Karnataka

Mangaluru, Nov 10: A hoax terror report produced' by a prominent Kannada daily newspaper on Sunday, caused panic among the residents of Puttur taluk in coastal district of Dakshina Kannada. The sensational story carried by the daily on Page 11 in its Manipal edition on Sunday not only dubbed four innocent Indian nationals as Bangladeshis' but also depicted them as terrorists' for the simple reason

Bangalore, Nov 10: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is understood to be planning a shake-up of his council of ministers by this year-end, and four to five ministers are likely to be shown the door. According to sources, reshuffle of portfolios are also on the cards. Under-performance and ill-health are said to be the two main factors that are going to determine the reshuffle. The chief minister has

Malappuram, Nov 10: A warm reception awaited a four-member Gulf Malayali team which reached here from Saudi Arabia after travelling thousands of kilo metres by road on Sunday. The adventure group, which left Jeddah in Saudi Arabia on September 24 by a brand-new car, arrived here in good health and cheer. Mujeeb Rahman Kodassery from Kondotty, Arafath Vattipparambath from Angadipuram, Abdul Nasar

Bengaluru, Nov 10: Three suspected terrorists were picked up by police a day after Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) received a text message that warned of a terrorist attack. Two major airports in South India - Bengaluru and Chennai - were on high alert for two days following the threat. According to the International Airport police, around 9.30 pm on Saturday, the terminal manager at the

Jaipur, Nov 10: Members of a community panchayat in a tribal area of Rajsamand district blackened a 45-year-old woman's face, stripped her and paraded her on a donkey's back on Saturday evening. The panchayat members accused the woman of killing her nephew and held a meeting in which the shocking punishment was meted out to her. As the matter came to light after the victim's husband lodged an FIR

New Delhi, Nov 10: Complaints of inefficiency, failure to get a “grip” over the ministry and row over the increase of personal assets have cost D V Sadananda Gowda the high-profile Railway portfolio. There were murmurs in the national capital's political circle over the past month that Gowda might be shunted out, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi was “unhappy” with his performance. They came true

Mangaluru, Nov 9: A debt-ridden businessman ended his life by setting himself ablaze at Bejai area in Mangaluru, police sourced said. The deceased has been identified as Alwyn Praveen D'Souza (40). He is survived by his wife and two young children. D'Souza took the extreme step as he failed to repay huge amount of money borrowed from others, sources said. It is learnt that D'Souza who was into

Mangaluru, Nov 9: Officers of customs at Mangalore International Airport on the outskirts of the city on Sunday seized 140.9 grams of gold smuggled by an international passenger. The smuggled cold was in the form of cut pieces of a gold bar concealed in the Microwave oven motor. Valued at Rs 3,69,158 the gold was in the possession of passenger, who arrived from Dubai. The accused is Shanid

Mangaluru, Nov 9: A total of 90 units of blood collected from individuals and donation camps are being disposed by the Dakshina Kannada district unit of Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS) as the validity of the untransfused units expired recently. With a shelf life of merely 35 days, the blood units will be disposed through a proper disposal method in accordance with all applicable regulations. Since

Makkah, Nov 9: Dozens of ambassadors of Muslim countries and prominent Muslim scholars across the word took part in the ceremonial washing of the Kaaba on Saturday. Two scholars from South Indian state of Kerala - Shaikh A.P. Aboobakar Ahmed Musliar, the General Secretary of the All India Muslim Scholars Association and Ahmed Siddeeq also attended the ceremony. The washing ceremony was led by