Karnataka

Panaji, June 9: Narendra Modi today appeared to take a dig at BJP veteran L K Advani and other leaders who stayed away from the National Executive, as he praised party chief Rajnath Singh for being "large hearted" which "outsiders won't understand". At a meeting of BJP workers here, Modi praised Singh who said the Gujarat Chief Minister should deliver his address after him as "a popular leader

Mangalore, Jun 9: Abraham T J, a social activist from Bangalore in an open letter to the Secretary of Karnataka Legislative Assembly has raised a valid point. The activist has questioned the Secretary as to why the MLAs have to collect complete salary even if they remain absent at the Assembly and further that why 'No work No pay' policy cannot be introduced even here. Citing example of private

New Delhi, Jun 9: The Central Information Commission has directed the Health Ministry to make public expenses incurred on the treatment of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee within 15 days. While hearing a petition of an RTI applicant who sought details of funds spent on treatment of the 88-year-old ailing BJP leader, Chief Information Commissioner Satyananda Mishra said the cost incurred

Mangalore, Jun 9: A student who was returning after a late night party with friends, accompanied by mother of one of the friends, died on the spot when the car he was driving ram into Bal Bhavan compound wall, at Kadri Park in Mangalore, on Saturday night. Ithihas Shetty (22), son of Srinivas Shetty from Kadri Maidan is the deceased. He was plying from Nantoor to Bejai at about 12.40 mid night

Karkala, Jun 9: A 25-year-old woman, who had gone missing from Renjala in Karkala taluk since a week, was found murdered at Iruvail near Moodbidri. The deceased is Poornima Shetty. She was missing after she left home for bank on June 3. Karkala Police who swung into action arrested her lover Prabhakar Shetty (28) and his three friends. Sources said that he had been pestering her to accept the

Mangalore/Udupi, Jun 9: The rains that lashed over undivided DK districts from Saturday afternoon continued even on Sunday, largely keeping people indoors. Due to the heavy rains, Mangalore city witnessed traffic jams due to waterlogged roads. Rao and Rao Circle, MG Road, Kankanady and several places witnessed water gushing over the streets. Caving of a hillock on the pass connecting PVS to

Mangalore, Jun 9: Dakshina Kannada District Working Journalists' Association has submitted a memorandum to district in-charge minister B Ramanath Rai, requesting him to take steps to withdraw cases registered against the scribes in connection to the homes stay attack. The Association members have said in the memorandum that the scribes were at spot only to deliver their duty, which has been

Mangalore, Jun 9: The first all-female batch of students pursuing Diploma Education in Arabic Language (DEAL) passed out from Hidayah-Mesco Arabic Academy, Mangalore, on the occasion of its first graduation day ceremony, which was held on Saturday. The ceremony was held in Indian Medical Association hall, near Milagres Church in the city. On the occasion, 23 female students received their diploma

Bangalore, Jun 9: A few days after six-year-old Rakshita sustained extensive burns after coming in contact with a live wire in her house in Sunkatakatte, a 30-year-old woman constable died after being electrocuted at her residence in Kamakshipalya on Friday night. S. Chandrakala, a native of Mulbagal in Kolar district, had joined service in 2008 and was working in the Basaveshwaranagar police

Chennai, Jun 9: Nearly 200 skilled and unskilled labourers from Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh are stranded in Saudi Arabia after their Bangladeshi employer cheated them. The workers said they were promised jobs in a plastic factory, but were made to clean toilets. Sources at the Indian mission in Saudi Arabia said the Indians travelled to Dammam after paying