Karnataka

Bengaluru, May 9: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) functionary Arun Kumar has been appointed as the organising general secretary for the Karnataka unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party. The decision to appoint him was taken by the RSS. Post vacant The post had been lying vacant for over a year after the elevation of the then organising general secretary Santosh, who was made national joint

Mangaluru, May 9: The Students Islamic Organization of India, Dakshina Kannada, organized a marathon from Ambedkar circle to Nehru Maidan in the city under the theme, Save water - Save Lives' to create awareness on the major issue faced by common man - scarcity of water. The marathon was inaugurated by Shantaram Kundar, inspector, Mangaluru North Police Station on Sunday morning. Children from

Bengaluru, May 9: An alert has been sounded across Karnataka after a suspected outbreak of bird flu in a private poultry farm at a village in Humnabad taluk of Bidar district. About 1.5 lakh chicken in the private farm are to be culled as a preventive measure against the risk of avian influenza (H5N1) outbreak. In the case of infection of virus, scientists have advised farm owners not to sell or

Udupi, May 8: A head on collision between two motorbikes claimed the lives of four youths, while a boy sustained critical injuries near Ajekar in Karkala taluk of Udupi district. The deceased have been identified as Santhosh (23), Dinesh (18) from Naravi and Praveen (32) from Andaru and Sundara (50) from Kervashe. Vignesh, an 11-year-old boy is hospitalised with multiple injuries. Santhosh, a pre

Mangaluru, May 8: Maulana Ebraheem Muhammad Shafi, the father of Mangaluru based journalist Abdussalam Puthige, passed away after a brief period of illness on Sunday night at his residence near Moodbidri on the outskirts of the city. The octogenarian is survived by his wife, five sons, three daughters and a large number of relatives, disciples, friends and well-wishers. Even though he had earned

Mangaluru, May 8: The coastal city of Mangaluru witnessed yet another coldblooded daylight murder on Sunday. A gang of miscreants barged into an office near KSRTC bus stand in the city in the evening and attacked two persons with lethal weapons before fleeing the spot. While Rohith Kotian (42), a resident of Hoige Bazar and a financier by profession, lost his life in the attack, another person

Kasaragod, May 8: Adding a definite impetus to NDA's attempts to open an account in Kerala, prime minister Narendra Modi is taking part in three BJP election campaign rallies in the state on Sunday. Addressing BJP supporters at Kasaragod, his first venue of the day, Modi slammed Congress and CPM over their tie-up in West Bengal in the assembly elections there. "Is West Bengal in India? Is Kerala

Jeddah, May 8: Three of the four hapless Indian expatriates from Mangaluru, who had been languishing in jail in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia after being trapped in an illegal call routing (Hundi) case, have finally been released. After paying negotiated fine amount to Saudi Telecom Company, judge Saad Al Garni who is chairing the probe into the case had recently ordered the release of three prisoners

Auckland, May 8: As she walked along with President Pranab Mukherjee, Indian-born Rebecca Taylor, a 'Guinness' record holder, could hardly imagine that her dream will one day come true in New Zealand far away from her Bengaluru home. "When I used to see the grandeur of Rashtrapati Bhavan during my childhood, I always wondered whether I will be able to meet any of its occupants. I never knew that

Mangaluru, May 8: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday morning landed at Mangaluru International Airport amidst tight security to take part in election campaign in poll bound-Kerala. Deputy Commissioner AB Ibrahim formally welcomed the PM in the presence of a few local dignitaries at the airport soon after the latter emerged from an Indian Air Force special flight. Mangaluru City Police chief M