Karnataka

Mangaluru, Jan 9: Mangaluru North MLA B A Mohiuddin Bawa said that the state government had sanctioned a grant of Rs 1.87 crore which would improve the infrastructure at Government First Grade College at Kavoor such as establishing five additional classrooms and toilets for students. Speaking at a press conference here on Thursday, he said that the college authorities were planning on commencing

Bengaluru, Jan 9: There is a need to uphold the freedom of the press but at the same time its needs to function with certain restrictions when required, said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. He was speaking at Breaking Barriers, the 9th Global Communication?Association Conference, here on Thursday. œI respect the freedom of the press and there should not be any attempt at its strangulation.  However

Jeddah, Jan 9: The Shoura Council's human resources committee has proposed an increase in fees for seasonal visas, with SR1,000 for the visa and a further SR1,000 for an extension. The proposal is part of amendments to regulations governing visas for temporary and seasonal workers announced recently in a royal decree. Several companies that bring in seasonal workers said they hoped the Shoura

Bengaluru, Jan 9: The Bengaluru police and sleuths of the Internal Security Division of the State police claimed to have busted a major terror module after arresting three men hailing from the coastal town of Bhatkal in Uttara Kannada district. The police also claimed that they seized huge cache of explosive substances, including ammonium nitrate, detonators, electronic timer devices, digital

Moodbidri, Jan 8: Lamenting over the widespread extremism and religious intolerance, Sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan said that the 21st century was expected to be the century of peace and harmony. Speaking after receiving the Alva's Virasat Award as the annual cultural event ” 21st in the series ” got off to a start at Vidyagiri near Moodbidri, on Thursday, he said that people should learn to respect

Mangaluru, Jan 8: Icon Tower residential apartment and Icon City commercial complex, the two new projects by HNGC Builders & developers, were launched on Thursday at heart of the Surathkal near here. The project was launched by B S Ahmed father of Mansoor, Ismail and Imthiaz. Haji E K Ibrahim Musliyar rendered the'Dua'. Speaking after releasing the brochure, Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel

Mangaluru, Jan 8: BJP district unit president Pratap Simha Nayak said that the party national president Amit Shah would visit the coastal city of Mangaluru on January 27 to participate in a public meeting. Announcing this at a press conference here on Thursday, he said that the district unit had a target of inducting 4 lakh new members into the party by the end of the membership campaign. The

Mangaluru, Jan 8: The district unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has urged the state government to wake up from its slumber and take effective measures to prepare a comprehensive report after conducting a physical study of the areas affected by the implementation of the Kasturirangan report on the conservation of the Western Ghats in Karnataka, while taking the locals' problems into

Mangaluru, Jan 8: For the first time in the history of Karnataka, a governor has pledged to achieve'saffronization' in the state. Addressing a gathering at the inaugural ceremony of golden jubilee of Vivekananda Degree College and Vivekananda Pre-University College at Puttur, near here, Governor Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala said that the'saffronization' is nothing but way of Indian life. Vala, who has

Mumabi, Jan 8: This is one magazine cover that will not make Kareena Kapoor too happy. A morphed image of the actress in half a niqab, was used by the Durga Vahini to launch another campaign to 'reconvert' hindu women who have married muslim men. The image which was used on the cover of the latest issue of Himalaya Dhwani also ran with the rider of 'conversion of nationality through religious