Karnataka

Mangaluru, Oct 10: Accusing Bharatiya Janata Party of to create a communal divide through blatant lies in Karnataka, forest minister B Ramanath Rai said that the leaders of the saffron party lack moral right to target Congress. Speaking to media persons in the city, he said that the BJP was targeting the state's Congress government with blatant lies in the absence of any concrete issues. "BJP

Mangaluru, Oct 9: Kavitha Sanil, the Mayor of Mangaluru City Corporation disconnected water supply to an apartment at Pinto Garden Road near Mary Hill in the city on Monday. The apartment neither had a completion certificate nor had they paid tax to the civic body. Further, it had also flouted rules that mandated Sewage Treatment Plant (STP). There are 24 flats in the apartment but none were given

Pathnamthitta, Oct 9: Yedu Krishnan scripted history today by becoming the first Dalit priest in Kerala to assume duties at the sanctum sanctorum of the Manappuram Lord Shiva Temple at nearby Thiruvalla. In a landmark step, 36 non-brahmins were recently recommended for appointment in various temples under the Travancore Devaswom Board, which manages at least 1,248 shrines in the state, including

Mangaluru, Oct 9: the Kanachur Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), Natekal, Mangaluru has reached a collaboration agreement with Precision Orthopaedics, Texas, USA in providing a Knowledge Exchange Programme and Training in the field of Joint Replacement Surgery. This programme is in association with The Canara Orthopaedic Society, Mangaluru. Dr Jalaluddeen M V, Head, Dept of Orthopaedics, KIMS

Mangaluru, Oct 9: Expressing concern over prevalent drug menace in coastal Karnataka, Indian Youth Congress has urged the Inspector-General of Police (Western Range) Hemant Nimbalkar to take appropriate steps to save the youth from the menace and control illegalities at skill games and massage parlours. Headed by KPCC general secretary P V Mohan, a delegation of the Dakshina Kannada district of

Bengaluru, Oct 9: The Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnataka has resorted to the damage control mode after a Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) report officially confirmed the voice of former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa and Union minister Ananth Kumar in a video clip in which they were heard discussing about the payment of kickback to the party high-command. Raising question about the reliability

New Delhi, Oct 9: The Gujarat high court (HC) on Monday reduced to 'life in prison' the death sentence given to 11 convicts in the 2002 Godhra train burning case. A special trial court had on March 1, 2011, convicted 31 people and acquitted 63 of setting ablaze a coach of the Sabarmati Express on February 27, 2002 at Godhrastation. Of the 31 convicts, 11 were sentenced to death and 20 were given

Mangaluru, Oct 9: Sri Ram Sena chief Pramod Muthalik has urged Hindus to keep swords in their houses for self-protection and to economically boycott Muslims. Delivering a speech during the Mathru Pooja programme near Kadri Temple in Mangaluru on Sunday he said that Hindus should not hesitate to stock weapons at homes and to worship them during the ‘Ayudha Pooja’. He said: “Muslims are opposing the

Kasaragod, Oct 9: The district police have managed to arrest a 39-year-old man in connection with throwing stones on a Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus at Perwad, near Kumbla, late on Friday, grievously injuring the driver. On being alerted by the Special Branch, the police rounded up Abdul Salam, a resident of Mavinakatta, near Kumbla, who confessed to have committed the crime

New Delhi, Oct 9: The world's largest oil exporter, Saudi Aramco, on Sunday officially launched its unit in India with a view to tap opportunities presented by the country's rapidly growing appetite for energy. Oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Aramco CEO Amin Nasser, who is here to attend the India Energy Forum beginning on Monday, jointly inaugurated the company's office in Gurgaon, a move the