Karnataka

Mangalore, Oct 28: Weeks after Muslims across the world celebrated Eid-ul-Adha, the Jamiyyathul Falah, a city based philanthropic organization hosted a special Eid get-together for special children of a special school in the city. Special students, their parents, teachers and community leaders shared the joy of Eid in the programme organized on Monday at Saanidhya Residential School & Training

Dubai, Oct 28: Kerala-born businessman and the Managing Director of the LuLu Group, Yusuff Ali MA, has retained his top position in the annual list of powerful Indians in Gulf countries for the fifth time in a row. The Indian Power List', published Sunday by Arabian Business, named Ali as the most powerful Indian in the Gulf countries. His Lulu Group has a strong presence in the Middle East's

Bijapur, Oct 28: A P Aboobakar Musliyar, the general secretary of All India Muslim Scholars Association and founder of Jamia Markazu Ssaquafathi Ssunniyya has urged the people and government of Karnataka to strive to make the state alcohol-free. Addressing a mass gathering at Bijapur as part of his nine-day long Karnataka Yatra', he said that the assumption that the government would suffer

Mangalore, Oct 28: Lightning strikes have claimed at least two lives and caused widespread damages on Monday in Belthangady taluk of Dakshina Kannada district. The deceased have been identified as Kumari Baby (28) and Ashok (24). They were killed in separate incidents. Kumari Baby was walking to a grocery store in Savanoor, Belthangady taluk at around 5 p.m., when lightning struck her, said the

Mangalore, Oct 28: A group of miscreants allegedly belonging to Sangh Parivar assaulted two friends-a male and a female-belonging to different communities for being together in the city. The male victim has been identified as Zabeeullah (22), a resident of Katipalla, who works in a retail outlet in Mangalore. The female victim is his 21-year-old colleague, sources said. The incident occurred at

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 27: A kiss can also be a strong expression of dissent and it will take centre stage at a protest against moral policing in Kochi on November 2. The promoters of the event, œKiss of Love , hope to make a strong statement against self-appointed guardians of culture. People have been invited to gather near the Marine Drive in Kochi at 5 pm on November 2 with placards carrying

Mangalore/Udupi, Oct 28: A total of 192 government medical officers and programme officers have tendered resignation on Monday in twin district of in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi in protest against the government's failure to fulfil their demands. As many as 88 doctors have tendered resignation in Dakshina Kannada. The resignation of the doctors did not affect the patients in District Wenlock and

Mysore, Oct 28: Several doctors and medical officers of the Department of Health and Family Welfare, under the aegis of Karnataka State Government Medical Officers Association (KSGMOA), boycotted work to submit their resignations to the government, on Monday. While representatives of KSGMOA claimed that 240 persons have submitted their resignation, District Health Officer (DHO) said that only 60

New Delhi, Oct 28: Railway Minister D V Sadananda Gowda said on Monday that he would explain to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah regarding reports that his assets had almost doubled after he became union minister. Dismissing media reports that Modi and Shah had sought his explanation, Gowda said œI will give details to both of them on my own in a couple of days . œNeither

Bangalore, Oct 27: Stepping up their two day agitation, 911 government doctors on Monday resigned from their posts over the state government's alleged failure to meet their 14 point charter of demands, including wage revision. "As many as 911 government doctors have submitted their resignations. However their resignations have not been accepted," Health Minister U T Khader told reporters here. A