Karnataka

Muzaffarnagar, Jun 4: The district authorities have filed cases against Sanjeev Balyan, the Minister of State for Agriculture in Narendra Modi-led new government, and 60 others for violation of prohibitory orders in connection with Muzaffarnagar riots. A case was filed yesterday against 61 people including Balyan, two BJP MPs Bhartendu Singh and Hukum Singh, BJP MLAs Sangit Som and Suresh Rana

Pune, Jun 4: In a frightening incident, a young Muslim IT professional was brutally murdered by the extremists belonging to a Hindu outfit, as he was returning home Monday night in Maharashtra, where political parties are gearing up for impending Assembly elections. Police identified the victim as Mohsin Sadiq Shaikh, a 24-year-old from Solapur district, who worked as an IT manager with a private

Mangalore, Jun 4: Two students from the city-based Srinivas Institute of Technology, Valachil, have developed an Android application to bridge the communication gap that exists between hearing impaired and normal individuals. In an attempt to utilise their technical skills for a good cause, two students in their final year of engineering – Jaseem Abbas and Jose Baby – have developed this unique

Mangalore, Jun 4: Officers of Customs at Mangalore International Airport have seized 2 kilograms of gold valued at Rs 54.20 lakh from a passenger who arrived from Dubai. The two gold bars weighing two kilograms were concealed inside the shoes of a passenger identified as Ibrahim Khaleel son of Ibrahim Kunnil, a resident of Kunnil House Chowki Kunnil, Kudlu PO, village in Kasaragod district. He

Mangalore, May 30: Jamiyyatul Falah, Mangalore corporation unit, organized a Common Entrance Test seat selection process awareness camp for minority students who have passed the CET for entry into professional courses. Nearly 200 students from various parts of coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi took part in the day-long camp recently held at JF Community Centre, Mangalore. Resources

United Nations, Jun 4: Appalled by the brutal rape and murder of two teenaged girls in India, UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon has demanded action against sexual violence and appealed to the society to reject the destructive attitude of "boys will be boys". "In just the last two weeks, we have seen despicable attacks against women and girls around the world — from Nigeria to Pakistan and from

Mangalore, Jun 4: A Non Resident Indian businessman hailing from Hejamady died in United Arab Emirates due to cardiac arrest on Tuesday. Ibrahim Husain Sheik, proprietor of Kankanady based Anjuman Travels is the deceased. He was 63. He was brother-in-law of Basheer Baikampady, former deputy mayor of Mangalore City Corporation. He is survived by his wife, three daughters, a son and a large number

Bangalore, Jun 4: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has found pictures of two women on the cellphone of Additional Director General of Police P Ravindranath who has been accused of taking their photographs at a coffee shop on Cunningham Road on May 26. “There were two pictures in Ravindranath 's cellphone – one clicked at 10.46 am and the other at 10.48 am on May 26. The images show the

Dubai, Jun 4: An Indian expatriate was found dead in an apparent suicide at his room in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a media report said. The body of 51-year-old Brinja Sami M N, with a wire cord around his neck, was found by the police at his accommodation in a labour camp in Sharjah's Al Sajjah area, The Gulf Today reported Sunday. Sami was a construction worker in a Sharjah-based company

New Delhi, Jun 4: Minister for health and family welfare U T Khader urged union railway minister DV Sadananda Gowda to set up separate railway division for Mangalore at the earliest. Accompanied by minister for power D K Shivakumar, Mr Khader called on Gowda at New Delhi on Tuesday and submitted a memorandum. In addition, Khader sought an education railway corridor between Mangalore-Manipal and