Karnataka

Mangaluru, Feb 8: The state government is considering the implementation of schemes under National Programme of Control of Blindness (NPCB) directly without the help of NGOs. Minister for health and family welfare U T Khader said there is a need for making direct empanelment with hospitals to implement NPCB schemes of free cataract surgeries and distribution of spectacles to beneficiaries in the

Hubballi, Feb 8: Six people were killed and at least 15 injured when a over 100-year-old building on the Hubballi railway station premises collapsed on Monday afternoon. The building, which housed the parcel office of the South Western Railway (SWR) and the Railway Police station, came crashing at about 2:15 pm, trapping a few staff members and visitors. The injured have been shifted to the

Mangaluru, Feb 8: In a tragic incident, two siblings in their early twenties allegedly ended their lives by hanging themselves at a village near the border between Dakshina Kannada and Kasaragod. Nagesh (24) and his younger brother Umesh (22) were found hanging from two separate trees near their house at Pertaje, Perla which falls under Kasaragod district. Both were daily wage workers. Their

Abu Dhabi, Feb 8: Warning that India is not immune to the threat from Islamic State (ISIS), the UAE, which has deported about a dozen Indians with suspected links to the terror group, said today that its anti-terror cooperation with India is going to get "more institutionalised". "There are no grey areas. We need to tackle this (ISIS) threat and nobody is immune. If you think you are immune (and)

Mangaluru, Feb 8: The coastal city of Mangaluru has registered the second highest number of cases under the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO)?Act – after Bengaluru – in Karnataka. Revealing this fact in an event Rev Sr Dulcin Crasta, director, Resource and Development Centre on Child Rights, appealed to parents to keep an eye for anything unusual in the behaviour of their sons or

Mumbai, Feb 8: Lashing out at the Akhilesh Yadav government over Pakistani ghazal maestro Ghulam Ali's concert in Lucknow, the Shiv Sena today branded Uttar Pradesh as an "Islamic state" and alleged that the state government has begun "anti-national business" for appeasement politics. The ruling ally also took a swipe at the BJP for being a "mute spectator" to the event, and demanded that those

Muzaffarnagar, Feb 8: An eight-year-old boy was killed in a celebratory firing by Samajwadi Party workers at Kairana town in Shamli district, triggering protests by locals. The victim, Sami, who was passing by Kairana area in a rickshaw, was hit during the firing by SP workers yesterday, Superintendent of Police Anil Kumar Jha said. The workers were celebrating the victory of party candidate

Mangaluru, Feb 8: Amidst ongoing debate over animal sports, the day and night Soorya-Chandra Jodukare Kambala once again rejuvenated the rural culture and traditions on Sunday at Talapady Panjala off NH 66 in Mangaluru taluk. As many as 73 pairs of buffalo took part in six different categories of slush track race. The competitions went on till early Monday morning. UT Khader, Minister for Health

Mangaluru, Feb 8: Moms of Mangalore (MOM), a Facebook group of 9,000 strong and growing likeminded mothers from the region, organized its inaugural get-together in the city. The idea behind the event was to get Mangalurean mothers off the virtual world of Facebook and encourage them to meet in real, so that they can have a meaningful and personal connection. The guest speaker was Mrs Irol Pais

Karwar, Feb 8: Ravindra Ramachandra Hegde, of Yelagodmane in Uttara Kannada district, has entered the Limca Book of World Records (LBWR) by weaving a mat blindfolded within four hours using plastic packing strips. During his leisure hours, Ravindra started weaving mats of various sizes by collecting waste plastic strips used for packing as a hobby for more than 10 years now. He has woven more than