Karnataka

Bengaluru, Jan 30: In a setback to Karthik Gowda, son of Union law minister D V Sadananda Gowda, the Karnataka HC on Thursday dismissed his criminal petition in a rape and cheating case. Karthik, 30, had challenged proceedings in a Bengaluru family court in the case filed against him by a 27-year-old Kannada film actress. The judge negated arguments put forward on behalf of Karthik. In his

Ajman, Jan 30: U T Khader, Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Karnataka, visited Gulf Medical University at the personal invitation of Thumbay Moideen, Founder President of Thumbay Group, U.A.E. The visiting dignitary was accorded a warm welcome by the Founder President, and the academic team of GMU. The minister was accompanied Congress MLA from Mangalore (North) B A Mohiuddin Bava. The

Mangaluru, Jan 30: A kidney health awareness rally and training for Asha workers on kidney disease survey was held at Puttur, near here on Thursday as a part of Dakshina Kannada district level Kidney Health Campaign (Jan 13-March 12, 2015) initiated by Mangalore Nephro-Urology Charitable Trust along with NGOs. Shakunthala Shetty, Puttur MLA, inaugurated the rally. She said that kidney disease can

Jeddah, Jan 30: India is looking forward to having stronger relations with Saudi Arabia under the leadership of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, who is a friend of India like King Abdullah, said Consul General B.S. Mubarak. “Our Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with King Salman on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Brisbane, Australia. During that meeting, the Saudi ruler

Mangaluru, Jan 30: In a shocking incident, an elderly man has accused his own son of killing latter’s mother at Hosabettu village near Moodbidri on the outskirts of the city. A 60-year-old woman was found dead in her house in the village on Wednesday. According to the police, Lilly Goveas was at home while her husband Paul Goveas and son Stany Goveas had gone out. Paul Goveas and Stany Goveas

Davangere/Bengaluru, Jan 30: A team of Davangere district police on Thursday arrested Mohammed Falbar Hussein, wanted in bomb blast cases in Assam and West Bengal, from Madenahalli village in Honnali taluk of Davangere district. A local court has remanded him in judicial custody. Police said he has been sent to the sub-jail in Davangere. The search for Hussein in Honnali began on January 27

Mangaluru, Jan 29: President of Dakshina Kannada district unit of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) Jagadish Shenava said that the organisation will organise a Bruhat Hindu Samajothsava on March 1 in Mangaluru as part of its silver jubilee celebrations. Addressing a press conference here on Thursday, he said that the Samajothsava, which would be presided by Congressman Vijaynath Vittal Shetty, would

Mangaluru, Jan 29: The Dakshina Kannada district unit of Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) has decided to observe the death anniversary of Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi as ‘Protest Day’ on Friday, as a mark of protest against adulation of his assassin Nathuram Godse by certain factions in the country. Announcing this at a press meet here on Thursday, SDPI district unit general

Dubai, Jan 29: Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Minister U T Khader and Mangaluru City North MLA B A Mohindeen Bawa have arrived in United Arab Emirates to participate in a programme in Ajman. The duo will be the chief guests during at the Bearys Sports Meet being organized by the Bearys Cultural Forum Dubai at Gulf Medical College grounds in Ajman on Friday, Jan 30. BCF president Dr B K Yousuf

Riyadh, Jan 29: Several prominent cities of the Middle East have found places in the list of world’s 50 safest compiled by The Economist magazine. Riyadh ranked 46th in the list of the world’s 50 safest cities for 2015, with Tokyo topping the list and Jakarta trailing at the end, according to the annual report drafted by the magazine. In its evaluation of the 50 safest cities, The Economist used