Karnataka

Mangaluru, Mar 24: The countdown has begun to the historic Urs at the renowned Hazrat Sayyid Muhammad Shareeful Madani Darga at Ullal, scheduled to be held this year from April 2 to 26 this year. Fervent preparations are underway for the much-awaited Urs that will commence with a grand inauguration next month. The number of believers and devotees to the Ullal Darga Urs held once in five years has

Mangaluru, Mar 24: The Mangaluru International Airport has implemented the ISO 9001:2008 (Quality Management System), ISO 14001:2004 (Environment Management System) and OHSAS 18001:2007 (Occupational Health and Safety Management System) through M/s Vexil Business Process Services Pvt Ltd, New Delhi. The implementation has been carried out under guidance of the Airport director J T Radhakrishna and

Mangaluru, Mar 24: In a heartrending tragedy, a 11-year-od boy, who was heading to her elder sister’s house to distribute his birthday sweets after appearing for examination on Monday, met with an accident near Sullia on the outskirts of the city and breathed his last. Abu Tahir (11), son of Ahmed, an auto-rickshaw driver, residing at Kallumutlu near Sullia, was riding his mini bicycle when a

New Delhi, Mar 24: In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court on Tuesday, struck down section 66A of the IT Act, which gives power to arrest a person for posting offensive contents on web, as unconstitutional. The verdict came in the hearing of a batch of petitions challenging constitutional validity of certain sections of the cyber law including section 66A . A bench of justices J Chelameswar and

Mangaluru, Mar 24: Newly-appointed Mangaluru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) chairman Ibrahim Kodichal was felicitated at a programme organised by Rifayi Jumma Masjid, Hayathul Islam Madrasa and Kodichal and Dammam units of Khidmatul Islam Association in the masjid premises at his hometown of Kodichal near here on Monday. The felicitation programme was inaugurated by Dakshina Kannada Wakf

Kolar, Mar 24: Jabeeullah, a 22-year-old journalist hanged himself at his house in the town on Sunday night under mysterious circumstances. According to the police, Jabeeullah worked as a reporter for ‘Rajadharma’ daily newspaper ‘My Dreams’ news channel, for the last three years. On Sunday night, he returned home around 11.30 pm. On his way into the house he picked up a saree his mother had

Bengaluru, Mar 24: The woman IAS officer linked to late Karnataka IAS officer DK Ravi has put up a post on her Facebook profile saying 'Truth shall prevail'. The woman IAS officer is DK Ravi's batchmate and police sources claimed that Ravi committed suicide following a failed love affair with her. Her husband in a petition had sought a restraint on publication of any interim report or making any

Kasaragod, Mar 24: A youth, allegedly involved in a series of crimes, sustained critical stab wounds after he was attacked by unidentified persons here late on Sunday night. Suhail, 19, a resident of Anangoor, was rushed to a hospital in Mangaluru with injuries to his head, town police station Sub-Inspector K.R. Ambadi said. A group of unidentified persons stabbed him around 11.30 p.m. when the

Bengaluru, Mar 24: The government will soon issue an order to make 10,912 private hospitals in the State display charts showing how much they charge for consultation and medical procedures, Health and Family Welfare Minister U?T?Khader has said. Responding to a question raised by BJP?member Y?A?Narayanswamy in the Legislative Council on Monday, the minister said his department would take strict

Bengaluru, Mar 24: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Monday that his “hands were tied” in presenting the truth before the legislature. Citing the High Court stay on producing the CID’s?status report on the case, Siddaramaiah, in a written statement, said that he was helpless in this regard. Speaking in the Assembly, the chief minister said that the Opposition parties were making baseless charges