Karnataka

Mangaluru, Apr 6: A mobile and fancy shop in Kondana in Kotekar village near Ullal was completely gutted in a fire caused reportedly due to a short circuit between electricity wires, causing damage and loss worth Rs 40 lakhs. The incident occurred late on Saturday night at 'Sairam' mobile shop owned by Kondana resident Bharat. The fire that was sparked reportedly destroyed all the fancy items and

Udupi, Apr 6: For Ishita Malaviya, moving from metropolis Mumbai to Udupi district was an impulsive decision, given the crowded and polluted spaces in the big city. Little did she know she would be living her dream and emerge as the India's first woman professional surfer. Malaviya, who co-founded The Shaka Surf Club with school friend Tushar Pathiyan in a small fishing village of Kodi Bengare

Mangaluru, Apr 6: Revenue minister Srinivas Prasad on Monday flagged off a publicity campaign vehicle at Circuit House and launched the district-wide publicity and awareness campaign for Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) scheduled to commence on Saturday. Speaking after launching the campaign, he said that the caste census was a step towards ensuring social justice to all communities and

New Delhi, Apr 6: Amid growing concern across the world over aviation safety, it has come to light that two pilots of an Air India flight were allegedly involved in a fight inside the cockpit just before the plane took off. As per reports, the incident happened inside the AI 611 flight which was preparing to fly for Delhi from Jaipur on Sunday evening. As per reports, the co-pilot of the Airbus A

Mangaluru, Apr 6: A 32-year-old youth from Dakshina Kannada district, who had been stranded in strife-torn Yemen has returned home safe, finally. Jayaram (32), a resident of Kanyana village in Bantwal taluk, had ended up in Yemen after a local travel agent allegedly cheated him. After completing his nursing training, he was working in a hospital in Mangaluru. He left for Yemen to work as a male

Bengaluru, Apr 6: The Congress government, headed by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, which would complete two years in office next month, is expected to expand the Cabinet after consultations with Congress president Sonia Gandhi. Mr. Siddaramaiah, who was in Delhi to attend a conference of Chief Ministers of States and Chief Justices of High Courts on Sunday, told presspersons that the decision on

Kasaragod, Apr 6: Mass marriages should be promoted to combat the social menace of dowry system, Union Minister of State for Minorities Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has said. Inaugurating a three-day mass marriage programme titled ‘Gold Hill Maher 2015’ at Bekal on Sunday, the Minister said Narendra Modi-led union government was committed to supporting mass marriages organised voluntary agencies. Lauding

New Delhi, Apr 6: Wipro Chairman and philanthropist Azim Premji on Sunday addressed a convention of nearly 800 RSS-backed organisations and gave a call for accepting India as a great pluralistic nation. “The test of our social commitment and humanity is how we treat the most powerless of our fellow citizens, the respect we accord to our fellow human beings. That is what reveals our true culture

Mangaluru, Apr 5: Residents of Jokatte and surrounding areas staged a black flag demonstration on Sunday against the alleged contamination of air and water along with noise pollution by the coke and sulphur units of Phase III plant of Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) due to lack of pollution control measures despite warnings by Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB)

Mangaluru, Apr 5: Union Minister Maneka Gandhi today expressed concern about India being the world's largest beef exporter and reiterated that the money from illegal animal slaughter is being used for perpetrating acts of terrorism. Addressing a press conference ahead of her scheduled special puja at Kukke Subrahmanya Temple on the outskirts of the city, the controversial leader called for a