Karnataka

Bangalore, Nov 22: Karnataka minister Santosh Lad late Friday resigned from the Siddaramaiah-led Congress ministry in face of charges that his firm was involved in illegal mining. "I have tendered my resignation to the chief minister (Siddaramaiah) in view of the allegations of illegal mining against me and my company and to avoid any embarrassment to the government," Lad told reporters here

Bangalore, Nov 22: Three days after the brutal attack on a woman bank official at an unguarded ATM kiosk here, police remained cluess today about the assailant and announced a reward of Rs one lakh to anyone providing information leading to his arrest. The condition of the 38-year old bank official, paralysed on her right side after she was hit with the machete by the assailant, meanwhile was

Dubai, Nov 22: Emirates India Fraternity Forum (EIFF) with the help of UAE government authorities and Indian Consulate in Dubai managed to repatriate the body of an Indian expatriate who died in a road accident in Dubai. Muhammad Shahid (27), son of K H Muhammad Haneef, Soorinje, Surathkal, in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka died due to head injury in a road mishap that occurred on November

Kasargod, Nov 22: Prohibition was enforced anticipating violence at the Mannarkad taluq till December 5. The development comes following inhuman clashes between two rival Sunni sects which resulted in the brutal murder of two brothers at Kanhirapuzha near Mannarkad. District collector K Ramachandran declared prohibition in all areas excluding Attapaddi. The prohibition rule comes after the

Mangalore, Nov 22: A team of 13 psycho-social counsellors from the School of Social Work, Roshni Nilaya trained by National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore, were constituted into four sub-teams and deployed at disaster-affected villages at five different locations in Uttarakhand to assist the victims traumatised by the floods that occurred there earlier this year. Speaking

Mangalore, Nov 22: Gas and Ration card users Forum (Gas Mathu Padithara Balakedarara Vedike) has condemned the action of the Gas companies of sending SMS to consumers demanding them to send Aadhar Card number along with the LPG consumer number and Bank account number. Pointing that Apex Court itself has stated in its interim order that Aadhar Card is not compulsory, the Gas companies by insisting

Mangalore, Nov 22: A new Masjid was inaugurated in this port city on Friday with the performance of Juma prayer. Located at Vaslane, Masjidul Ehsaan is built under the aegis of Highland Educational and Cultural Centre. Mangalore Khazi Thwaka Ahmed Musliar, who led the Juma prayers, formally inaugurated the Masjid in the presence of a galaxy of religious scholars and hundreds of citizens

Mangalore, Nov 22: An innovative Laparoscopic Surgery was performed by the Eminent Laparoscopic Surgeon Dr. Roshan Shetty on a 47-year-old lady hailing from Kalianpur at City Hospital Mangalore. It is reported that, it is the first of its kind of innovative life saving surgery performed on a cancer patient in the medical history of undivided D.K. district. The patient approached Dr. Roshan Shetty

Bangalore, Nov 22: Minister of State for Information and Infrastructure, Santosh Lad, whom the BJP wants to quit over alleged illegal mining, is reportedly lobbying hard in Delhi to retain his post. Lad's resignation has been demanded as the firm, V?S?Lad and Sons, of which he is a director, is said to have committed illegal mining. The BJP has threatened to disrupt the Belgaum session of the

Mangalore, Nov 22: Sarika, an one year 11 month old toddler who went missing from her residence was subsequently found dead, leaving behind several questions unanswered. However, at present, the suspicion is that the child had become victim to superstition and black magic, ugly episodes of which had unfurled even before in the district. Sarika, daughter of Mohandas and Bhavani couple went missing