Karnataka

Mangalore, Aug 22: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will inaugurate Mangalore Dasara 2014 at Kudroli Sri Gokarnanatha Temple on September 27. According to a press release issued by former Union minister and Kudroli Temple chief patron B Janardhan Poojary, Siddaramaiah will formally inaugurated Mangalore Dasara at the temple premises on September 27 at 6.30pm. Under the guidance of Poojary, who was

Bangalore, Aug 22: The Bharatiya Janata Party alleged that the Congress government in the State has insulted the Constitution and the NDA government at the Centre by not installing photographs of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the chambers of Ministers and offices in the State Secretariat. Addressing presspersons here, BJP spokesperson C T Ravi, MLA, criticised Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for

Jeddah, Aug 22: Indian pilgrims will no longer be troubled by having to pack cans of Zamzam water into their luggage when returning home after completing their Haj. As part of the arrangement with the Haj Committee of India, Saudi Arabian Airlines will carry these cans on their return flights after disembarking pilgrims at Jeddah airport's Haj Terminal. The specially packaged Zamzam water cans

Mangalore, Aug 22: A 12-year-old child worker from a teacher's home was rescued at High-Tech Security lane located in Falnir in Mangalore. The officials of Labour Department and ChildLine rescued the girl from teacher Edwin Jacob who hails from Uttar Pradesh in a surprise inspection. It is said the ChildLine officials received a call from unknown persons saying that a minor girl was working in

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 22: Kerala moved a step closer to a long-debated possibility of prohibition on liquor after the Congress-led ruling United Democratic Front (UDF) on Thursday recommended a complete ban on its sale in the state phased over the next 10 years. Chief Minister Oommen Chandy told reporters after a meeting with coalition partners here that only bars in five-star hotels would

Bangalore, Aug 21: The Bharatiya Janata Party, which is training its guns on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, turned the heat on CM's media adviser Dinesh Amin Mattu. BJP State president Pralhad Joshi demanded that the Chief Minister should sack M. Mattu for his remarks that he had learnt that the exhaustive coverage of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech in private TV channels was part of a

Gaza, Aug 21: Israeli aircraft have killed three top Hamas commanders in southern Gaza, inflicting a heavy blow on the movement's armed wing after failing to kill its top military chief. Thursday's attack, on a day when a total of 26 people were reported killed in Gaza, came a day after the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said Israel's offensive may be an extended operation. The Qassam

Mangalore, Aug 21: In memory of the slain rationalist Narendra Dabholkar, several anti-superstition activists held a protest meeting in front of the deputy commissioner's office here on Wednesday, condemning the ineffectiveness of the CBI in investigation his murder. A year after Pune-based rationalist and anti-superstition activist Narendra Dabholkar was shot dead by unknown assailants on August

Bangalore, Aug 21: Moderate voter turnout of about 30 per cent was reported till 1 pm in the by-polls to three Assembly constituencies in Karnataka today, where the ruling Congress and BJP are locked in a prestigious tussle. Officials said about 30 per cent voting was reported from Chikkodi-Sadalga and Shikaripura and 38 per cent in Bellary Rural, with the polling process being peaceful. The three

Mangalore, Aug 21: The two accused arrested in connection with red sandalwood smuggling case in Mangalore on Wednesday, were produced before the magistrate on Thursday, and remanded to14 days of judicial custody. The arrested Samuel and Ganesh Kumar were produced in the court by officials from Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI). The DRI officials picked up Samuel and Ganesh for