Karnataka

Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 28: A new Saudi labour policy reserving 10 percent of jobs for locals is a major issue for India as it could lead to reduced employment there for Indians, a senior minister said Thursday. "It's a serious issue that will affect not only India but also other countries. Yesterday I spoke to the Indian ambassador in Saudi Arabia and has asked him to keep me informed on all the

Mangalore, Mar 28: N B Aboobakkar, President, Baikampady Mohiyuddin Juma Masjid Jamath, and Former President of Karnataka State Minorities Development Corporation, has said that he is open for any probe with respect to allegations of misappropriation of funds of the Masjid Committee. Addressing media persons at a news conference in Mangalore on Thursday, Mr. Aboobakkar said that he is willing to

Dubai, Mar 28: Markazul Huda, Kumbra, Puttur will be conducting a conference to mark its decennial year celebration on Friday, March 29, in UAE. The Decennial Conference would commence at Lotus Down Town Metro Hotel, Deira, opposite to Union Metro Station in Dubai. Markazul Huda is one of the prominent women's college in Dakshina Kannada providing education for last 10 years ,supporting both

Udupi, Mar 28: Even before people in Karnataka could forget the discomfiture over the MLAs Porn-gate, Malpe rave party, yet another controversial sex tape CD allegedly featuring Udupi MLA Raghupathi Bhat is being circulated. The CD allegedly involving Mr Bhat and a woman in a compromising position went viral on Thursday after an unknown person forwarded it to some sections of media. However, Mr

New York, Mar 28: The Internet around the world has been slowed down in what security experts are describing as the biggest cyber-attack of its kind in history, according to a report. A squabble between a group fighting spam and a Dutch company that hosts websites said to be sending spam has escalated into a major attack on the Internet, causing widespread congestion and jamming crucial

Bangalore, Mar 28: Praja Pragati Ranga (PPR), a coalition of 16 organisations, including Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha and Dalit units, has pledged participate in impending Karnataka Legislative Assembly polls to provide a 'political alternative' Speakers at a convention of PPR on Wednesday here, its president Kodihalli Chandrashekar alleged that the Congress, the Janata Dal (Secular) and the

Mangalore, Mar 28: A Nonresident Indian woman from Bantwal taluk in Dakshina Kannada district has lost her life in a road accident in Kuwait. The information has conveyed to the office of Mangalore City Police Commissioner through a communiqué by the officials of Indian embassy in Kuwait. According to the communiqué, the deceased has been identified as Rehana Muhammed Khan, daughter of Abdulla and

Mangalore, Mar 28: The inference of outside forces in legal profession is negligible compared to the influence and interferences that other government departments are exposed to and hence people who opt to make a career in law must feel fortunate, said Ashok G Nijagannavar, Principal District and Sessions Judge, DK. He was speaking after inaugurating the coaching classes for Civil Judge Junior

Bangalore, Mar 28: The State BJP?is planning to make extensive use of the new media to reach out to voters as part of its political campaign for the forthcoming Assembly polls. The plan is to showcase the achievements of the government during the last five years via Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. 'Google hangout' sessions with Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar, State president Pralhad Joshi and

Mangalore, Mar 28: Members of Bharatha Rathna Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Samaja Seva Sangha of Bantwal Taluk have contended that Gokuldas who had contested and won from Ward 15 of Sullia Town Panchayat in the recently-held ULB polls, had procured a seat by crooked means. Addressing a press conference here on Wednesday, president of the Sangha Bhanuchandra Krishnapura said that the Ward in question had