Karnataka

Mangaluru: Oct 20: Minister for Urban Development Vinay Kumar Sorake directed the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) officials to fix a target of Rs 100 crore of revenue collection for the next financial year. Chairing a meet on Smart City and review of MCC development works and allied issues on Monday, the minister expressed discontent over the inability to achieve the target of collection of

Bengaluru: Oct 19: The killers of sub-inspector (SI) S Jagadish were arrested at the Nagpur railway station on Monday evening. The accused, Harish Babu and Madhu, had boarded a train bound for New Delhi. ADGP (law and order) Alok Mohan told media persons that on receiving specific inputs about the duo, a message was flashed to the Nagpur Police and the Nagpur Railway Police. “The accused had

Mangaluru, Oct 19: A tense atmosphere prevailed at Chitrapura near Baikampady on Monday night following a violent clash between youths belonging to two different communities over a trivial reason. At least five persons have sustained injuries in the clash. Among them three persons identified as Altaf, Ajmal and Shamsuddin have been admitted to hospital in Mangaluru. Two others identified as

Mangaluru, Oct 19: The Mangaluru International Airport has been selected to receive the world quality commitment (WQC) award in Paris on October 25. The decision to present this prestigious award is the result of research and analysis carried out through quality hunters, leaders, entrepreneurs and experts in quality, directed by Business Initiative Directions, to recognize the contribution of MIA

Bengaluru, Oct 19: The Congress government in Karnataka today decided allow manufacture and sale of Maggi noodles in the state as it decided to withhold the Centre's directive banning it, saying it lacked clarity. The state government would withhold the implementation of central order on not allowing the production and sale of Maggi because of lack of clarity on the permissible limits of

Mangaluru, Oct 19: Minister for Urban Development Vinay Kumar Sorake on Monday inaugurated the new market built at a cost of Rs 92.5 lakh at Jeppu by Mangaluru City Corporation. Mangaluru South MLA J R Lobo, MUDA president Ibrahim Kodichal, Mayor Jacintha Vijaya Alfred and others were present on the occasion. The two-floor market building was constructed to house fish and vegetable vendors in the

Mangaluru, Oct 19: A day after police ruled out communal angle to the sensational Moodbidri murder case, the Vishva Hindu Parisad and Bajrang Dal have held two Muslim dominant political and social organisations responsible for the October 9 attack. In a joint press meet on Monday VHP regional working president Jitendra S Kottari and Bajrang Dal state convenor Sharan Pumpwell said that all the four

Bengaluru, Oct 19: The Australian citizen was heckled in this tech hub during the weekend by BJP activists for sporting a tattoo of Hindu goddess Yellamma on his leg, a senior police official said on Monday. "Though the Aussie (Matthew Gordon, 21) did not file a complaint so far, we have taken the incident seriously and will act against them (activists) if found guilty," Bengaluru deputy

New Delhi, Oct 19: Engineer Rashid, an independent MLA from Jammu and Kashmir, was attacked with ink and oil by three men at Press Club of India premises on Monday afternoon. The attack took place minutes after Mr. Rashid addressed the media on the issue of death of one of the three persons attacked in Udhampur over beef rumours earlier this month. Two people behind the attack in Delhi's Press

Abu Dhabi, Oct 19: Konkani Cultural Organization of Abu Dhabi held its 21st annual general body meeting on October 16, here. Veteran entrepreneur and community leader Leo Rodrigues was once again elected president for the year 2015 - 2016. Leo has been serving the association since its inception and was mainly responsible for the revival of KCO. This is the sixth time Leo is being installed as the