Karnataka

Managluru, May 18: The Association of Medical Consultants has criticized Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Minister U T Khader for taking ‘hurried action’ against Lady Goschen Hospital’s Superintendent following the death of woman due to alleged medical negligence. In a release issued here the Mangaluru unit president of the Association, Mohan Suvarna questioned Mr Khader’s decision to transfer

Mangaluru, May 18: Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel said that home minister K J George was ruling the state of Karnataka and not chief minister Siddaramaiah. Speaking to media persons at the BJP office in Chikkamagaluru on Sunday, the MP said that though Siddaramaiah was the chief minister, the real power was with home minister. “The CM spoke about Karnataka rid of BJP, but after the Gram

Bengaluru, May 18: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday hit back at JD(S) leader H?D?Kumaraswamy’s comment that he would tonsure his head if the Yethinahole drinking water project is completed in three years. Reacting to queries from reporters at the sidelines of a function in Bengaluru, Siddaramaiah, said, “What is there to tonsure. There should be hair on the head.” Kumaraswamy on Saturday in

Cleveland, May 17: In a shocking incident, a toddler has shot and killed a one-year-old girl after picking up an unattended gun onboard a vehicle in United States of America. Detectives were trying to determine how the three-year-old boy came to find the gun, the city’s police chief Calvin Williams told reporters on the spot. Local media reported that the baby was taken to a hospital and

Udupi, May 17: Two teenage boys met watery grave while swimming in Sowparnika river at Tariberu, Aloor in Kundapur taluk on Sunday. The deceased have been identified as Naveen Devadiga (16), son of Narasimha and Yashoda Devadiga, and Akshay Devadiga (16), son of Shanker and Jaya Devadiga. Both the boys were classmates, neighbours and close friends. They had passed SSLC examination recently and

Mangaluru, May 17: Visitors at the Fish Carnival at Pilikula flocked to stalls selling seafood while others were engrossed in the pursuit of angling at the boating lake in the park on Sunday. With over 150 persons registered for angling at the one-day Fish Carnival jointly organised by Karnataka Fisheries Development Corporation (KFDC) and Fisheries College, Mangaluru at Pilikula Boating Lake on

Copenhagen, May 17: A Danish court has ordered a culinary school to pay around $6,000 in damages to its Muslim student after a woman was required to taste pork as part of her studies. The 24-year-old student, who arrived in Denmark from Libya, when she still was a baby, attended the Holstebro Culinary School, named after the town where it’s located. According to the Politiken daily, the student

Bengaluru, May 17: Congress veteran and former chief minister S?M?Krishna has reportedly briefed Congress president Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi about what he thinks is the not-so-encouraging performance of the Siddaramaiah government. Krishna, who was asked to meet Gandhi, is believed to have complained about lack of tangible work in the State and that a sizeable section of society feels left out in

New Delhi, May 17: With more than 1,300 persons succumbing to cancer every day, it has become one of the major causes of death occurring in the country due to communicable and life-style ailments, followed by tuberculosis. As per data of the National Cancer Registry Programme of the India Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the estimated mortality rate due to cancer saw an increase of six per cent

Mangaluru, May 17: Vittala Malekudya, who is facing charges of being a maoist-sympathiser has filed his nominations for gram panchayath election, from Kuthloor second ward in Naravi gram panchayath in Belthangady Taluk on Saturday. The 25-year-old youth, who holds a post gradation degree in mass communication and journalism, is the co convener of Adivasi Hakkugala Samanvaya Samiti. He is also the