Karnataka

Dubai, Aug 24: As soon as the Gulf Medical University (GMU) opened its admissions for this academic year, the University admissions department received a whopping 4000 plus applications for just around 300 seats. The admissions department is currently in the process of shortlisting and interviewing admission-seekers. The high demand, due to which very few seats are available, speaks volumes of GMU

Mangaluru, Aug 24: In a case of old enmity, a gang of miscreants attacked a youth with swords and attempted to murder him on Falnir Road near Highland Hospital in the heart of the city on Sunday. The injured has been identified as Haneef (37), resident of Manjeshwar in Kasargod. Manjeshwar resident Abdul Khader and three others are the accused said to have attacked the victim. It is learnt that

Birur, Aug 24: Former prime minister H D Deve Gowda on Saturday, came down heavily on government for neglecting farmers in the state, who are commiting suicides following crop loss and unable to repay loans. Speaking after meeting family members of farmer Thimmanna, who had committed suicide in the month of July, at Hullehalli, Devegowda said, he had spoken to Prime Minister Narendra Modi about

Hyderabad, Aug 24: At least six people including Karnataka MLA Venkatesh Naik, were killed and 20 others injured when a truck collided with Bengaluru-Nanded Express in Andhra Pradesh early on Monday. The driver of the granite-laden truck lost control and hit a coach of Nanded Express at a level crossing in Anantpur district. Five passengers travelling in H1 coach of Begaluru-Nanded and the truck

Mangaluru, Aug 23: Health and Family Welfare U T Khader exhorted the students not for forget their individual and familial responsibilities in their life. “Education is the only way to reach respectable position in society. However, in the path of success don’t forget the sacrifice of your parents and never let them shed tears,” he said, while delivering the inaugural address at scholarship and

Kasaragod, Aug 23: In a gruesome incident, a former and his wife were killed and their 15-year-old son sustained critical injuries when the car in which they were travelling in was hit by a bus at Anandashram, near here on Sunday, the police said. The mishap occurred around 5 p.m. adjacent to the Milma’s Kasaragod Dairy plant as the speeding private bus hit the car head-on and fell into a roadside

Mangaluru, Aug 23: The Dakshina Kannada police on Saturday arrested the prime accused and his accomplice in Sundar Malekudiya assault case. Briefing mediapersons in the city on Sunday, Superintendent of Police S D Sharanappa identified the prime accused as Gopal Gowda and his accomplice Vasanth Gowda. The accused had severed the fingers and injured the left arm of Sundar Malekudiya at Kataje in

New Delhi, Aug 23: Bolstered by the Bombay High Court order overturning ban on Maggi, Nestle India plans to bring back the popular instant noodles back in the market by end of this year subject to certain clearances. The company, which has taken a hit of Rs 450 crore, including destroying over 30,000 tonnes of the instant noodles since June when it was banned because of alleged excessive lead

Mysuru, Aug 23: Former Lokayukta N Santosh Hegde on Saturday urged the government to introduce moral science in the syllabus for schoolchildren. Addressing a gathering, mainly students who had converged in large numbers for the talent awards programme organised by Brahmana Mahasabha at the centenary hall of?Sarada Vilas Educational Institutions here,?Hegde said the society lacks moral, ethical

New Delhi, Aug 23: Even though the government is trying hard to crack the whip on employers not adhering to law pertaining to sexual harassment of women at workplace, a large chunk of the private sector is yet to have any awareness about the regulation. A recent survey carried out by a company on compliance of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act