar Muhammad, Basheer Baikampady have been selected for the year 2013. Abdul Khader

Mangalore, May 14: The renovated building of Muhiyuddin Juma Masjid of Panambur Muslim Jamath will be inaugurated on May 17. Addressing the media persons on Tuesday Panambur Muslim Jamath President Muhammad Saleem Rafi said that Ullal Qazi Assayyid Abdurrahman Kunhi Koya Thangal will inaugurate the masjid at 12.30 p.m. He said the Masjid was renovated at the cost of Rs 1.60 crores. He said the

Mangalore, May 14: A list of the names of 50 MLAs, including the names of Bantwal MLA B Ramanath Rai, Mangalore MLA U T Khader and Kaup MLA Vinay Kumar Sorake, who are most likely to be a part of Siddu cabinet has been sent to Delhi for the party leaders to contemplate. A decision to form the cabinet in two phases has been taken decided. The list created keeping in mind the Dalits, caste and

Bangalore, May 14: Senior journalist Dinesh Amin Mattu was on Tuesday appointed as media advisor to new chief minister Siddaramaiah. Mattu who is senior associate editor with 'Prajavani' Kannada daily, is well known for his insightful analysis of politics at state and national level. He has received several awards for his writings including 'Devraj Urs' award. A native of Mattu village in coastal

Riyadh, may 14: Saudi Arabia has ruled out extension of the three-month grace period that will end on July 3 for expatriate workers to get their work and residency papers corrected before the enforcement of the Nitaqat' Saudisation scheme begins. At a meeting of heads of foreign missions and labour counsellors at embassies called by the Saudi Labour Ministry at Riyadh on Saturday night, Ministry

Bangalore, May 14: The Congress government has decided to restore the Karnataka Prevention of Cow Slaughter and Cattle Preservation Act, 1964, that governs the slaughter of cattle in the State. Asked about the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Bill, 2010, enacted during the previous BJP government which is pending before the President for assent, Chief Minister

Bangalore, May 14: A closer examination of the documents in possession of Manjunath's family relating to UPSC exams clearly shows that Manjunath had fudged them. He committed suicide on Friday, after telling his family that UPSC?had made a mistake in announcing his results. The copy of the hall ticket for Civil Service (Prelims) Examination, that UPSC too has admitted Manjunath attended, shows his

Dubai, May 14: India's central bank on Monday announced steps to restrict the import of gold by banks in a move to stem the country's widening current account deficit. "To moderate the demand for gold for domestic use, it has been decided to restrict the import of gold on consignment basis by banks, only to meet the genuine needs of exporters of gold jewellery," Reserve Bank of India said. The