Karnataka

Mangaluru, Mar 19: Karnataka's first Malaria Detection and Treatment van was formally launched by Health Minister U T Khader in Mangaluru on Saturday. The van, which has malaria test kits and all anti-malaria medicines, will be manned by a trained multipurpose health worker (MPW). The van will offer malaria diagnosis and treatment at people's doorstep round the clock. One may avail the free

Mangaluru, Mar 19: Reminding the Mangaluru City Corporation office on its obligation to form ward committees, activists of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) staged a protest outside its office on Saturday. They shouted slogans against the civic body for failing to constitute the committees. They questioned the intention of the corporation and councillors who were hesitating to form the committees as

New Delhi, Mar 19: The popular instant messaging app WhatsApp has rolled out some new features for the iOS users. The update enables the iPhone users to select to save the incoming media for specific chant or group so that the images and videos are automatically saved in the gallery. Moreover, the users will also be able to choose the 'Never' option if they don't wish to save the media and can

Udupi, Mar 19: A 62-year-old man was found murdered in his house at Navunda village, which falls under Byndoor police station limits, in Kundapur taluk, Udupi district, on Saturday. The police identified the deceased as Madhav alias Masti Poojary. According to the Byndoor police, robbers broke into his house between 9 p.m. on Friday and 5 a.m. on Saturday. They suspect that the murder took place

Mangaluru, Mar 19: Even though all the three major political parties of Karnataka are equally responsible for the controversial Yettinahole river diversion project, the Bharatiya Janata Party is trying to fool the people of both Dakshina Kannada and parched districts, said Congress leader B Ramanath Rai. “It was then BJP government of Karnataka during the tenure of Sadananda Gowda as chief

New Delhi, Mar 19: Former Delhi University lecturer SAR Gilani was today granted bail by a Delhi court in a sedition case related to an event conducted at the Press Club here last month. Additional Sessions Judge Deepak Garg granted the relief to Gilani on a personal bond of Rs 50,000 and one surety of the like amount. Gilani's counsel, Satish Tamta sought bail for him, claiming there is nothing

Mangaluru, Mar 18: New Mangalore Port has witnessed the handling of new cargo – sunflower seed oil cake during last week. M.V. Amber carrying 10,000 tonnes of sunflower seed oil cake from Ukraine called at the Port on 12-3-2016 and after discharging the cargo, the vessel sailed out on 14-3-2016. The above new cargo used for animal feed has been imported by M/s M.K. Agrotech Pvt. Ltd

Shivamogga, Mar 19: UT Khader, Minister for Health and Family Welfare, has ordered a probe into the mysterious death of Mohammed Hussein, District AYUSH (Ayurveda, Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy) Officer. It may be mentioned here that, Mr. Hussein who had been to Newtown police station in Bhadravati city on Wednesday to lodge a complaint about an ayurveda practitioner, had developed

Mangaluru, Mar 19: Hundreds of angry locals vandalised a check-post at Manjeswaram and damaged a few vehicles as a mark of protest against frequent traffic snarls and fatal accidents in the locality on Friday. The violent incidents were triggered by the death of a motorcyclist in a collision with a truck near the congested check-post on Wednesday. The police said Mohammed Shahban, 22, a student of

Mangaluru, Mar 19: A devotee of Puttur Mahalingeshwara temple on Friday moved the High Court of Karnataka complaining that the action of the district authorities in printing the name of Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner A.B. Ibrahim on the invitation card for the temple's annual festival was in violation of the law. In his petition, Naveen Kulal contended that as per Section 7 of the Karnataka