Karnataka

Mangaluru, Jun 25: MN Shanker, a veteran cricketer and a former physical instructor of St Aloysius College, Mangaluru, passed away during the early hours of Thursday, June 25. He was 88 years of age and is survived by his wife, a son, two daughters and innumerous admirers. Shanker who hailed from Mangaluru was born on June 17, 1927. He studied at St Aloysius High School and Government College (Now

Mumbai, Jun 25: In a shocking revelation, Rohini Salian, Special Public Prosecutor in the case related to the 2008 Malegaon terror attack carried out by Hindutva extremists during Ramadan, has said that over the past one year, since “the new government came to power,” she has been under pressure from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to go “soft” saffron terrorists involved in this case. Ms

Mangaluru, Jun 23: The Hajj Committee of India has fixed the last date for payment of second installment of Hajj amount for the pilgrims as July 13, 2015. Yenepoya Abdullah Kunhi, the president of Mangaluru Hajj camp has urged both Green category and Azizia category pilgrims to pay the remaining amount within the deadline to confirm their pilgrimage this year. In a press release, he informed that

Kasaragod, Jun 25: The activists of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) have unleashed their brutality by attacking a higher secondary school for not halting classes in support of a strike called by them. With this the state-wide bandh sponsored by the Hindutva students’ outfit seeking resignation of Education Minister P.K. Abdu Rabb on Wednesday took a violent turn at Kanhangad in Kasaragod

New Delhi, Jun 25: Even as appointments to higher judiciary are hanging fire, Justice Subhro Kamal Mukherjee, the seniormost judge of the Karnataka High Court, was today given the responsibilities of officiating as the Chief Justice of that High Court. A Law Ministry statement said here that he will assume his new responsibility after the present incumbent Justice Dhirendra Hiralal Waghela

Bengaluru, Jun 25: On Wednesday, KSRTC became the first state transport corporation in the country to launch buses having ‘flight-like’ safety features which promise maximum safety and comfort for passengers onboard and automatic gearbox for the driver to concentrate on driving. Ten of these buses manufactured by Scania were inducted into the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation’s (KSRTC)

Bengaluru, Jun 25: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said the Centre should bear 90 per cent of the cost for the Swachh Bharat mission. Siddaramaiah’s suggestion was unanimously agreed upon by other members in a sub-group of chief ministers for the Swachh Bharat mission at a meeting of the panel in Bengaluru. Sub-group chairman Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N?Chandra Babu Naidu said he

New Delhi, Jun 25: US fast food retail giant KFC, which was recently embroiled in a controversy after a customer in California claimed to have found rat in his meal, has come clean on the issue. Days after claiming that the food item in question was not a rat but a white meat chicken, KFC has now backed itself with an “independent” lab report which confirms its claim. The lab report, released by

Mangaluru, Jun 24: Every monsoon brings nightmare to people living beside the sea from Ullal to Ucchila in Mangaluru. The huge, roaring waves not only wash houses, but also pose a threat to several others by eroding the coast. The dumping of boulders and placing of sandbags to check sea erosion seems to have little impact on the roaring waves in Mogaveerapattana, Kotepura in Ullal. The boulders

Mumbai, Jun 24: Maharashtra's Women and Child Development Minister Pankaja Munde was in trouble today following allegations that she cleared purchases worth Rs 206 crore through 24 Government Resolutions on a single day instead of inviting tenders. The alleged purchases relate to a host of items including snacks and books for children in institutions across the state. Dubbing it as a "big scam"