Karnataka

Udupi, Sept 10: The district administration has clamped prohibitory orders under Section 144 of Criminal Procedure Code in Udupi city after the Bharat Bandh called by the Congress and other parties turned violent as workers of Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) clashed with one another. The prohibitory orders are in force from 11 a.m. on September 10 to 6 a.m. on September 11. Prabhakar

Bengaluru, Sept 10: Normal life was thrown out of gear across Karnataka during the 'Bharat Bandh' called by the Congress and supported by JD(S), its ally in the coalition government, and other parties, to protest the rise in prices of petroleum products. Roads in the city wore a deserted look since morning as government buses, private taxis and most of the autorickshaws did not ply. Business

Mangaluru/Udupi, Sep 10: The Bharat Bandh call given by Congress, Left Front and other parties to protest against soaring fuel prices and weak rupee, received good response in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts that are considered bastions of Bharatiya Janata Party. Most of the business establishments and hotels remain closed in twin cities of Mangaluru and Udupi. The roads in both cities and

Udupi, Sept 10: Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, MAHE has been recognised by the New York State Board of Regents for a period of seven years. KMC Manipal is the only medical college from India which has been approved by the New York State education department (NYSED). Following this, there will be no restrictions on the duration of clerkship/elective experience for KMC students seeking long-term

Bengaluru, Sept 10: Udupi-Chikkamagaluru MP and former minister Shobha Karandlaje has come down heavily on the Congress for accusing the BJP and its Karnataka unit chief B S Yeddyurappa of trying to destabilise the coalition government in the state. Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, the firebrand BJP leader said that the Congress itself was grappling with infighting, but was instead trying to

Mangaluru/Udupi, Sept 10: Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Sasikanth Senthil and Udupi DC Priyanka Mary Francis have declared a holiday for schools, PU and degree colleges in the respective districts on Monday in the wake of the nationwide bandh call given by the Congress party. A press release said that holiday is declared as a precautionary measure keeping in mind law and order. The DK Bus

Mangaluru, Sept 9: The Mangaluru city police on Saturday seized 42 kg ganja worth Rs 7.56 lakh and arrested two people in this connection. Police have identified the accused as Rajeev A P, 48, from Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala and Abdul Rahim, 26, from Bantwal. Another accused Shafi alias Kalandhar Shafi is absconding. On receiving information from credible sources regarding peddling of ganja in

Mangaluru, Sept 9: Even as Congress and other parties are gearing up for a Bharat Bandh on Monday to protest galloping fuel prices, former KPCC president B Janardhan Poojary on Sundaycautioned the bandh organisers of its consequences. Reminding them of Supreme Court judgement that the organisers will be fully responsible for resultant losses, Poojary said organisers – Congress included can’t

Mangaluru, Sept 9: Industrialist-turned-politician B M Farookh has exhorted the chief minister H D Kumaraswamy to give more priority for the development of Mangaluru International Airport. In a letter to the CM, Mr Farookh, a member of Legislative Council and the chief general secretary of the JD(S), has underlined the need for the expansion of the runway of the airport. The demand comes almost a

Madikeri, Sept 9: The Kodagu District administration has lifted the ban on entry of tourists to the District from tomorrow ( September 10). Following flood devastation which threw normal life out of gear due to South West Monsoon that lashed the District from August 13 to 20 had claimed the lives of 16 people and thousands of people lost their house and properties. The frequent landslides at many