Karnataka

Riyadh, Nov 7: India has launched fresh efforts to help those who could not avail a seven-month amnesty for illegal foreign workers in Saudi Arabia, whose new labour law has resulted in nearly 1.35 lakh Indians leaving the Kingdom. The number of Indians who left during the grace period till October-end is 134,281, the Indian Embassy here said in a statement. During this period, 434,667 Indians

Mangalore, Nov 7: Government Wenlock Hospital is severely understaffed. There is acute shortage of both medical as well as cleaning staff, said the employees of the hospital to J.R. Lobo, MLA, Mangalore City (South), when he visited the hospital on Wednesday to inaugurate renovated kitchen room. Briefing about new kitchen medical superintendent, Wenlock hospital, Dr Rajeshwari said that the

Mangalore, Nov 7: It was not just a day of poems and words. It was the day of deliberation as poets brought to the venue their thoughts on love, communal harmony, environment, humanity and everything under the sun. While some spoke of innocence of children some spoke of evils in the society, while some wrote in poetic words the pangs of status of girls in the society some hoped for a change. This

Mangalore, Nov 6: Department of health and family welfare will introduce Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy (AYUSH) biscuits in Anganwadis of malnutrition affected taluks in Karnataka state. State Health and Family Welfare Minister U T Khader speaking with journalists here on Wednesday said that, “department of health and family welfare has decided to take up a malnutrition affected

Mangalore, Nov 6: As part of its silver jubilee, Mangalore based publishing house Shanthi Prakashana gave a warm felicitation to Hawwa binthi Aboobakar in recognition of her three-decade long efforts towards promoting Islamic literature among Kannada readers. Writer Janaki Brahmavar and activist Ayisha Noor formally felicitated 72-year-old widow of Marhoom K A Muhammad Soofi Banakal in front of

Mangalore, Nov 6: Alleging the police department of not arresting the accused in the Neermarga communal drift case, which happened recently, Hindu Samrakshana Vedike on Wednesday staged a stir in front of Mangalore Rural police station. Giving an ultimatum of five days to the cops to nab the culprits, the Vedike said that if the police fail to do the needful within the deadline, then the

Davanagere, Nov 6: “Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has taken a decision to hand over the high-profile case to the Central Bureau of Investigation,'' Home Minister K J George told reporters after a review meeting with the district police here. In the face of continuous protests, Karnataka government has decided to hand over to CBI a case regarding alleged rape and murder of a 17-year old girl in

Mangalore, Nov 6: In a surprising twist in one of the biggest temple heists in the state, a total of 12 antique idols that were stolen from Moodbidri Siddhanta Jain Basadi in July this year, arrived at the Mangalore City Police Commissioner's office through courier on Tuesday. It is said that the parcel had been sent from Raipur in Chhattisgarh, though official sources are yet to confirm this. The

Bangalore, Nov 6: The controversial ritual'Made Snana,' will be brought under the proposed Karnataka Prevention of Superstitious Practices Bill 2013 and a final decision on tabling the Bill would be taken after a discussion with leaders and experts concerned said Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister T B Jayachandra on Tuesday. He said thirteen superstitious rituals have classified as evil

Bangalore, Nov 6: Taking serious note of the arrest of three persons on charges of terrorism in the Malleswaram bomb blast case and their release after six months for lack of evidence, the Karnataka State Human Rights Commission (KSHRC) on Tuesday registered a suo motu case against the Bangalore city police. The commission also issued a notice to the Chief Secretary to recommend to the State