Karnataka

Mangaluru, Oct 30: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah said the Bunt community which treats women on par with men, is a role model to other communities. He was speaking at the inaugural of 'Bantara Bhavana' built at a cost of Rs 15 crore near Thumbe in Bantwal taluk on Sunday. "The community, which gives equal respect to its women, is indeed a role model for other communities. There is no gender

Udupi, Oct 30: Amidst opposition from several quarters, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah laid the foundation stone for the new building of the controversial Government Koosamma Shambhu Shetty Haji Abdulla Memorial Maternity and Children's Hospital here on Sunday. The State government has signed a memorandum of understanding with a private entity, BRS Health and Research Institute Pvt. Ltd. (BRSHRI)

Mangaluru, Oct 30: Minority Welfare and Auqaf Minister Tanveer Sait on Sunday formally inaugurated Karnataka's thirdMinorities' Bhavan' at Pandeshwar in Mangaluru. The three-story building is constructed at a cost of Rs. 2.36 crore. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Sait, who also holds primary and secondary education ministry, said that the Bhavan works as a bridge between the minorities and the

Riyadh, Oct 30: Karavali Welfare Association Riyadh (KWAR), a prominent charity organization of non-resident Indians from coastal Karnataka in Saudi Arabia has demanded direct flight service between Managluru and Riyadh. A delegation of KWAR led by its president Santhosh Shetty and PRO Parvez Ali met the food and civil supplies minister U T Khader during on the sidelines of a cultural programme in

Udupi, Oct 30: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramiah on Sunday asked the Bharatiya Janata Party leaders to check crime record of the activists of Sangh Parivar before demanding ban on organizations like Popular Front of India and Social Democratic Party of India. Responding to a query on BJP's demand to ban SDPI and PFI for their alleged role in the murder of RSS activist Rudresh in Bengaluru, Mr

Karachi, Oct 30: The relations between neighbours India and Pakistan might not be great considering some of the recent events at the border, but some individuals are doing their best to spread the message of love and friendship among the people of two countries. One among them is Dubai-based Nazia Amin Mohammad who played a popular Malayalam song as a dedication to her friends in Kerala. Nazia

Udupi, Oct 30: Activists, who are opposing the privatization of a government hospital in Udupi, on Sunday staged a hunger strike, here, to register their protest against foundation stone laying for the super-specialty hospital. Former MLA U R Sabhapati, renounced physician Dr P V Bhandary, social activist Akbar Ali among others have participated in the daylong hunger strike in front of the clock

Mangaluru, Oct 30: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah has accused Bharatiya Janata Party leaders of telling lies and fooling people in each and every issue. Mr Siddaramaiah, who landed at Mangaluru International Airport on Sunday, was responding to queries of media persons. Asked about the allegation of BJP that the state government is trying to swindle money by implementing steel bridge

Mumbai, Oct 30: Dr Abdul Karim M Naik, father of Islamic Research Foundation founder Dr Zakir Naik, passed away after a massive cardiac arrest in the early hours of Sunday here. He was 87. “He suffered a cardiac arrest at 3.30 a.m. at his home in Mazgaon and could not recover from that. He had been keeping unwell from sometime. He was laid to rest at a graveyard in the same area,” an associate of

Kasargod, Oct 30: A 56-year-old teacher has been arrested and remanded in judicial custody for allegedly repeatedly sexually abusing a teenage boy, police said Saturday. The accused Suresh, who was arrested Friday, used to take classes for students at a Sunday school attached to a Syrian Jacobite Church near Kothamangalam in Ernakulam district. Suresh, who is a neighbour of the 16-year-old victim