Karnataka

Mangalore, Jul 20: Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas M Veerappa Moily has urged state Minister for Infrastructure Development and Information Santhosh Lad to provide land for the proposed runway extension work of Mangalore International airport. Mr Moily in a letter said that that the Airport Director has already written a letter to the Department's Principal Secretary Dr Rajkumar Khatri and

Mangalore, Jul 20: Over 200 teams in six categories will compete for the winning spot in the 17th edition of the Independence Cup football tournament organised by Dakshina Kannada District Football Association (DKDFA) in Mangalore, the final of which will be held on August 15. The month-long tournament was inaugurated here at Nehru Maidan on Saturday with a kick-off by Assistant General Manager of

Mangalore, Jul 20: A youth dies in a road mishap that occurred near Polali main entrance, on Friday early morning. The deceased is Harshavardhan (28), a resident of Pandeshwar. Harshavardhan had come to Kaikamba to attend a programme at his friend's residence on Thursday night and was returning home at dawn of Friday, when his bike met with an accident that claimed his life. An unidentified

Mangalore, Jul 20: With the Congress party coming to power in the state, the must-do deed of most new parties has been done religiously. Several officials were transferred and then re-appointed to the same place. Dakshina Kannada district Deputy Commissioner N Prakash joins this list of officials. Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer K N Vijayprakash has been transferred and Tulasi Maddineni

Mangalore: Religious leader, Kasargod Jamiyasaadiya Arabiya Professor Ayyub Khan Sa'adi (37) died in a road mishap that occurred at Kotikeri in Madikeri on Friday evening. He was heading towards Madikeri to take part in a religious programmes, after completing Juma Namaj at Madikeri Juma Masjid, when a tipper plying from opposite direction hit his car. The mishap claimed Mr Khan's life. Mr Khan

Mumbai, Jul 20: Five accused in the 2006 Malegaon blast case Friday demanded an inquiry against the Maharashtra Police and Anti-Terrorist Squad officers who had falsely implicated nine Muslim youth in the case, an activist said. The accused also sought compensation from the state government as they were falsely implicated in the case and spent a long period behind bars, said Jamiat Ulama-e

Patiala, Jul 20: Ashwini Akkunji looks poised to enter the Indian 4x400M relay team for the World Championships in athletics after coming through the trials at the NIS track here on Friday. Ashwini, who is back after a two-year ban for doping, finished second in the one-lap race, clocking 54.7 seconds. Nirmala, who is assured of a berth in the Indian team having been part of the gold-winning Asian

Bangalore, Jul 20: Animal Husbandry Minister T B Jayachandra on Friday said a hike in milk prices has become inevitable as the Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) is facing losses. However, the quantum of hike is yet to be decided. Replying to a question by C T Ravi of the BJP, the minister said fodder prices have gone up from Rs 6,000 to Rs 16,000 per quintal in recent months. While the turnover of

Mangalore, Jul 19: The Department of Home Guards will deploy 21 selected Malekudiyas for a year beginning from August 1st, said Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police Abhishek Goyal. Announcing this at a press conference at his office here on Friday, he said that once the department would get an affirmation from the Director General of Home Guards, the scheme would be implemented. The selected

Bangalore, Jul 19: An anonymous letter threatening to blow up the campus of software major Wipro here with 19 bombs sparked a security scare, sending police into a tizzy. "Police and bomb squad have carried out their search at Wipro campus and have found no suspicious object in the vicinity," a police officer told PTI. A letter claiming to blow up Wipro's corporate and training block at 11 AM on