Karnataka

Mangaluru, May 31: The Coast Guard police have arrested a person for allegedly attempting to sell Ganja near NMPT guesthouse at Tannirbavi in Panambur police station limits on the outskirts of the city. The arrested has been identified as Kumara T M (34), resident of Shanthalva compound in Monkey Stand area near Mangaladevi temple. Acting on a tip-off that the accused had been waiting for peddlers

Bengaluru, May 31: The State government will try persuading farmers against growing tobacco and instead get them to focus on alternative commercial crops to ensure their livelihood, while fighting tobacco use by people, Health Minister U T Khader said on Saturday. Speaking at a press conference featuring doctors from a number of hospitals who had gathered to support World No Tobacco Day, Khader

Mangaluru, May 31: A doctor from Mangaluru breathed his last in Muscat on Friday. Dr Sheikh Muhammed Salman (40), resident of Kaprigudda, had served as an anesthesiologist at Yenepoya Hospital in Mangaluru for about eight years before he left for Muscat a year ago. He is survived by his father, wife and two daughters. His sudden demise is mourned by family and relatives.

Bengaluru, May 30: Karnataka government would take a call "as early as possible" on "merits" on the issue of filing an appeal against acquittal of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa in the disproportionate assets case, State Law Minister T B Jayachandra said today. "We (Government) had sought many clarifications and they have been answered by the Advocate General (Ravivarma Kumar). On merits

Mangaluru, May 30: On the occasion of 15th World Milk Day, Dakshina Kannada Cooperative Milk Producers' Union Limited (DKMUL), Kulshekhar will distribute Nandini milk and fruits to patients free of cost at Wenlock District Hospital and Government Lady Goschen Hospital in the city on June 1, said DKMUL president Raviraj Hegde. Speaking at a press conference here on Saturday, he said that union

Mangaluru, May 30: Former International Cricketer Javagal Srinath was conferred with the prestigious state level Rotary Vandana Award at a Colorful function held at Hotel Deepa Comforts Mangalore on Friday in recognition of his significant life time achievements in the international cricket field. The Award is instituted jointly by Rotary Club of Mangalore Central and Rotaract club of Mangalore

Barabanki, May 30: Nestle India is heading for a legal trouble over safety standards of its famous Maggi noodles, as the Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) has given its go-ahead to file a case against the company and five others in a local court here. "FSDA Commissioner P P Singh has given permission to file a case against Nestle India in a local court here," Barabanki Food Safety Officer

Mangaluru, May 30: Four couples entered marital life in a simple mass marriage ceremony organised by Town Compound Friends at Zeenath Baksh Masjid Hall at Bunder here on Wednesday. Dakshina Kannada Khazi Alhaj Thwaka Ahmed Musliyar performed the Dua, followed by the inauguration of the programme by DK and Udupi District Muslim Central Committee president K S Mohammed Masood. Khazi Thwaka Musliyar

Mangaluru, May 30: A 19-year-old B.E. student from Alva’s Engineering College, Moodbidri has been reported to be missing from his hostel since Wednesday morning. Moodbidri police said Gokul Shashidharan Nayar had gone missing from his hostel in Tenkamijar after he left for college on May 27. He was pursuing his first year of engineering in a college here. It is said that he never returned to his

Mangaluru, May 30: A youth who allegedly attempted to sexually assault a minor girl, was caught red-handed by the locals and handed over to the police at Ammai in Sullia taluk. The police have arrested Krishna from Mayyala in Delampady village, as the accused. It is said that a Class 7 student hailing from Mandekolu village had come to her grandfather's place in Ammai and was returning back on