Karnataka

Mangalore, Jul 13: Two persons accused in drug trafficking have been convicted by the Principal and Sessions Court, which pronounced 10 years of Rigorous Imprisonment and a penalty of Rs 1 lakh. In 2008, two were nabbed by the police for smuggling Ganja at Venoor police station limits. Cops had seized 175 kgs of Ganja from Lakshman Poojary (35) from Puthilakatte and Dinesh alias Harish Devadiga

Mangalore, Jul 13: Well-known social activist and Hidaya Foundation leader Syed Ahmed Husain passed away on Friday morning at a private hospital here. A resident of Kaprigudda, Mangalore, he was recent past administrative officer of Hidayat Foundation. 74-year-old Husain is survived by his wife, two sons and two daughters. He had also served as the manager of Jamiyyatul Falah, an award winning

Bantwal, Jul 13: A man ended his life after fatally assaulting his wife and mother at Mani in Kodaje-Panthadka of Bantwal taluk on Friday night. The two women have been rushed to a private hospital in Mangalore in a rather critical state and are still battling for life. The deceased is Abdul Hameed, while the two fatally attacked by him are his mother Mariamma (55) and his wife Asma (28). Hameed

United Nations, Jul 13: Pakistani teen activist Malala Yousafzai told the UN that she would not be silenced by terrorist threats, as she gave her first public speech since being shot in the head by the Taliban. "They thought that the bullet would silence us, but they failed," Malala who turned 16 today, said at the UN General Assembly as she appealed to the international community to put in

Mangalore/Udupi, Jul 13: Siddaramaiah's first budget as chief minister on Friday has evoked a mixed reaction in the coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi. According to Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) president Mohammed Ameen overall it was a populist Budget. The Rs. 800 crore for industry and commerce is a very small part of the entire Budget, he noted. The focus is not on

Bangalore, Jul 13: To encourage attendance and enrolment of girls in Class I in government schools, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced that Rs two would be given to them for each day they are present in class. Siddaramaiah announced the initiative in the 2013-14 budget in the Legislative Assembly today. The budget, in which several schemes were announced for the benefit of women, received

Udupi, July 12: Heads were bowed in sorrow and teary shed at the residence of John Vikram Martis from Bailakere, Malpe, who died in a bomb blast in Afghanistan last week, as family members, relatives and friends grieved over his mortal remains on Friday. His body was flown to Mangalore early on Friday, and was taken to his residence, when a large number of people and well-wishers came to pay their

Mangalore, Jul 12: A young unmarried couple was hospitalized in serious condition after they attempted near a railway track in the city on Friday. Local residents who noticed a boy and a girl -aged between 18 and 25 years -lying unconscious besides railway tracks near Karuna lodge at Old Kent Road, informed the police. The police who rushed to the spot shifted them to a hospital for emergency

Mangalore, July 12: Over four hundred city based auto-rickshaw drivers staged a demonstration in front of Deputy Commissioner's office here on Friday, protesting against the entry of auto-rickshaws with rural permits into the city which has been affecting their livelihood. Addressing the protesters, president of Dakshina Kannada Auto-rickshaw Drivers Association Vishnumoorthi Bhat said that with

Bangalore, Jul 12: The Congress government in Karnataka today announced loans to farmers at zero per cent up to Rs two lakh and enhancement of creamy layer limit of backward classes by Rs one lakh, as it sought to implement key election promises less than two months into office. Presenting the "revised" 2013-14 budget in the Legislative Assembly -- the BJP government had unveiled the first in