Karnataka

New Delhi, Oct 8: The prime minister Narendra Modi-led BJP government is likely to appoint A Surya Prakash, a rightwing columnist and distinguished fellow at the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), a New Delhi-based think tank, as chairperson of Prasar Bharati, the body that operates state broadcaster Doordarshan and All India Radio (AIR), people familiar with the development said on

Mangalore, Oct 8: In yet another case of moral policing in the city, a group of miscreants assaulted a professional photographer for being friendly with a woman belonging to another community. The victim has been identified as Raghavendra, a 40-year-old, photographer, who has a photo studio at a commercial complex near Hampankatta Junction in the city. The group barged into his office located at

Mangalore, Oct 8: A middle aged man has been brutally murdered near a temple at Shaktinagar, Mangalore. The victim has been identified as Hameed, aged around 40 years. Unconfirmed sources said that he was a resident of Bunder area in Mangalore. The maimed body of Hameed was found lying on ground on Tuesday night near Vaidhyanatha temple at Shakthinagar, police sources said. The dead body bore

Jeddah, Oct 8: More than 4,000 flights are scheduled to transport one million pilgrims back to their home countries within the next few weeks, said Khalid Al-Harbi, director of Haj services at King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) in Jeddah. œThere are 20 percent more departing flights than arriving flights,  he said. œThis is due to the fact that thousands made an early arrival at the

Mangalore, Oct 8: Protesting BJP-led union government's apathy in continuing the subsidy, hundreds of employees of Mangalore Chemicals and Fertilizers (MCF), the lone chemical fertilizer manufacturer in Karnataka, staged a demonstration in the city. The employees took out the march from Tagore Park in the city to the Deputy Commissioner's office on Tuesday under the banner of MCF Mangala Workers'

Mangalore, Oct 8: Athletes from Karnataka who bag gold medals in next Olympics will get Rs one crore cash award from state government, promised Minister for Youth Empowerment and Sports Abhayachandra Jain. Speaking with media persons after welcoming Incheon Asiad gold medallist athlete Poovamma at the Mangalore International Airport on Tuesday, he said that the government will give Rs 50 lakh for

Kasargod, Oct 8: Public Works Minister V.K. Ebrahim Kunju inaugurated the 45-metre-long Nellikkunnu beach bridge, reconstructed at a cost of Rs.4.15 crore, near here on Tuesday. He said that the government had decided to promulgate an ordinance exempting toll collection for bridges that cost up to Rs.10 crore. Expressing concern over the high cost involved in land acquisition for building basic

New Delhi, Sep 7: India has been ranked 18th globally on the list of most desirable destinations to work, even as 70-80 per cent of Indians are willing to work in an overseas location, says a new report. The US has been ranked on the top, followed by the UK, Canada, Germany and Switzerland, making them the five most desirable countries to work on the list compiled by the Boston Consulting Group

Mangalore, Oct 7: Mangalore's golden girl Machettira Raju Poovamma, who bagged two medals in Asian Games 2014, was accorded a rousing reception in the city on her arrival from South Korea on Tuesday. Dakshina Kannada district-in-charge minister B Ramanath Rai, minister for sports, youth services and fisheries K Abhaychadra Jain, Deputy Commissioner A B Ibrahim, Zilla Panchayat president Asha

Bangalore, Oct 7: In a huge blow to the AIADMK, the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday denied bail to former Tamil Nadu chief minister and AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa in the Rs 66.65 crore disproportionate assets case. Denying bail to the convicted leader, the court said that there wasn't sufficient ground for awarding bail to her. "The High Court has correctly rejected the bail for Jayalalithaa,"