Karnataka

Mangalore, Jun 17: For one-and-a-half-century, the mighty mango tree at Derebail Konchady in the city, stood tall. It was one of the oldest trees around LandLinks Township. That was until Monday morning, when a gust of wind took off the top branch of the tree, which fell onto electricity wires, disrupting power supply. This incident occurred at around 7:30 a.m. when the tree began to fall slowly

Mangalore, Jun 17: The issue of Nerthravathi River diversion has gone beyond administrative limits to be discussed any further, B Ramanath Rai, Minister for Forests, Environment and Ecology has said. Responding to a query at an interactive 'meet the press' session held at Mangalore Press Club on Monday, Mr. Rai said that the preceding government has already given clearance for the diversion and

Riyadh, Jun 17: The Indian embassy in Riyadh has warned its citizens not to overstay their visa in Saudi Arabia and leave the country immediately once they have obtained Emergency Certificates to avoid penal action over Nitaqat law. "Anyone who overstays their visa in Saudi Arabia beyond the grace period will face penal action including jail sentence, penalty and deportation with a ban on re-entry

New Delhi, Jun 17: The Congress today effected major organisational changes as it prepared to reshuffle the Union Council of Ministers on Monday, hoping these changes will inject new enthusiasm into the party and provide greater momentum to governance in the run-up to the 2014 Lok Sabha polls. The new AICC team saw senior Punjab leader Ambika Soni making a comeback and induction of CP Joshi and

Dammam, Jun 17: which is considered the industrial hub of the Kingdom and a preferred destination for expatriates, is home to thousands of skilled and unskilled workers from Asian countries since the Eastern Province provides employment opportunities to both legal and illegal, skilled and unskilled labor to eke out a living. But with the proclamation of the new Nitaqat law, there has been a sudden

Kasargod, Jun 17: Well-known religious scholar and the Khazi of Kasargod T K M Bava Musliyar, passed away at his residence at Velimuk, near Chelari, in Malappuram district on Sunday. With this, North Kerala lost a Khasi who fine-tuned 'madrassa' education for the changing times. 83-year-old Bava Musliyar was the Khazi of Kasarogd for a prolonged period of three decades. Hehad not been keeping well

Mangalore, Jun 17: In order to attain harmony and religious tolerance in the true sense, people must sacrifice their egos, said Dr. P L Dharma, Professor, Department of Political Science, Mangalore University. Moderating the 'Sauharda Sangama 2013' programme held in Mangalore on Sunday, Dr. Dharma said that what people lack today is the sense of tolerating another culture and system. “This feeling

Bangalore, Jun 17: A dentist allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself at her Vijaynagar house here on Sunday. Sumathi M H, 28, married Mohindar N, a manager at a private firm, four years ago and the couple have a two-year-old daughter Tejika. They resided with Mohindar's parents on 9th main road, Vijaynagar, said the police. On Sunday, Sumathi wanted her husband to accompany her to a family

Mangalore, Jun 16: Greater avenues of employment generation through Information Technology (IT) will be opened up in Mangalore said S.R. Patil, Minister of Information Technology and Biotechnology. Speaking at a felicitation programme for newly elected MLAs and ministers organized by South Canara District Central Cooperative Bank, Mr. Patil said that a full fledged IT park will be set up in

Mangalore, Jun 16: Dakshina Kannada District Superintendent of Police has said that public grievances meeting being held in district head quarters has not been able to garner complaints the way it was expected to, hence the meetings will be held every third Sunday at each police station. Addressing the media persons at his office in Mangalore on Sunday after the grievances meet, SP Abhishek Goyal