Karnataka

Bengaluru, Oct 13: It took the family of a 19-month-old baby girl more than three hours to get her treated after she accidentally fell from their second floor residence on J C?Road here on Monday. Gagana, daughter of a garment factory worker, who was shuttled from one hospital to another for want of a ventilator, succumbed to her injuries later in the night at the National Institute of Mental

Mangaluru, Oct 12: The Karnataka government will tie up with private organisations and offer free treatment to those with haemophilia, Thalassemia and Sickle Cell Anaemia, said Health and Family Welfare Minister U.T. Khader. Speaking to reporters here on Monday after inaugurating a blood donation camp to mark his 46th birthday, Mr. Khader said cost of medicines for these patients were pretty high

Mangaluru, Oct 12: A prominent Indian Muslim cleric has expressed grave concern over the decaying moral values among students in the country. Speaking at the launch of the Markaz Excellency Club in the city on Mangaluru, AP Aboobacker Musliyar, opined that failure of the system in imparting moral education to the students is one of the main reasons for this problem. Musliyar, who is the All India

Mangaluru, Oct 12: In a tragic incident, a 17-year-old boy met watery grave while swimming in Netravati river at Kaikunje near BC Road on the outskirts of the city on Monday. The victim has been identified as Mohammed Akbar (17), son of Abdul Hameed, a resident of, Nandavar. Sources said that he was eighth among nine children of his father. He was a first year commerce student at Adarsha Pre

Mangaluru, Oct 12: Municipal administration and minority welfare minister Qamar-ul Islam said that Karnataka the government had released a sum of Rs 1 crore to build Maulana Azad Bhavan in all district headquarters in the state including Mangaluru. Interacting with media persons after paying a visit to the post-graduation girls’ hostel for minorities in Chilimbi in the city on Monday Mr Islam said

Mangaluru, Oct 12: Municipal administration and minority welfare minister Qamar-ul Islam said that the Directorate of Minorities had decided to build 70 additional hostels for minority students in the state and increase the intake of students in existing minority hostels in Karnataka. Speaking to reporters during a visit to the post-graduation girls’ hostel for minorities in Chilimbi here on

New Delhi, Oct 12: Booker Prize winning author Salman Rushdie today joined the growing chorus of protests by leading writers against spread of "communal poison" and "rising intolerance" in the country even as seven more authors decided to return their Sahitya Akademi awards. "I support Nayantara Sahgal and the many other writers protesting to the Sahitya Akademi. Alarming times for free expression

Panaji, Oct 12: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has said he is in favour of assigning roles to women in the army's counter-terrorism operations. He said "in principle" he was in favour of women in combat positions, but a final decision would be taken later. "I don't see why not. We take them as equal in everything," Parrikar said in reply to a question. The ministry could assign them "role in

Udupi, Oct 12: The ferry service to St Mary’s Islands off the coast at Malpe in Udupi district has resumed from October 11 onwards. The ferry service had been temporarily halted as the weather grew worse along the coast owing to the possibility of heavy winds and cyclone. After the weather stabilized, boat rides to the island were resumed and the ferry service reopened to the public, informed

Mangaluru, Oct 12: Monorail, modern and wider roads including a ring road, flyovers and Wi-Fi hot spots were some of the demands raised by different people at a meet organised by Mangaluru City Corporation seeking suggestions for inclusion in the project report to be submitted to the Union government’s Smart City project. The citizen’s participation meet was held at an auditorium opposite Kadri