Karnataka

Mangalore, Mar 3: Amidst tight security, several protestors led by Karavali Jeevanadi Nethravati Samrakshana Samiti including former MLA Vijaykumar Shetty, P V Mohan, M G Hegde and T K Sudhir demonstrated against the Yettinahole (Nethravati diversion), at Hampankatta junction here on Monday. As a mark of their protest, the demonstrators burnt copies of the detailed project report (DPR) on the

Mangalore, Mar 3: The self-declared bandh against the implementation of Yettinahole project by the state government was largely peaceful in Mangalore city, with the exception of a couple of protests in front of the deputy commissioner 's office on Monday. Barring hospitals, medical stores and a rare few establishments, the entire city came to a standstill on Monday in support of the call for bandh

Mangalore, Mar 3: Several organisations joined hands and participated in a protest against the implementation of Yettinahole (Nethravathi diversion) project, led by Karavali Jeevanadi Nethravathi Samrakshana Samiti, as Dakshina Kananda district observed a self-declared bandh on Monday. The agitated protestors sporting black ribbons burned the effigies of union minister M Veerappa Moily and former

Mangalore, Mar 3: State 's first ever Peritoneal Dialysis centre in a government hospital was inaugurated on Sunday by Minister for Health and Family welfare U T Khader at Wenlock District Hospital in Mangalore. The centre has been established under the pilot project of the State government. Speaking to media persons, the Minister said that the government has fulfilled its assurance given two

Mangalore, Mar 2: Harsha Moily, the son of union minister M Veerappa Moily, has filed an appeal before the All India Congress Committee (AICC) questioning the rejection of his nomination for the party 's primary election. “There is nothing to be concerned about. I am awaiting clarification from AICC. It should be resolved soon,” said Junior Moily, who is one of the aspirants of Congress ticket

Riyadh, Mar 3: It has been confirmed that one man among those five Indians whose mortal remains were found buried in an isolated farm in Safwa, Qatif, coming under the Eastern Province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, was a native of Kottarakara in Kollam district, Kerala. As per the residence card found at the burial site, the man from Kottarakara was identified as Abubakkar, 43. He worked as a

Doha, Mar 3: Five Indians were among 11 expatriates killed in a deadly blast at a Turkish restaurant in Doha, Qatar's capital. The blast tore through the restaurant, which is attached to a mall and is next to a petrol station. The incident happened on Thursday, killing 11 people; five of them were Indians. The Qatar government has announced a probe into the explosion that also injured 35 people

Mangalore, Mar 3: The dawn-to-dusk District bandh began on a peaceful note protesting against the laying of foundation stone for the proposed Yettinahole or Nethravati river diversion project in Chikkaballapur district. The bandh which started at 6 a.m. on Monday by Karavali Jeevanadi Netravati Rakshana Samiti disrupted normal life as transport services were stopped. The bandh was peaceful in the

New Delhi, Mar 3: Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, one of the prominent Islamic organizations of India, has released a 15-point public manifesto for Lok Sabha poll 2014 which includes right to livelihood and greater importance to education and health care. Addressing media persons on the occasion of release of the manifesto here recently, Maulana Syed Jalaluddin Umari, the national president of JIH said that

New Delhi, Mar 2: Polling in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections is likely to commence in the second week of April and may be spread over seven phases, the longest so far, highly placed sources said today. The probable dates for the commencement of polling are between April 7 and 10, the sources in the Election Commission said while emphasising that the poll schedule was still being "fine tuned". As