Karnataka

Mangalore, Jun 1: Making advances in the implementation of the official language Hindi in the operations of the bank, Corporation Bank has taken several initiatives to promote the language even among the masses, informed Chairman and Managing Director of the bank Ajai Kumar, at a press meet held in the city on Friday. Speaking to mediapersons, he said that initiatives such as Hindi workshops and

Jeddah, Jun 1: International airlines operating in the Kingdom have raised their fares to make maximum profit during the summer season when thousands of Saudis and expatriates travel abroad to spend their vacation. Khalil Al-Nashmi, assistant director of a travel agency in Dammam, said some international airlines raised airfares by 30 percent to destinations like Istanbul and Kuala Lumpur, which

New Delhi, Jun 1: Petrol price was today hiked by 75 paisa per litre and diesel by 50 paisa a litre as rupee hit 11-month low making oil imports costlier. The increase in rates, which are excluding local sales tax or VAT, will be effective from midnight tonight, Indian Oil Corp, the nation's largest oil firm, said. Petrol price in Delhi was hiked by 90 paisa to Rs 63.99 a litre from Rs 63.09

Mangalore, May 31: Lifeguards of Panambur Beach Tourism Development Project on Friday saved a teenager from drowning at Panambur beach on the outskirts of the city. The rescued has been identified as Rakesh (19), a resident of sixth cross, Rajajinagar, Bangalore. He is a student of first PUC at KLE College, Vijayanagar. Rakesh is the 76th tourist that lifeguards of the project have saved since

Bangalore, May 31: Senior Congress leader Kagodu Thimmappa was today elected Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly unopposed. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah proposed his name and it was seconded by Higher Education Minister R V Deshpande. Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister T B Jayachandra also proposed the candidature of the 82-year-old MLA, which was backed by C S Nadagouda. After a

Mangalore, May 31: Established by the well-known educationalist B Ahmed Hajee Mohiudeen, the multi-speciality B A Hospital at Thumbay has been taken over by Fr Muller Charitable Institutions, Kankanady, Mangalore. It will henceforth operate as a unit of Fr Muller Institutions under the name Fr Muller Hospital, Thumbay, said administrator of Fr Muller Medical College Hospital Fr Richard Coelho

Udupi, May 31: A local Bajrang Dal leader, who attempted to molest a woman landed in massive trouble when the local residents nabbed him and thrashed him black and blue. The incident took place at Kandlur near Basrur of Kundapur taluk in Udupi district. The molester has been identified as Dinesh Acharya, a resident of Kandlur and co-convener of Kundapur unit of Bajrang Dal. The police, who took

Bangalore, May 31: Karnataka's ruling Congress Friday won a keenly contested assembly seat, taking its tally in the 225-member house to 122. The BJP finished in the fourth spot. K. Venkatesh Congress nominee K. Venkatesh defeated K. Mahadev of the Janata Dal-Secular by over 2,000 votes in the May 28 poll whose votes were counted Friday. Periyapatna, about 200 km from here, did not vote with the

Mangalore, May 31: With heavy rains that poured over Dakshina Kannada district on Thursday evening, a pregnant woman was struck by a lightning bolt and died in Belthangady taulk. The deceased is Shameera (23) a resident of Gerukatte, who was four months pregnant. Due to the intensity of a lightning bolt which struck a tree next to the house, Shameera who was in the house died on the spot. She had

Uppinangady (Dakshina Kannada), May 31: Young talent from Uppinagady, Nihal Noojibail, has been selected to receive an award as part of the drawing competition held during Mitsubishi Asian Children's Enikki Festa held under the aegis of UNESCO. Nihal, who is the 6th standard student of Indraprastha Vidyalay has been selected in the 10-years category. Nihal competed with 70,899 students