Karnataka

Mangalore, Apr 24: While continuing to focus steadfastly on the Kabeer encounter case in Sringeri, the state government has been consistently neglecting the problems faced by people in Dakshina Kannada such as lack of drinking water in several gram panchayats or the damage to crops due to heavy rainfall in the recent past in Belthangady taluk in the district, alleged BJP district president Pratap

Muscat, Apr 24: An Indian woman, who was jailed last year for killing her alcoholic husband, is being sent back to India after being released on compassionate grounds, a media report said Thursday. The appeals court in Oman's Sur city last week had reduced the the woman term from five-years to six months — which ended on Thursday — as her daughters are minors. The 40-year-old woman, who worked as

Dubai, Apr 24: Dubai's iconic Burj Al Arab hotel is offering to organise weddings on its helipad, at 212-metre above the sea level - at a price. Each ceremony will be specially designed by a wedding architect who will be responsible for every detail. The experience has a starting price of USD 55,000 approximately. Each wedding is individually priced depending on the requirements of the bride and

Bhatkal, Apr 24: Nabeel Musthafa of Anjuman Engineering College, Bhatkal, has secured 12 gold medals. He is the first rank holder in B.E. (Civil Engineering) and has also got the highest aggregate marks in all eight semester examinations conducted by Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU). With this he created a new record by bagging maximum number of gold medals in the history of VTU

Bhatkal, Apr 24: A dead snake like creature was allegedly found in a tetra pack of a branded mango fruit juice after a girl had consumed its contents Bhatkal on Wednesday. The strange creature was found in one of the 160 ml tetra packs of Frooti purchased by the caretaker of a woman, who had been admitted at a private hospital in the town. The woman was recovering in the hospital after delivering

Mangalore, Apr 24: Mangalore North MLA B A Mohiuddin Bava has urged the organizations and members of both communities to exercise restraint as the government is taking necessary action in Kabeer killing case. Speaking to media persons here on Thursday, Mr Bava said that those who committed the murder of a youth without any provocation will not be spared. “Culprit will be punished. It is the

Mumbai, Apr 24: Vijay Mallya-promoted Mangalore Chemicals & Fertilizers (MCF) is facing a hostile takeover bid. Deepak Fertilisers has increased its stake in MCF to over 25 per cent and made an open offer to buy another 26 per cent for Rs 190 crore. If the open offer to shareholders succeeds, Deepak Fertilisers, headed by Sailesh C Mehta, will wrest control of the firm, which belongs to the debt

Mangalore, Apr 24: Rajesh Pavitran Kulai, District President of Akhila Bharat Hindu Yuvaka Sabha filed a complaint against Ali Hasan, president, Beef Traders' Association Mangalore alleging defamatory speech at protest rally organized by Popular Front of India on April 20 against the killing of Kabeer by ANF personnel. Mr Kulai alleged that Mr Hasan dared Bajarang Dal members to stop cattle

Udupi, Apr 24: The Udupi district unit of Karnataka Komu Sauhrada Vedike staged protest in front of the District Police office here on Wednesday against the cow-dung attack on Dakshina Kannada Karnataka Komu Sauhrada Vedike President Suresh Bhat Bakrabail. In a memorandum to the Superintendent of Police Boralingaiah M B, the district president Rajashekhar alleged that the Sang Pariwar members are

Bangalore, Apr 24: BBMP corporator H S Lalitha, who was arrested on Tuesday on the charge of shoplifting, was granted bail by the 9th Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) court on Wednesday evening. Lalitha is from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and represents Girinagar ward. She was caught red-handed stealing clothes worth Rs. 5,000 from a readymade garment showroom in Gandhinagar