Karnataka

Karwar, Mar 25: The Indian Navy has started a full scale search and rescue operation to look for its two officers who have gone missing after a Navy Dornier plunged into the sea off the Karwar coast. They incident took place on Wednesday night around 10 pm when the aircraft had gone for a routine training sortie. “Last known position of the dornier was 25 nautical miles south South West off Goa

New York, Mar 25: The US has told a court here that it intends to move for dismissal of a lawsuit for declaring India's RSS as a "terror group" while seeking time till April 14 to do so. In a motion filed Tuesday before judge Laura Taylor Swain of the Southern District of New York, US attorney Preet Bharara said the "government requires additional time to finalize its motion and supporting papers"

Mangaluru, Mar 25: The sudden deaths of a 9-year-old girl and an elderly woman after undergoing heart surgery at Omega Hospital in the city triggered a massive protest near Puttur some 50 kilometers from here on Tuesday. Ayishat Haseena (9) daughter of Mammuchi, an endosulfan victim from Arlapadavu village and Poovakka (69), wife of Kittanna Rai from Panaje breathed their last after they underwent

Jeddah, Mar 25: The Ministry of Interior has outlined the online procedures for expatriates seeking family visit visas for their wives and minor children. Deputy Crown Prince Muhammad bin Naif, second deputy premier and interior minister, launched the service last month to reduce time and effort for expatriates and their sponsors. Applicants have to visit the ministry’s portal and activate their

Bengaluru, Mar 25: Director General of Police (DGP) Sushanth Mahapatra on Tuesday moved the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) challenging the appointment of Omprakash as the State DG&IGP. A senior counsel said Mahapatra, a 1979-batch IPS officer, had stated in the application that the State government had ignored the compulsory health report of the officers eligible for the post of DG&IGP

Bengaluru, Mar 25: The BJP has accused the Congress government of neglecting the welfare of Christians by not utilising the budgetary funds. Participating in a discussion on the budget proposals for the year 2015-16 in the Assembly, Leader of the Opposition Shettar said that while Rs 40 crore had been earmarked for the welfare of Christians in the previous budget (2014-15), only Rs 16.51 crore had

Mangaluru, Mar 25: The Mangalore University has promised its affiliation to seven new degree colleges including five private colleges and two constituent colleges of the university, from the academic year 2015-16. In its meeting on Tuesday the Academic Council of the university granted approval to the five private colleges, i.e. BGS First Grade College, Kavoor (B.Com.); Nishara Degree College

Bhatkal, Mar 24: A tense atmosphere prevailed in Murdeshwar in Bhatkal taluk after a clash erupted between two groups belonging to different communities over a land dispute. Houses, buildings and places of worship belonging both communities were attacked by miscreants in an apparent bid to intensify the communal unrest. The trouble started after local Sangh Parivar activists deliberately carried

Mangaluru, Mar 24: The Mangaluru City Corporation’s budget for the fiscal year 2015-16 was presented on Tuesday without much fanfare. Councillor and chairman of the Finance Standing Committee Harinath presented the budget at the Mangala Auditorium in the city corporation building here on Tuesday, proposing an estimate income of Rs 358.44 crore and expenditure of Rs 358.42 crore with a surplus of

London, Mar 24: Amitav Ghosh today emerged as the only Indian author among 10 finalists for this year's Man Booker International Prize for his contribution to the English language writing. Kolkata-born, 58-year-old Ghosh had narrowly missed out on the Booker Prize back in 2008 when he was shortlisted for his work 'Sea of Poppies'. The international version of the popular literary prize, to be held