Karnataka

Bangalore, Oct 15: In a suspected hate crime, an engineering student from the northeastern state of Manipur was attacked in Bangalore last night by men who allegedly demanded that he "speak in the Kannada language or get lost".The attack took place at Kothanur, a part of the city which has a high density of outstation students, particularly from the northeast states and Africa. There have been

Mangalore, Oct 15: The Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence (DGCEI), which is the apex intelligence agency under the Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC) for combating evasion of Central Excise Duty and Service Tax, has established a new regional unit at Mangalore. The office was formally inaugurated by D.Purushotham,IRS, Commissioner of Customs, Mangalore on Wednesday. Lakshmi

Kochi, Oct 15: A prominent member of the Kuwaiti royal family had a narrow escape on Monday when his speed boat capsized off Munambam near Kochi. Sources said Al-Nasser Al-Sabah fell into the backwaters after his speed yacht, powered by double Yamaha engines, sank and took in a 'lot of water'. The prince was saved by fishermen in the area. "We were given an unofficial direction that the prince

Dubai, Oct 15: The India Expo 2014, a two day Trade Exhibition and International Buyer-Seller Meet, was inaugurated at on Wednesday in Dubai. The event is expected to boost bilateral trade between India and United Arab Emirates (UAE) by over $20 billion and open opportunities in both trade and investment. Mangalore-based cashew exporter and Chairman of Federation of Indian Export Organisations

I am the son of a sportsman, I grew up in England, Bhopal, Pataudi, Delhi and Mumbai, and I am more Indian than any Hindu or Muslim I know because I am both. I wrote this piece not to comment on the masses or the problems of communalism in India and its villages, but because this is an issue that concerns my friends and their families. It wasn't peacefully accepted by anyone, initially, when my

Mangalore, Oct 15: The construction work of the road under bridge (RUB) in lieu of level crossing on Padil-Bajal road in the city formally commenced on Tuesday. As a result the railway level crossing on Padil-Bajal has been closed for all types of traffic. The new RUB is being built at a cost of Rs 5.61 crores and it is expected to be completed and ready for use by February 2015. Half of the cost

Mangalore, Oct 15: On occasion of International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, Center for Health and Development (CHD) and Roshni Nilaya School of Social Work, Mangalore in association with The Mangalore Fire Station, Karnataka Fire and Emergency services conducted a mock fire drill at Roshni Nilaya School of social work Campus Ground. The programme began at 12:30 pm with the arrival of Chief

Mangalore, Oct 15: Two among the three persons who allegedly attempted to drag a woman inside an auto-rickshaw was arrested by the sleuths of Puttur Town police station. The arrested have been identified as Adam Kanya and Abdul Kunhi. Another accused Hamza, a local resident is absconding. The police said the trio allegedly sexually harassed a 26-year-woman and tried to pull her into an auto

Kundapur, Oct 15: Calling India 'Jagat guru' or world guru, a local leader of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh said that being the only nationalist patriotic organisation in India RSS is striving for the materialization of'great India' dream. Addressing RSS volunteers at a public meet after a march organized by Kundapur unit of RSS at Board High School Maidan on Tuesday, Janardhan, the Mangalore Vibhag

Mangalore, Oct 15: Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious'MP Model Village Scheme' (Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana), Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel has decided to launch the scheme with a village in Sullia taluk of the district. In five years, five villages in the Dakshina Kannada constituency will be selected and developed as model villages under the scheme, beginning with a village in