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New Delhi, Jul 23: The Pejawar Mutt chief pontiff Vishvesha Tirtha Swamiji on Tuesday called on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and “blessed him to serve the people with courage and compassion”. The prime minister reportedly requested the veteran Swamiji from Udupi to convey his good wishes to the people of coastal Karnataka. Sources closed to the seer said that Swamiji exhorted Mr Modi to take

Mangalore, Jul 23: Buildings which are in the construction phase may have their licenses cancelled if they fail to take measures to check the breeding of mosquitoes at the construction sites, said Mayor of Mangalore City Corporation Mahabala Marla. Speaking at a meeting convened to discuss measures to check malaria in the MCC limits, he said that a committee would be formed to form a malaria

Riyadh, Jul 22: Saudi police arrested an Arab man for begging although he had in excess of SR1.2 million (nearly Rs 2 crore) and an expensive four-wheel vehicle. Police said the unnamed man, a resident of a nearby Gulf country, is visiting the Gulf kingdom on a tourist visa with his wife and three children, adding that he was found to be staying in a luxury furnished apartment in the Western Saudi

Bangalore, July 22: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today courted a fresh controversy over the alleged rape of a six-year old girl in a city public school, as he asked the media if it did not have any other issue. "Except that, don't you have any other issue? Is this the only news you have?" Siddaramaiah snapped back at reporters who sought to know the latest on the case that has evoked

Mangalore, Jul 22: Hundreds of college students took to the streets in a mass protest rally held under the aegis of Akhila Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) demanding a halt on the numerous cases of rape and sexual assault on college students and minors occurring in the state. Male and female students alike, from several colleges in Mangalore city came together to raise their collective voices

Moodbidri, Jul 22: A mass Iftar get-together was organized for around 3,000 people by Alva's Education Foundation, Moodbidri recently for the 11th consecutive year during the month of Ramadan. In an example of showing integration and religious tolerance, founder of the educational institution Dr M Mohan Alva had been organising Iftar get-togethers from the past ten years in the college campus for

Mangalore, Jul 22: A group of students of St Raymond's College, Vamanjoor, on the outskirts of the city on Tuesday boycotted the classes and staged a protest against their Kannada lecturer Harish Acharya after one of the II PUC students accused him sexually harassing her. Several parents also took part in the protest. Meanwhile, the management of the college has warned the students and defended

New Delhi, Jul 22: Indian Mujahideen (IM) alleged co-founder Yasin Bhatkal, arrested for his alleged involvement in various terror strikes across India, on Monday claimed before a court here that he is being treated "worse than an animal" in Tihar Jail and not provided proper food in the month of Ramadan. Bhatkal, who was produced before the court, claimed this before Additional Sessions Judge Raj

Dubai, Jul 22: The age of Indian domestic workers looking for employment in Saudi Arabia has been set between 25 and 50 years under a new employment agreement finalised by the two countries, media reported. "Our agreement with India sets the age of the domestic workers coming to the Kingdom (Saudi Arabia) at between 25 and 50 years. If an Indian maid aged 25 agrees to come to Saudi Arabia, the

New Delhi, Jul 22: In a bid to prevent human rights violations among Indian migrant workers in the Gulf region, Amnesty International India and UAE Exchange India have launched a "Go to Gulf with rights" campaign. The awareness campaign will provide information about migrant workers' rights under Indian and international law, legally authoriZed channels for migration, pre-departure training