Karnataka

New Delhi, Aug 21: Doctors working in the Karnataka government’s Health department, who have completed 10 years service, will be transferred, Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Minister U T Khader said on Thursday. They have been directed to report to the Health department commissioner’s office, the minister said. Transfer priority will be given to fill vacancies in the district hospitals

Mangaluru, Aug 20: As many as 602 Konkani speaking students pursuing their professional education in engineering and medicine were given away Vishwa Konkani Student Scholarship Fund (VKSSF) merit-cum-means scholarships worth Rs 3.5 crore under the auspices of World Konkani Centre at a function here on Thursday. Speaking to presspersons on the occasion, Ramdas Kamath U., chairman, VKSSF, said that

Mangaluru, Aug 20: Dubai based Bearys Cultural Forum will be distributing scholarships among around 600 economically backward PUC students and as many as 60 wheel chairs among physically challenged people in Dakshina Kannada district. Announcing this at a press conference here on Thursday, Dr B K Yusuf, the president of BCF, said that the programme would be inaugurated by health and family welfare

Colombo, Aug 20: KL Rahul scored his second Test ton to help India build a strong platform on Thursday in second Test at P Sara Oval in Colombo. India ended the day at 319/6. Team India did not have the best of starts as they lost Murali Vijay and Ajinkya Rahane early in the inning but Rahul along with skipper Virat Kohli shared a solid 163-run stand for the third wicket to put India in a control

Mangaluru, Aug 20: Alleging heavy sand mining by the sand mafia in the Nethravati river in Mangaluru taluk, local residents of Uliya Kudru, an island in Pavoor village, have been living in fear of losing their island since it began shrinking due to the rampant sand mining. The locals say that the illegal sand mining activities around the island went unchecked by the district and law enforcement

Ullal, Aug 20: In connection with the murder attempt on a bakery owner in Ullal, sleuths from the jurisdictional Ullal police have arrested two more persons including the prime accused and another member from his gang, bringing the total count of arrested persons to five. The prime accused Fayaz (29), resident of Jamal Quarters in Manchila and Ummar Noufal (26) have been arrested. Earlier, on

Mumbai, Aug 20: The condition of Sharmila, wife of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray, was reported to be stable on Wednesday after she was seriously hurt following a dog bite. The incident occurred on Tuesday when one of their two pet Great Danes, Bond bit Sharmila sharply on the face at their house Krushna Kunj in Dadar when Raj was addressing the media. Bleeding profusely and

Panaji, Aug 20: Enforcement Directorate sleuths along with Crime Branch officials on Thursday conducted a series of raids on several premises owned by former chief minister Digambar Kamat and his close relatives in connection with the Louis Berger bribery case. The raids began early Thursday morning at Kamat's residence in Margao, 35 kms from the state capital, his office premises in the city as

Hubballi, Aug 20: Hubballi-Dharwad (East) MLA Prasad Abbayya’s name has figured in the cricket betting racket being probed by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). His name has been mentioned in a submission made before a Dharwad court for seeking custody of two bookies arrested earlier. The application, submitted by Deputy Superintendent of Police (CID) B.G. Ratnakar recently, mentions

Bengaluru, Aug 20: The High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation seeking direction to the State Election Commission for insertion of the ‘None of the Above’ (NOTA) option in the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) for the BBMP polls. A division bench of acting Chief Justice Subhro Kamal Mukherjee and Justice B V Nagarathna dismissed the PIL on the ground of delay and latches as there