Karnataka

Mangalore, May 15: Dr N Prakash, who was re-transferred after the assembly election, took charge as Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada district on Tuesday. It may be recalled that 21 officers, including promotee IAS officer Prakash, were transferred when the Assembly election process began in the state. Harsh Gupta had taken the charge of deputy commissioner of Dakshina Kannada district from

Kasargod, May 15: The police on Monday seized 52 kg of ganja from a vehicle and arrested two youth on charge of smuggling the narcotic substance into the district. Acting on a tip-off, a police team led by Kasaragod Circle Inspector C.K. Sunil Kumar and Vidyanagar station Sub-Inspector T. Uthamdas waylaid a Tata Sumo vehicle at Bevinja locality on the national highway around 8 p.m. on the day and

New Delhi, May 15: Apparently eyeing the Lok Sabha polls next year, the Congress high command is on an image-building exercise by deciding to induct into the Karnataka Cabinet only legislators having a clean image and good administrative skills. The party top brass that started the exercise on Tuesday set stringent criteria to ensure that tainted MLAs or MLCs do not get berths in the new

Bangalore, May 15: A day after announcing freebies costing Rs 4,409 crore, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is understood to have directed the State Excise Department to explore the possibility of introducing a “cheap and safe” liquor brand for the poor and labour class. Siddaramaiah said on Tuesday, after a meeting with heads of almost all departments, that the poor, especially the labour class, had

Coimbatore, May 14: Some explosives, including gelatin sticks, were recovered on Tuesday from two places by a special police team from Karnataka following inputs provided by an accused in the April 17 bomb blast near BJP office in Bangalore. The team seized some explosives, including gelatin sticks, from two places in and around the city during searches conducted at the houses of some of the

Mumbai, May 14: Well known Muslim scholar, progressive thinker, author and social scientist Asghar Ali Engineer passed away here Tuesday after a prolonged illness, family members said. He was 74. Engineer, a widower, is survived his son Irfaan and daughter Seema Indorewala. He was ailing for several months and breathed his last at his Santacruz East home around 8 a.m. His Tadfeen ceremony (funeral

Mangalore, May 14: The Karnataka Beary Sahitya Academy has announced its annual award for 2012 and 2013. Dr B K Yusuf, V A Ismaeel Madani and Muhammad Baddoor and have been chosen for the award in view of their contribution to the fields of Beary language, literature and culture in 2012. Abdul Razak Harekala, Karambar Muhammad, Basheer Baikampady have been selected for the year 2013. Abdul Khader

Mangalore, May 14: The renovated building of Muhiyuddin Juma Masjid of Panambur Muslim Jamath will be inaugurated on May 17. Addressing the media persons on Tuesday Panambur Muslim Jamath President Muhammad Saleem Rafi said that Ullal Qazi Assayyid Abdurrahman Kunhi Koya Thangal will inaugurate the masjid at 12.30 p.m. He said the Masjid was renovated at the cost of Rs 1.60 crores. He said the

Mangalore, May 14: A list of the names of 50 MLAs, including the names of Bantwal MLA B Ramanath Rai, Mangalore MLA U T Khader and Kaup MLA Vinay Kumar Sorake, who are most likely to be a part of Siddu cabinet has been sent to Delhi for the party leaders to contemplate. A decision to form the cabinet in two phases has been taken decided. The list created keeping in mind the Dalits, caste and

Bangalore, May 14: Senior journalist Dinesh Amin Mattu was on Tuesday appointed as media advisor to new chief minister Siddaramaiah. Mattu who is senior associate editor with 'Prajavani' Kannada daily, is well known for his insightful analysis of politics at state and national level. He has received several awards for his writings including 'Devraj Urs' award. A native of Mattu village in coastal