Karnataka

Mangalore, Jun 28: Newly nominated Member of Legislative Council of Karnataka and Congress leader Ivan D 'Souza got a rousing welcome at Mangalore International Airport on Saturday. Mr D 'Souza was welcomed by a large number of Congress activists, well-wishers and supporters who thronged Airport to welcome their leader on his first visit to Mangalore after taking charge as the MLC. The party

Panaji, Jun 28: Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday said the state government will not tolerate, if Sri Ram Sene tries to create law and order problem in Goa. "Who does it is not important, neither the name (of the person) is. We will not tolerate anyone creating law and order problem in the state," Parrikar told reporters, on Sri Ram Sene Chief Pramod Muthalik's announcement to set-up

Mangalore, Jun 28: The Muslim fasting month of Ramadan will begin in Mangalore, Udupi and other parts of coastal Karnataka on Sunday. Moon sightings are reported from various areas, sources connected to Khazis of Ullal, Mangalore and Udupi said. The Thakbeer was pronounced from the minarets of the mosques across Dakshina Kannada and Udupi after Maghrib Namaz, as all religious scholars and Khazis

Panaji, Jun 28: In an indictment of Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi's governing abilities, party general secretary Digvijaya Singh said the Gandhi scion does not have a temperament suited to the ruling benches. In an interview to a Goa cable news channel Friday and telecast Saturday, Digvijaya Singh also said Rahul should have taken up the responsibility of leading the party in the Lok Sabha

Mangalore/Kochi, Jun 28: International Airports in Mangalore and Kochi were put on high alert after Cochin International Airport (CIA) received threatening calls stating that it would be attacked by terrorists with AK-47s, a top airport official said. CIA Director A K C Nair said that the security would remain high and the red alert would continue till Monday. The CIA on Friday evening received

Bantwal, Jun 28: Unable to pay heavy hospital bills, a middle aged endosulfan victim allegedly committed suicide in her house at Alike near Vittal in Bantwal tauluk. The deceased is Kusuma (45), wife of Ramanna Gowda. It is learnt that Kusuma was diagnosed with cancer in 2009, and in 2013 she was identified as a victim of endosulfan. She was reportedly dejected over the rising cost of treating her

Kasaragod, Jun 28: Two students were drowned in a pond at Nellikkata, near Badiadukka, on Friday. The boys, identified as Sadiq and Faris, both 18 and residing in the Churippallam locality, went missing while taking bath in the pond, a senior police officer supervising the rescue operation said. Both the boys were pursuing Plus Two.The incident was reported around 4.30 p.m. The boys could not be

Udupi, Jun 28: BJP leader and former Udupi MLA K Raghupati Bhat has alleged the Udupi City Municipal Council (CMC) of indulging in corruption. Addressing media persons here, Mr. Bhat said that CMC had issued tenders for many works that had already been completed. “Tenders were called again for as many as 174 projects in different parts of Udupi. But in nearly half of these – involving around Rs

Mangalore, Jun 28: Three miscreants waylaid a teenager and assaulted him in Mulihitlu in Mangalore South police station limits on Friday. The victim is 18-year-old Karthik, a resident of Mulihitlu. One of the accused has been identified as Vikky. According to police Karthik was returning home on his motorcycle with his brother Kaushik on the pillion. Around 8 a.m. Vikky and two others reportedly

Bangalore, Jun 28: Lokayukta officials on Friday conducted simultaneous raids at houses and offices of seven government officials across the State, including a 1988 batch Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer, and unearthed assets disproportionate to their known source of income to the tune of over Rs. 7 crore. The officials have also booked cases against the officials under the provisions of the