Karnataka

New Delhi, May 23: As many as 56,700 Indians face deportation from Saudi Arabia in the next one-and-half months and ten officials have been despatched to the kingdom to help the Indian mission prepare emergency certificates for their exit, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said Thursday. "As of now, 56,700 Indians have registered with the Indian mission for getting exit permits as they

Bangalore, May 23: A telephone call about a bomb being planted in the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) today created panic with the staff and the students being evacuated from the building but it turned out to be hoax. The call received at the IIMB reception at 12 noon sent the staff into a tizzy and in no time the building was evacuated as there was skeletal staff and very few

Bangalore, May 23: The Congress-led Karnataka government would construct a Rs 90 crore 'Aarogya Soudha' here to house all offices coming under the Health and Family Welfare Department. Health and Family Welfare Minister U T Khader said such an initiative would enhance efficiency of the department and promote teamwork. Officials said it would be a nine-storey "green" building for which four acres

Mumbai, May 23: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed its charge sheet against four men, accused in the 2006 Malegaon bomb blast case, before a Special MCOCA court, officials said. The charge sheet, filed before Special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) Court Judge Prithviraj Chavan has named Lokesh Sharma, Dhan Singh, Rajendra Choudhary and Manohar Narwaria, who were

Washington, May 23: Sathwik Karnik, a Mangalore-origin boy from Massachusetts has won this year's National Geographic Bee contest after gruelling rounds testing his geographic knowledge about lions in Botswana, mountain ranges in Asia and port cities in England. To clinch this title, Karnik, 12, correctly named Chimborazo as the mountain in Ecuador that represents the farthest point from the Earth

Mangalore, May 23: The BJP did not just lose its strong hold like coastal district of Dakshina Kannada in the Assembly polls, but it also lost its face miserably in entire Southern India. With this defeat, the BJP is now setting its target on the Parliamentary polls, which can medicate damages caused in the Assembly polls. The BJP had prevented the Congress from taking control over DK district in

Mangalore, May 23: Dr M V Shetty College of Physiotherapy, Mangalore organised a farewell function for the outgoing Graduates and Post Graduates on Wednesday, at Ocean Pearl Hotel, Mangalore. The chief guest of the programme J.R Lobo, MLA Mangalore (south) said that the outgoing students must emphasise on inculcating the virtues of compassion and care. He stated the importance of rehabilitation in

Mangalore, May 23: A lady ASI of Pandeshwar police station has lodged a complaint with Police Commissioner Manish Karbikar against Mangalore police Commissionerate South division Assistant Commissioner of Police T R Jagannath. The complainant Srikala has alleged the ACP of harassing her by not sanctioning leaves and perturbing her dispensation of duty. However, Mr Karbikar has clarified that the

London, May 23: Well-known Kannada author U R Ananthamurthy, the only Indian to be shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize 2013, has lost the prestigious award to American writer Lydia Davis. The New York based writer-translator Davis bagged the 60,000 pound prize for her "innovative and influential" writing, which includes works such as 'The End of the Story' and 'Varieties of

Udupi, May 23: Udupi District Congress President has become the MLA now. In fact he had tendered his resignation to that post way before the polls. Though the party refused to acknowledge the resignation, the President was not keen on performing his duty and hence, the district plunged into the polls and tided it over without a captain. Now, there is debate within the Congress circles as to who