Karnataka

Udupi, Mar 31: A 26-year-old expatriate worker from coastal Karnataka died of heart attack in Kuwait on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Althaf, who had been working in the oil-rich country for last two years. He Hails from Katapady village of Udupi district. It is learnt that the mortal remains would be brought to home town for final rites on Wednesday. He was an active member of

Mangaluru, Mar 31: Police seized petrol bombs and lethal weapons from the compound of a telephone exchange at Ganjimutt on the outskirts of the city on Monday night. Acting on a tip-off, a police team conducted a drive at the telephone exchange premises and seized eight petrol bombs and three machete. It is learnt that a few local residents who noticed the suspicious materials lying near telephone

Mangaluru, Mar 31: The body of a 19-year-old college student from Bengaluru was found in the Nethravathi near Dharmasthala on Sunday evening. Based on the college identity card, the police have identified the deceased as Madhu, son of Raje Gowda, a resident of Nagarbhavi and a student of Global Academy of Technology. The police have learnt that Madhu went missing since March 23 when he went to

Bengaluru, Mar 31: Karnataka legislators on Monday gave themselves a hefty hike in salaries and allowances with the Chief Minister's monthly salary set to jump from Rs 30,000 to Rs 50,000. The salaries of the ministers will go up from Rs 25,000 to Rs 40,000 per month. The sumptuary allowance has been increased to Rs three lakh per month for both Chief Ministers and the ministers. The salary of

Bengaluru: Mar 31: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah categorically ruled out the re-introduction of arrack in the State. As part of the budget reply in the Legislative Council, Siddaramaiah said there is no question of bringing back legal extraction of arrack.? “The media misrepresented my statements a few days ago. We are not re-introducing arrack in the State. We are not going to reverse the decision

Mangaluru, Mar 31: Buntara Yane Nadavara Mathr Sangha, Mangaluru will organise Bandhavya- public programme and launch an information collection programme to compile 'World Bunts Information Directory' on Thursday at Bunts Hostel, Mangaluru. Announcing this at a press meet here on Monday, president of the organisation Maladi Ajith Kumar Rai said that on the occasion, achievers from the Bunt

Bhatkal, Mar 30: Three ‘Huffaz’ from Karnataka bagged the top three places in the national-level Quran recitation for the visually-impaired hosted for the first time by Jamiyatul Huffaz at Tanzeem ground, Bhatkal in Uttara Kannada. In the valedictory ceremony, several prominent Muslim scholars from Bhatkal shed light on the glory and significance of the holy Quran. Out of the selected 19 visually

Mangaluru, Mar 30: Within a few hours after a group of moral police allegedly manhandled a Class VIII student for being ‘too friendly’ with her female classmate belonging to another community, the police arrested eight Muslim youth at Mulky on the outskirts of the city on Sunday. The arrested have been identified as Abdul Aziz (23), Tausif (28), Sharief (43), Safan (19), Mohammed Ali (28), Shakir

Mangaluru, Mar 30: Jet Airways has assured to fulfill the demand of Indian expatriates in Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia to launch direct flight between Mangaluru and Dammam. The Mangaluru-Abu Dhabi flight service launched by Jet Airways on March 29 enables passengers to enjoy connectivity from this port city to several international destinations including Dammam, Jeddah and Riyadh through

Melbourne, Mar 30: The call for justice in the sexual abuse case of a nursery student of Mangalore One School has resounded in Australia too. Ashraf Nethikal, a young activist from coastal Karnataka, was seen holding a placard reading ‘Justice for Baby Nirbhaya’ at Melbourne Cricket Ground during ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 final match on Sunday. It could be recalled here that a three-year-old girl