Karnataka

Mangalore, Jun 24: Janata Dal (Secular) president H.D. Deve Gowda has appointed the working president of Dakshina Kannada unit of the party B Mahammed Kunhi as president of the district unit. The post was vacant following the resignation of M B Sadashiva. Mr Kunhi was serving as the district president of the party when M B Sadashiva resigned few days ago citing personal reasons. Mr Kunhi appointed

Jeddah, Jun 24: Four outstanding students of the International Indian School, Jeddah (IISJ) have received letters of appreciation from Indian Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Zubin Irani for scoring high marks in the Class XII CBSE exams. “Heartiest congratulations on your wonderful performance in the Central Board of Secondary Education Class XII examination this year,” the minister

Kunjathur, Jun 24: A 65-year-old man from Kasargod died at Makkah after collapsing due to massive cardiac arrest. The deceased has been identified as Usman, resident of Poochakudi near Udyavara 10th mile in Kasargod district. He had gone for Umrah pilgrimage along with his family a week ago although he was unwell. He collapsed while performing Umrah. He was found to have died of a massive heart

Bangalore, Jun 24: Traffic in the central parts of Bangalore city came to a grinding halt on Monday as thousands of sugarcane farmers from across the state took out a protest rally demanding the payment of cane arrears from the sugar mills. Office goers and general commuters that arrived at the City Railway station and bus stations had a harrowing time this morning as farmers sat on dharna on the

Bantwal, Jun 23: Intensifying its fight against the arrest of three youth in connection with the murder of Bajrang Dal activist Rajesh Poojary, the district unit of Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) staged a demonstration in front of the house of district in-charge minister B Ramanatha Rai on June 23. A rally was carried out from Kalpane to the premises of minister's house in Kallige

Mangalore, Jun 23: The Bantwal Rural police led by Superintendent of Police arrested six persons in connection with the murder of 27-year-old Naushad at Maripalla in Bantwal taluk, on Monday. The six arrested are Irfan alias Ippu (24) from Arkula, Tausif (22) from Pudu village, Mohammed Nisar (26) from Padi in Pudu village, Mohammed Nisar (24) from Perimar in Pudu village, Abdul Sattar (27) from

Bangalore, Jun 23: Karnataka Revenue Minister Srinivas Prasad today said the state government would take necessary steps to expedite the process of providing assistance to farmers for replanting horticultural crops hit by untimely rains and hailstorms early last month. The government has already released Rs 320 crore assistance to farmers, he said, but admitted that the relief has not reached them

Mangalore, Jun 23: Members of Mangalore City North Block Congress Committee staged a rail roko ' demonstration at Mangalore Central railway station here on Monday, protesting against the steep hike in railway passenger fares by 14.2 percent and freight fares by 6.5 percent. Following a demonstration outside the railway terminal at Mangalore Central railway station, the demonstrators proceeded

Udupi, Jun 23: Shimoga MP B S Yeddyurappa has lashed out at chief minister Siddaramaiah for State government 's initiative to provide an additional Rs. 2 per litre of milk as incentive to milk producers of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Speaking to presspersons before participating in a party workers ' meeting at Byndoor in Udupi district, the former chief minister said the move by

Shimoga, Jun 23: Reshma Sultana, a 22 year old woman, exhibited her undying passion for teaching when she appeared for the Karnataka Teachers ' Eligibility Test (KARTET) on Sunday, merely 24 hours after she gave birth to a baby boy. Ms. Sultana didn 't give natural birth. So much was her love for teaching that even after undergoing a painful and tiresome cesarean section, she reminded her husband