Karnataka

Lucknow, Oct 26: The Uttar Pradesh unit of the Shiv Sena, an alliance partner of NDA government, would offer Rs 21,000 in cash to each Hindu family having 10 or more children. This, the Shiv Sena said, is an effort to counter the œgrowing influence of other communities . Shiv Sena's state president Anil Singh told The Sunday Express that the district units have been directed to identify such

Mangalore/Bangalore, Oct 26: Heavy rains continued to lash various parts of Karnataka on Sunday morning throwing normal life out of gear. The heavy downpour has also left a trail of woes for the residents of Bangalore, Shimoga and Bellary, with storm water gushing into the houses and inundating the low-lying areas. On Saturday, a 20-year-old man was washed away in water overflowing from a pond

Karwar, Oct 26: As many as 14 people on board a fishing boat capsized in the Arabian Sea after hitting a rock, near the lighthouse here were rescued by the Coast Guards. The mishap occurred as the driver of the boat lost control of it. Coast Guards inspector Aravind Kalaguji led the rescue operations. Those onboard included three fishermen and 11 tourists. The engine of the boat is damaged.

Mangalore, Oct 26: An engineering student from a private college in Puttur town of Dakshina Kannada district was accidentally drowned in the Puthige river in Kasargod. The deceased has been identified as Anup, 22, son of Padnayya, a resident of Puttur. Anup ventured into the river along with his friends around 12 noon on Saturday and was swept away by strong undercurrents, the police said. Anup

Gulbarga, Oct 26: Health and Family Welfare Minister U.T. Khader has reiterated that the State government is always ready to consider the genuine demands of the Karnataka Government Medical officers Association. However the government will not be cowed by their threats and blackmailing tactics, he clarified. Speaking to media persons here on Saturday, the Minister accused the office-bearers of the

Mangalore, Oct 26: Principal Secretary of Department of Agriculture and district in-charge secretary Bharat Lal Meena reviewed the progress of flagship projects or schemes implemented by the government which came under the purview of Dakshina Kannada district administration in a meeting with various department officials at deputy commissioner's office here on Saturday. During the meeting, the

Udupi, Oct 25: Three members of a family including a teenager lost their lives after they swept away by a high tide at Kaup beach in Udupi district on Saturday evening. The body of Jagadish Rao (40), a resident of Karkala was retrieved from the sea within a half an hour of the tragedy. However his cousin Sunil Rao, a resident of Sanur, and nephew Harsha (14), a student from Bangalore, who were

Nagpur, Oct 25: Union Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari today rode into a controversy when he was caught on camera entering RSS headquarters here on his scooter without wearing a helmet in violation of traffic rules. TV channels showed the 58-year-old BJP MP from Nagpur riding his white-coloured scooter to the Sangh headquarters in Mahal area of the city to meet RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat

Mangalore, Oct 25: Former union minister B Janardhan Poojary said that he would exert pressure on Karnataka chief minister to take quick action over the nomination of priestesses in around 36,000 Muzrai temples run by the government across the state. He was speaking to media persons after attending the house-warming ceremony of a widow Saroja Harishchandra who built a new house through her own

Belthangady, Oct 25: The 47th vardanthyothsava of the Pattabhisheka of Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari D Veerandra Heggade, was held at the Kshetra with pomp and splendour on Friday. It was on October 24, 1968 that Veerandra was anointed as the 21st Dharmadhikari of Dharmasthala. There was a greater celebration as the vardanthyothsava fell during the festival of Deepavali this year. A