Karnataka

Mangalore, Jun 22: District In-charge Minister B Ramanath Rai has asked officials of the housing board and public works department to form a committee to finalise a location in Mangalore City Corporation limits to construct a new complex that would become the hub of district administrative activity, and submit a report within a week. In a review meeting of developmental works held here on Saturday

Mangalore, Jun 22: Calling poetry a wonderful genre of literature, poetess Mamatha G Sagar said that a poem should contain the essence of literature to remain as a poem in the true sense of the word. Speaking after releasing Mallige Balli ' an anthology of Beary poems written by Abdul Raheem Teekay and published by Salma Bava Foundation in the city on Saturday, she said that the poetry is the only

Mangalore, Jun 22: The Kuwait Kerala Muslim Association (KKMA), a leading social welfare organization of Indians in Kuwait has launched a social change project (SCP) for the betterment of underprivileged families and offer them an opportunity to grow into a world of endless potential. The four programmes initiated under SCP are Early Detection Centre for heart diseases (EDC), Educational

Bangalore, Jun 22: Former Prime Minister H?D?Deve Gowda has lashed out at Narendra Modi led union government and Railway Railway Minister D V?Sadananda Gowda for holding previous government responsible for their blunders including rail fare hike. Addressing media persons here on Saturday the JD(S) veteran said that Modi led government should immediately stop fooling people and start serving the

Bangalore, Jun 22: A complaint has been lodged with the Lokayukta against Minister for Housing M.H. Ambareesh for availing three housing sites from the urban development authorities of Bangalore, Mysore and Mandya. Right to Information activist K.R. Raveendra, in his complaint on Saturday, said rules prohibit allotment of more than one site to an individual from any government body in the State

Mangalore, Jun 22: Officers of Customs at Mangalore International Airport on Saturday seized 1,200 Indian currency notes of Rs 500 denomination, totally valued at Rs 6 lakh that was in the illicit possession of and in excess of permissible limits from an air passenger. The passenger, Abdul Badoor Muhammed (33), hailing from Kasargod who was concealing the notes inside the walls of a carton box was

New Delhi, Jun 22: The government is learnt to have opened channels with Saudi Arabia for the rescue of captured Indians in Mosul city of Iraq. India has had good relations with the oil-rich country in recent years and the regime there is known to have some influence on Sunni militants in Iraq. The 40 Indians are suspected to have been kept in captivity by Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)

Mangalore, Jun 21: Taking advantage of internal feud between terrorist Ravi Pujari and his former right-hand Kali Yogish, Mangalore city police have continued crackdown on anti-national elements. Four days after nabbing Mohammed Haneef alias Ali at Ullal Railway Station, the CCB police on Saturday managed to arrest two more anti-nationals identified as Subrahmanya (27) and Kiran (30) at Permude

Mangalore, Jun 21: Mangalore City Corporation corporator and JD(S) leader Abdul Azeez Kudroli was arrested on Saturday, three days after MCC commissioner Ajith Kumar Hegde lodged a complaint against the former with Pandeshwar Police Station. Police sources said that Abdul Azeez, who represents Kudroli ward in the civic body, was arrested on charges of obstructing the MCC town planning officers

Mangalore, Jun 21: A history-sheeter was brutally hacked to death by unknown assailants in Maripalla near Farangipete on Saturday evening. Naushad (27) was confronted in front of Maripalla masjid by seven unknown assailants who allegedly came in a four-wheeler and attacked him with swords and sickles. According to sources, his assailants stabbed him multiple times and also chopped his hand before