Karnataka

Mangalore, Oct 30: Activists of Akhila Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parisad, the students' wing of BJP, staged a protest in Mangalore on Wednesday demanding that the bus fare be reduced as the price of diesel has come down by Rs. 4 a litre. ABVP city unit president Jayesh P.K. said the government had not brought down the bus fare for KSRTC and private buses even a week after the price of diesel was reduced

Mangalore, Oct 30: The women, who had accused an associate professor of commerce department in Mangalore University of “raping her” after the false promise of marriage, staged a silent protest on Wednesday demanding “justice”. On a day of high drama on the Mangalore University campus, a woman staged a protest against an associate professor in the department of commerce, saying he had raped her on

Bangalore, Oct 30: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday took a jibe at Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC)?president G Parameshwara, saying the fact that the latter had completed four years in office shows he has the “blessings of party president Sonia Gandhi and vice president Rahul Gandhi.” Parameshwara has been upset with the party for not making him the deputy chief minister, and

Bangalore, Oct 30: Agitating doctors called off their stir unconditionally on Wednesday following talks with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. Speaking to reporters after a two-hour-long talk with representatives of the State Government Doctors' Association, Siddaramaiah announced that the doctors had agreed to end their stir and resume work. Those doctors who had resigned in the past two days will

Mangalore, Oct 29: After a long gap of five-and-a-half years, the Judical Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Court has begun the hearing in the infamous pub attack case where a group of Hindutva vigilantes barged into a pub and lynched young girls and other revelers in broad daylight in January 2009. One of the accused named in the case, advocate Dinakar Shetty had filed an appeal in the high court

Belthangady, Oct 29: The police seized over 300 kilograms of beef in a raid conducted at an alleged illegal slaughter house at Kuttetti in Tannirpatna village in Belthangady taluk on Wednesday. The slaughter house was being run merely 20 metres from the highway by two local residents Abbas and Shareef. Both the accused fled from the slaughter house when the police raided the area, it is learnt. On

Mangalore, Oct 29: The first shipment of building material to Minicoy Island (Lakshadeep) has commenced at New Mangalore Port Trust. M.V. PFS Prosperity berthed at the port on Monday to load building materials like gravel and manufactured sand. The loading operation is in full swing and the vessel is expected to sail on Thursday. This is the first coastal movement of cargo to Minicoy from New

New Delhi, Oct 30: Indians need more general physicians to address most of their health problems but the country has more specialists than general practitioners, experts feel. For a country which produces some 50,000 MBBS doctors a year, a majority 30,000 opt for speciality or super-speciality courses, Naresh Gupta of the cardiology department of the Maulana Azad Medical college said here

New Delhi, Oct 29: Subsidised cooking gas (LPG) rates have been hiked by Rs 3 per cylinder after the government raised the commission paid to dealers. The commission paid to dealers was last week hiked by Rs 3 per 14.2-kg cylinder to Rs 43.71. Consequently, retail selling price of subsidised LPG too have been increased in the same proportion, officials said. Dealers' commission was last revised in

Puttur, Oct 29: Advocate and notary Fazal Raheem was chosen as the new president of Puttur block Congress committee here on Tuesday. KPCC president G Parameshwar nominated Fazal Raheem as the new president of the block committee and notified that he should immediately take charge of his post, said Puttur MLA Shakunthala Shetty. Informing mediapersons of the nomination of Fazal Raheem as the new