Karnataka

Newsroom, Sept 2: In a massive resource mobilisation drive to generate funds for the post-flood relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction programme, the state government of Kerala is reaching out across the world. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan believes that the large Malayali diaspora in various countries will play a role in rebuilding the flood-raved state. The Loka Kerala Sabha, a government

Bengaluru, Sept 2: The Coffee Board has estimated a crop loss of about 82,000 tonnes owing to heavy rains in the coffee tracts of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. It has recommended to the Centre to consider a special relief package for coffee growers. A press release issued by the board said that a preliminary assessment of crop loss in all the major zones during the third week of August was

Mangaluru, Sept 2: The 2nd Additional District and Sessions court has sentenced a 27-year-old man from Kateel in Dakshina Kannada to four years of imprisonment on finding him guilty of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in 2014. According to charge-sheet filed by the Ullal police, Yatish Karkera kidnapped the girl by enticing her with buying new clothes and a mobile phone. Karkera confined the

Mangaluru, Sept 1: Union Minister for Statistics and Programme Implementation D V Sadananda Gowda here on Saturday claimed that demonetisation and digital transactions had brought financial discipline leading to growth of gross domestic product. At the launch of India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) here, Mr. Gowda said his ministry had found that the fears expressed about slowdown in the growth because

Tumakuru, Sept 1: BJP leader and former minister Sogadu Shivanna on Saturday demanded that police should register suo motu cases against Food and Civil Supplies Minister B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan for his alleged communal statement. Mr Khan, who also holds Minority and Wakf portfolios, had recently stated that those Muslims who voted for the BJP were not genuine Muslims. Addressing a press meet here

Mangaluru, Sept 1: 19-year-old Abhishek Prabhu has made Mangaluru proud by winning two medals in the First National Level Swimming competition for Autistic and Downs Syndrome Children hosted by Rotary Club at Chinchwad, Pune on Sunday, 26th August 2018. He won gold in the 25 meters category and bronze in the 50 meters category. Nearly 200 children from Maharashtra, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka

The Muslims in China, a majority of them based in Xinjiang- an autonomous territory in the northwest of the country, are losing their identity and are forced to renounce Islam. According to estimates cited by the United Nations and United States officials, one million Muslims are being held in Chinese internment camps at present, reported The Atlantic, an American magazine. The magazine claims,

Bengaluru, Sept 1: Demanding the Karnataka government to immediately withdraw the ban on plastic, hundreds of people belonging to plastic sector yesterday staged a protest at Freedom Park here. The protest was organised by the Karnataka State Plastic Association (KSPA) and related associations and industry. The protesters alleged that the drive has resulted in a loss of one lakh jobs and Rs 20,000

Dubai, Sept 1: ‘Vishwa Tulu Sammelana 2018’ a two day World Tulu Cultural Convention is scheduled to be held in Dubai on November 23 and 24, 2018. Padma Vibhushan Awardee Dr D Veerendra Hegde, Dharmadhikari of Shree Kshetra Dharmastala has consented to be the chief guest and will be inaugurating the programme along with Padmashree Dr B R Shetty, Patron of Tuluvas in Dubai, Rev. Fr. Peter Paul

Mangaluru, Sept 1: The Department of General Medicine of city based A J Institute of Medical Sciences conducted a intra collegiate 7th Annual “Mediquiz” contest for the under graduate students at their conference hall today. Dean of the college Dr Ashok Hegde graced the occasion as chief guest, in his address he advised the under graduates and post graduate students to enhance their knowledge by