Karnataka

Dubai, Nov 17: Dubai Customs has foiled an attempt of smuggling 5.2kg of heroin, stuffed in 477 capsules and hidden inside the stomach of seven passengers at Dubai Airport Terminal 2. Divided into two flights, the accused coordinated to finish baggage search formalities at different times, some of which at shift change intervals, in a hopeless attempt to mislead the Customs inspectors. Ahmad

Dubai, Nov 17: India is pressing rich countries in the Gulf to raise the wages of millions of Indians working there, in a drive that could secure it billions of dollars in fresh income but risks pricing some of its citizens out of the market. Over 5 million Indian nationals are believed to be employed in the oil exporting states of the Gulf, the single largest group in a migrant worker population

Moodbidri, Nov 17: Beary community is historically known for co-existence with fellow communities in plural society of coastal Karnataka, said Beary activist and entrepreneur Umar Teekay. He was delivering key note address at Alva's Beary Bhasha Siri', a fest of Beary language, literature and culture, organized as part of 11th edition of Alva's Nudisiri at Vidyagiri, Moodbidri. Calling Bearys, a

Bengaluru, Nov 17: CPI(M)?Politburo member Sitaram?Yechury on Sunday opined that the present “first-past-the-post” electoral system is “distorted democracy” and advocated the need for proportional representation in Parliament instead, by taking the vote share of parties into consideration. Speaking at a seminar on “Indian democracy:?Necessity of Electoral Reforms - Proportional Representation as

Mangaluru, Nov 17: Minister for health and family welfare U T Khader said that the health department had submitted a proposal to the state government on introducing a ban on chewing tobacco and similar carcinogenic products. Speaking to reporters here on Sunday, he said that the tobacco growers of the state need not be apprehended over the proposed ban, since the ban, if implemented, would not

Mangaluru, Nov 16: A state-level convention of Ayush practitioners – Ayush Utsav 2014' will be held on Nov 22 and 23 at Nehru Maidan in the city, said Minister for Health and Family Welfare UT Khader. Announcing this at a press conference here on Sunday, he said that this would be the first time that the practitioners of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy would be

Mangaluru, Nov 16: The Catholic Chamber of Commerce and Industry conferred Rachana awards on five personalities here at Milagres Jubilee Hall in Mangaluru on Sunday. Jeanette Pinto, a retired educationist and professor of history, received the Outstanding Woman of the Year' award. The Agriculturist of the Year' award went to retired forest official Gabrial Stany Veigas, for his experiments with

Udupi, Nov 16: Valuables worth nearly Rs 14 lakh stolen in various burglaries in Manipal and Udupi police station limits have been seized from two accused who were arrested in connection with another case in Karwar. The arrested have been identified as Dodda Manja alias Manjunatha (31), resident of Tamil camp in Karwar and Manju alias Manjunatha (22), resident of Amadalli in Karwar. The duo was

Coimbatore, Nov 16: Hundreds of hijab-clad women from various parts of India took part in the Awakening, the day-long national conference organized by the National Women's Front on Sunday at the Hazrat Begum Mahal Maidan at Coimbatore. Shahida Aslam, the president of the conference and national president of NWF, inaugurated the event. Terming Awakening conference' as a major milestone for women

Mangaluru, Nov 16: Condemning the alleged assault on a Hindu youth who married a girl from another community in the city this week, Sri Rama Sene chief Pramod Muthalik said that the Sene would launch an agitation if the police did not take action in this regard. Speaking to media persons here on Sunday, he said that the parents and family members of a rape victim should cut off the hands of the