Karnataka

Shimoga, Oct 21: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday said the Congress has chalked out strategies to tackle Narendra Modi factor during the coming Lok Sabha polls. “We have discussed Modi factor in the core committee meeting held recently. I am confident that Modi factor will have no impact in the State in the Lok Sabha polls. The BJP has believed that Modi will bring the NDA back to power at

Mangalore, Oct 21: Twin sisters-Ananya S Rao and Apoorva S Rao-popularly known as 'Mangalore Sisters', have been conferred with 'Karnataka Chethana' state title awarded by Jnana Mandaara Cultural and Educational Trust, Bangalore, on October 13, at a function held at Kannada Bhavana Nayana Rangamandira, J C Road, Bangalore. Their father a businessman Sadashiva Rao and mother Manjula Rao reside at

Bangalore, Oct 21: The annual march past of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to mark Vijayadashami was stopped by the city police when it tried to pass through Eidgah Maidan in Chamarajpet, by changing its route plan, on Sunday. The 500-strong RSS posse began its march from the RSS head quarters at Keshava Shilpa in Chamarajpet, led by Member of Parliament (Bangalore South) Ananth Kumar and City

Mangalore, Oct 21: A city-based advocate has slapped notices on National Highways Authority of India and also sought damages for the trouble he is forced to undergo while travelling on bad roads in Mangalore. Having the need to travel along the Talapady-Pumpwell stretch of National Highway 66 each day, S S Khazi, a resident of Someshwar-Uchil, has decided to act on the worse condition of roads

Belthangady, Oct 20: Four persons including a two-and-half-a-year old boy died in an accident between a mini-bus and auto rickshaw which occurred near Laila village in Belthangady taluk at noon on Sunday. The deceased have been identified as Hassainar (37), his sister Jainabi (30), her son two-and-half-year-old Irfan and their relative Nasir (13). All are from Gollaibettu in Mundoor village under

Mangalore, Oct 20: The Dakshina Kannada unit of Akhila Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) will launch a week-long public awareness campaign on women's safety from October 23, said ABVP state secretary K Ramesh. Speaking to reporters here on Friday, he said that the organisation would hold street plays and public seminars on women empowerment, collection of signatures, protests and a safety walk

New Delhi, Oct 20: Firm in its belief that minorities will fetch it majority in 2014, a section of the Congress-led UPA is pulling all stops to introduce Sharia-based Islamic Banking in the country. Islamic banking complies with Islamic law (Sharia) and is guided by the religion's brand of economics that prohibits collection and payment of interest. It disallows investments in businesses

Mangalore, Oct 20: Team Mangalore, city based hobby group of kite flyers, on invitation from Hong Kong Youth Art Foundation and Southern District council of Hong Kong participated the Hong Kong International Kite Festival held on October 13 and 14 2013 at Cyberfort Water Front, Hong Kong as representatives from India The Team participated in this mega Kite Festival from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. local

Mangalore, Oct 20: The Yenepoya Foundation, a unit of YMK Memorial Educational and Charitable Trust and Yenepoya University awarded scholarships to 291 students who secured high percentage in SSLC, PUC, Graduation and PhD examinations. The programme was organsised at Yendurance Zone on Saturday at Yenepoya University in Deralakatte. A total of 15 institutions from Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and

Mangalore, Oct 20: With the thunderous win of the 15th edition of Raid-de-Himalaya which culminated at Leh, Jammu and Kashmir last week, Mangalorean Ashwin Naik had added another feather to his cap of achievements in the field of motor sports. Driver Suresh Rana piloted a Grand Vitara with co-driver Ashwin Naik for Team Maruti Suzuki in the grand rally which ran for over 1800 kilometres including