Karnataka

Bengaluru, Jun 14: JD(S) leader H D Deve Gowda admitted on Saturday that he was 24/7 politician, but he said he had decided to keep himself off electoral politics in the future. Participating in an interaction with the media, he said he had been in politics for 54 years and served in various positions through his long career. “I have decided to not contest elections in the future. I am 83 years

Manipal, Jun 13: Two youths from Udupi, Mohammed Yunus Rahmathullah Tonse (26) and Nihal Karkala (23), have launched an app called eRamadan that will cater to the religious needs during holy month in Islamic calendar. Mohammed Yunus and Nihal Mr. Tonse graduated from Sahyadri College of Engineering and Management, Mangaluru, and did his post-graduation from School of Information Sciences, Manipal

Mangaluru, Jun 13: The mortal remains of an expatriate worker from Talapady in Mangaluru taluk, who died in workplace mishap in Ras al-Khaimah repatriated thanks to the Indian Cultural Society, UAE. 47-year-old Sathish Bhasker Uchil breathed his last on May 16 after battling for life for several days in hospital. He had suffered severe head injury in a mishap at his workplace. He was working for a

Udupi, Jun 13: As part of precautionary measures to prevent the spread of communicable diseases such as malaria, dengue and chikungunya in Udupi City Municipal Council (CMC) limits, citizens, businessmen and builders should observe caution and follow strict guidelines against the spread of these diseases in the interest of safeguarding the health of citizens, said Udupi CMC president Yuvaraj

London, Jun 13: A feeling of estrangement from school and a belief in traditional gender roles that men should lead women are two possible major causes behind the worldwide trend of boys falling behind at school, says a study. The researchers noted that according to a recent OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) report, 15-year-old boys are more likely than girls of the

Bengaluru, Jun 13: In a joint operation, the state internal security division and Assam Police arrested four wanted suspected Bodo terrorists from a house here in the wee hours today. The suspected militants, identified as Sandan Basumatri, Naseen Basumatri, Jibal Nursey and Tomar Basumatri, and aged in their twenties, were working in a factory at Peenya Industrial area here and hiding in the city

Mangaluru, Jun 13: Bismillah Air Travels, a reputed travel agency in coastal Karnataka, launched its Mangaluru office on Saturday. Puttur MLA Shakunthala Shetty formally inaugurated the office that set up in the ground floor of Mangalore Gate commercial complex at Kankanady. Youth Congress Puttur Constituency president Mohiuddin Arshad Darbe was the chief guest on the occasion. Bismillah Air

New Delhi, Jun 13: Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju on Saturday denied reports of a lizard being found in the food tray of a passenger on-board an Air India flight. "We are in touch with Air India's management. As per them, there has been no complaint, no passenger or person has come forward to claim that this picture was taken by him or her even now," Raju said here. "According to Air

Mangaluru, Jun 13: A leopard allegedly attacked and killed three goats belonging to Henry Pereira, resident of Kapikad at Kanthavara near Moodbidri. The goats were attacked when they were tied in their enclosure in the wee hours of Friday. The leopard broke into the enclosure and preyed on three goats including a milking goat and a pregnant doe. Of the three goats that were found dead, two of them

Mangaluru, Jun 13: As a suspected superbug MRSA is reportedly being spread among the students of Laxmi Memorial College of Nursing in the city, hundreds of the students on Saturday staged a protest to exert pressure on the management to take necessary steps to prevent the spread of the disease. Holding posters and banners, the agitating students demanded the management to suspend the college for a