Karnataka

Mangalore, Sep 10: Nirbhaya' centres will be set up in each district to help the women victims of molestation, rape, sexual assault, domestic violence, said Principal secretary to Karnataka government Women and Child Welfare Department Dr Amitha Prasad. Speaking to mediapersons on the sidelines of a one-day workshop on prevention of sexual harrassment at work place, here at Zilla Panchayat hall on

Kollur, Sep 10: Telugu film actress Anushka Shetty visited the Mookambika Temple here on Tuesday. She offered a special pooja at the temple along with her father Vittal Shetty. She was received by Temple trustees and priests. Her next film will be with Superstar Rajnikant titled Lingaa'. Directed by K S Ravikumar, ' Lingaa' has Rajinikanth and Sonakshi Sinha, Anushka Shetty in the lead with

Riyadh, Sep 10: The Ministry of Labor (MOL) recently posted an advisory on its official social network account stating that a newly recruited foreign worker can look for another sponsor without permission if his company fails to issue a work permit as a result of being in the Red or Yellow zone category. If a company falls within the Red or Yellow zones it is not allowed to recruit foreign workers

Kasargod, Sep 10: Family members of Haridas, a soldier of the Indian Army from Kasargod, are keeping their fingers crossed about his safety. Jayalakshmi, wife of Lance Naik Haridas, was contacted by her husband on September 5. He told her that he, along with other army personnel, was swept away in the swollen waters, and 20 personnel had managed to swim to safety. Mr Haridas told his wife over

Puttur, Sep 10: A 21-year-old man has been arrested at Kadaba in Puttur taluk for allegedly attempting to murder his girlfriend after making her pregnant. The accused, Anand, a distant relative of girl Padmavathi (19), reportedly refused to marry the girl, who had become pregnant. According to the victim, Anand, who had sexual relationship with her, was insisting her to abort the fetus. When she

New Delhi, Sep 10: Hubli and Belgaum will be among the first five cities in the country to get no-frills airports with the construction set to start in the next six months. The other cities where such airports will come up are Tezu (Arunachal Pradesh), Kishangarh (Rajasthan) and Jharsuguda (Odisha). These airports have been shortlisted from 50 towns in remote areas and various unconnected regions

Bangalore, Sept 9: Former Chief Minister and Opposition BJP Leader in the Assembly Jagadish Shettar today accused the Karnataka government of inefficiency and lethargy in providing relief to those affected by heavy rains in parts of the state. "Government is not showing efficiency in making relief available to those affected due to heavy rains;..Chief Minister is showing lethargy. He has gone to

New Delhi, Sep 9: Senior leader JP Nadda has been apointed the secretary of BJP's revamped Central Election Committee by party chief Amit Shah, replacing Ananth Kumar. The 15-membe CEC, which decides on the party candidates and takes other important election related decisions at the national level, was recently revamped by Shah after he took charge as party chief. Party veterans like L K Advani

Mangalore, Sep 9: The court of judicial magistrate first class (JMFC) in Mangalore has pronouncing the quantum of sentence against former Mayor K Abdul Aziz in a case related to poll code violations took place six years ago. He was sentenced for two month imprisonment and levied with a fine of Rs 10000. Judge Undi Manjula Shivappa ordered that the convict will have to undergo additional one month

Dammam, Sep 9: A youth from Dakshina Kannada district was killed after he fell from a flat in Dammam, in Eastern Province of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The deceased has been identified as Nouman Raza Khadar, resident of Nelligudde, Bolanthimogru, Vitla. Nouman fell from building while doing some plumbing work on Monday morning. He is survived by his parents, two brothers and a sister. The body was