Karnataka

Bangalore, Aug 27: Karnataka may be contributing one-third of India's annual software exports, but it is still far behind some of the north-eastern states when it comes to competing in job tests by central government-owned entities. According to 2011 IBPS (Institute of Banking Personnel Selection) ranking list, Karnataka was number 28, above Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh but below Tripura

Dubai, Aug 27: The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) plans to launch a unified visa for tourists visiting the region by mid-2014, aimed at simplifying travel formalities for visitors. “The plan to have a GCC tourism visa, similar to the Schengen visa in Europe, is about to be implemented after obstacles have been cleared,” media reports quoted security sources as saying. With the help of a new visa

Mangalore, Aug 27: A gullible person fell trap to the talks of siblings who had vouched for a particular investment plan and took away money from the prior. The victim is Amina, resident of Manjeshwara. It is said that Amina's neighbours Imran and Parveena had taken away Rs 1.80 lac from Amina saying that they would invest the money in land trading, which would earn her better returns. Believing

Mangalore, Aug 27: “The Congress party in the state has been claiming that it has achieved a lot in its 100 days rule. However, the fact is that they have only earned 100 problems during the new stint at the state," said MLC Monappa Bhandary. Addressing a news conference on Tuesday, at district BJP office, he said that the Congress administration has several loopholes and it is evident by the fact

Mangalore, Aug 27: Hajj pilgrims from the district who would be proceeding on pilgrimage to Makkah and Madinah shortly were inoculated here on Thursday. Karnataka State Hajj Committee made arrangements for administering the mandatory vaccine for meningitis-brain fever and also for polio drops in association with District Wakf advisory council at Yenepoya Hospital, here. District Wakf advisory

Mangalore, Aug 27: Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) won the overall championship in the equipped category, while Karnataka state won the overall championship in the un-equipped category, in the 39th Men's and 31st Women's Senior National Powerlifting Championships – 2013 organised in Mangalore by Karnataka Powerlifting Association (KPA) under the aegis of Indian Powerlifting Federation (IPF)

Mangalore: New hostel and high school building of KJN Institute, Mittur, a part of Mani Darul Irshad Education centre is going to be inaugurated by Minister for Forest and Environment B Ramanath Rai and Minister for Health U T Khader, on September 1. The school building will have library and auditorium and hostel building will have all necessary facilities for the students. Religious scholar

Mangalore, Aug 27: Legal profession is not only fighting for justice in the court of law, it is only fighting for dharma in the reality of life, said Dharmadhikari of Shree Kshethra Dharmasthala Dr D Veerendra Heggade. Speaking at the inauguration of the student council of Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara (SDM) Law College, Mangalore, on Tuesday, he said that many times, religion made way for

Mangalore, Aug 27: Rev Fr Joseph Charles known as Fr J C Moraes who was a priest of the Diocese of Mangalore passed away on Monday in a private hospital in Mangalore due to brain haemorrhage. He was 72. He served as priest for 46 years. Bishop of Mangalore Most Rev Dr Aloysius Paul D'Souza, Msgr Denis Prabhu the Vicar General and Chancellor V Rev Fr Henry Sequeira of the Diocese of Mangalore have

New Delhi, Aug 27: Overturning a Karnataka High Court order, the Supreme Court today ordered CBI investigation into last year's clashes outside a Bangalore court during production of mining baron G Janardhana Reddy. A bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam set aside the high ciourt order by which a Special Investigation Team (SIT) was ordered to be set up to probe the incident. "We direct the