Karnataka

Mangaluru, Mar 7: The foundation-laying ceremony for ‘Jansanjeevani’ generic medical store and 24x7 pharmacy at Wenlock District Hospital was held in the presence of Rajya Sabha MP Oscar Fernandes, Minister for Health and Family Welfare U T Khader and other elected representatives in front of the casualty block of the hospital at Hampankatta here on Saturday. On the occasion, a ‘Mukti vahana’

Bijnor (UP), Mar 7: Former Team Anna member Mufti Shamoon Qasmi today said that people rooting for "clean and transparent politics" have been left in the lurch with the recent bickering in AAP. "AAP formed the government with a resounding victory, giving a hope of clean and transparent politics to the people. But the latest turn of events in the party has left the people disappointed," he said

Mangaluru, Mar 7: An activist of Popular Front of India has lodged a complaint with Pandeshwar Police in the city against a Facebook user for posting derogatory comments against Islam, Quran and Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). Safwan, the city unit secretary of PFI, in his complaint stated that a person named Nityananda Naik from Kundapur had deliberately hurt the sentiments of Muslims by insulting their

Jeddah, Mar 7: The Labor Ministry has reiterated that it is the right of foreign workers to keep their passports and official documents. “Anybody violating this rule will face serious penalties,” said Taysir Al-Mofraj, the ministry’s spokesman. According to him, holding on to employees’ passports does not guarantee that the worker will not escape, as there are many cases in which runaway workers

Bengaluru, Mar 7: Forget about the common man, even politicians in Karnataka are not safe from the swine flu! Former minister and Mudhol MLA Govind Karjol has tested positive for H1N1 and is being treated at the RMV Hospital in Bengaluru. BJP leader Karjol was down with fever, cough and cold while in Mudhol. “He left for Bengaluru on March 1 and laboratory tests have confirmed that he is down with

Jeddah, Mar 7: A top human rights official has admitted that he was wrong to publish a photograph of a woman being caned publicly in Indonesia alongside an article on the Saudi judicial system. Kenneth Roth, the director of Human Rights Watch, acknowledged that it created the impression that the incident took place in Saudi Arabia. He had taken the picture down from his Twitter account because it

Udupi: March 7: Udupi district administration is considering to ban the entry of Praveen Togadia, as keynote speaker in the Virat Hindu Samajostsav to be held at Mahatma Gandhi Memorial College grounds on March 9 in the city. According to sources, there are grim chances of him being allowed to attend the programme citing possibilities of communal disturbances in the region. However, SP Annamalai

Bengaluru, Mar 7: Mining in Karnataka is all set to resume in a month as the department of mines and geology has readied a list of 108 existing “A” and “B” category companies to grant deemed approval. After obtaining the deemed approval, the companies need to execute a lease deed with the director of mines and geology and then seek clearance from the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board

Chennai, Mar 7: No woman would have thought of becoming a surrogate mother for her own grandchild, but a 61-year-old lady in Tamil Nadu successfully delivered a girl child for her daughter. Strange but true is the incident which is first of its kind in Tamil Nadu. The woman, mother of three girls, acted as a surrogate for her own daughter. She also breastfed her granddaughter. “We removed the

Mangaluru, Mar 7: Ola (formerly Ola Cabs), a leading company for personal transportation in city limits which is currently operating in Bengaluru and Mysore, launched its services in Mangaluru on Friday, offering 125 cabs at present. Announcing the launch of its services at a press conference here on Friday, Head of Operations – Mangaluru for the company Sadhanandhan N said that Ola was currently