Karnataka

Bengaluru, Jun 16: JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy on Monday extended his support to a section of writers who suggested that creating jobs is more important than implementing Bhagya schemes and urged the State government not to take it lightly. Speaking to reporters, he said a section of writers has recently said the government should provide job opportunities to the poor in order to ensure that they

Udupi, Jun 15: After a brutal assault on two persons at Herga village near here, Manipal police have arrested 14 accused on Sunday night. A group of 19 persons including former President of Udupi City Municipal Council (CMC) Dinakar Shetty allegedly assaulted two persons in connection with a dispute about an earthmover (JCB) at Herga between 7.30 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Sunday. According to a complaint

Mangaluru, Jun 15: A cashew-laden truck met with an accident at Kuntikan area in the city on Monday evening. Two people on board the truck including the driver escaped with not so serious injuries. However, the accident led to huge loss. Not only the vehicle was badly damaged but cashew nuts spread on the road. Passersby rushed to the spot, not to help the injured on board the vehicle but to

Shivamogga, Jan 15: As part of nationwide ‘Jai Kisan Movement’ launched by the Swaraj Abhiyan of Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav, a programme was held in Kagodu village of Shivamogga district on Sunday. Several eminent social activists and farmers took part in the meeting. “We have been seeing every political party holding rallies in the name of farmers, but it's sad that no one is actually

New Delhi, Jun 15: Nestle India is in the process of destroying Maggi instant noodles worth Rs 320 crore after it was banned by central food safety regulator FSSAI due to presence of lead and taste enhancer monosodium glutamate (MSG) beyond permissible limits. The company said it is in the process of withdrawing the stock of Maggi Noodles from markets, factories and distribution and destroying it

Mangaluru, Jun 15: International Cricket Council (ICC) Chairman N Srinivasan paid a private visit to popular Subrahmanya temple in Sullia taluk of Dakshina Kannada district and offered special poojas. The development comes within a couple of days after the former chief of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) was re-elected chairman of ICCI. Reliable sources said that Mr Srinivasan reached

Mangaluru, Jun 15: The Green View Pre University College, constructed by Jamiyyatul Falah at Adkare Padpu village near Konaje in Mangaluru was inaugurated on Monday. With this the students of Green View School can continue their education after Class X in the same institution. A B Ibrahim, Deputy Commissioner, Dakshina Kannada, formally inaugurated the PU College by watering a coconut plant

New Delhi, Jun 15: Stating that he was deeply impressed by the governance of Hazrat Umar bin Khattab, Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of Delhi, said that he would try to emulate the second Caliph of the Muslims for the betterment of the people. Mr Kejriwal was addressing a personality development workshop conducted by the India Islamic International Centre in collaboration with Nobel Education

Mangaluru, Jun 15: 'Talent Academic Excellence' awards were conferred to students from the Muslim community who had scored highest marks in SSLC, PUC and CET final examinations in the previous academic year in a programme organised by Talent Research Foundation in the auditorium hall in the city recently. A total of 18 students including six SSLC students, three students each from Science

Houston, Jun 15: Renowned Indian-American cardiologist Suresh Gadasalli, who performed the world's first simultaneous hybrid revascularisation, was shot dead by his friend and business associate who then committed suicide in Odesaa in the US state of Texas, police said. Dr Gadasalli, 53, was shot dead by 60-year-old patient and business associate Ayyasamy Thangam at the 'Healthy Heart Centre' on