Karnataka

Hyderabad, Jun 8: Karnataka Chief Minister K Siddaramaiah called on his Andhra Pradesh counterpart N Kiran Kumar Reddy here this evening. "It was a courtesy call and both the Chief Ministers discussed various issues of mutual interest," a press release from the Chief Minister's office here said. Andhra Pradesh PCC president Botsa Satyanarayana and ministers Anam Ramanarayana Reddy, N Raghuveera

Mangalore, Jun 8: A felicitation programme for newly appointed ministers in the state cabinet and elected representatives for the State Assembly as well as Mangalore City Corporation, was organized by Jam'iyathul Falah, DK and Udupi, at the JF Community Centre in Kankanady, Mangalore on Saturday. Delivering the main address on the occasion, Abdussalam Puthige, Editor-in-chief, Vartha Bharathi

Mangalore Jun 8: Students' Federation of India (SFI) has requested the newly formed Congress government to pay attention to education system in state and cleanse it from the results of various experimentation done by the former BJP government. Addressing the press here on Saturday, Ananth Kumar, Sate President, SFI, said that nearly 46 associates of SFI have been arrested throughout the State on

Mangalore, Jun 8: A person found to be smuggling gold from Dubai has been nabbed by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials on Saturday, at Mangalore International Airport. The officials have seized 12 gold chains weighing 200 grams, estimated to cost Rs 5 lac in total, from a person named Sanaulla (48), a resident of Bhatkal. The accused who flew to Mangalore from Dubai by Jet

Bangalore, Jun 8: A private complaint has been filed before the Special Lokayukta Court against Karnataka Wakf Minister Qamar-ul Islam accusing him of illegally acquiring Wakf properties in Gulbarga. Complainant Tabrez Pasha submitted documents to the court alleging that Qamar-ul Islam illegally acquired a little over eight acres of Wakf land in Bandepura. The land was granted to Khwaja Bande

Mangalore, Jun 8: The new auditorium and office building of Government Teacher's Training College was inaugurated, near Town Hall in Mangalore on Saturday by B Ramanath Rai, Minister for Forests and Environment and district in-charge minister, DK. Speaking at the formal inauguration programme, Mr. Rai said that provision of social security and creation of a harassment-free society is possible only

Mangalore, Jun 8: Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), has awarded the coveted Gold Medal to Sowmya Kamath of Mangalore for being the topper in Physical Science. She received the honour from Dr R. Chidambaram, the eminent nuclear scientist and metallurgist (currently serving as the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Prime Minister of India) and former President, Dr APJ Abdul

Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 8: An Air India Trivandrum-Muscat flight had to return after take-off as the pilot reported a technical snag. The Boeing 747 IX 549 flight, with 153 passengers on board, returned 30 minutes after it took off from the Trivandrum International Airport, Air India sources said. The Air Traffic Control was alerted immediately and the aircraft landed safely, airport sources said

Udupi, Jun 8: A person was electrocuted and two were injured when an earth-mover came in contact with an electric cable at Nadpal village on Thursday. The incident occurred when an earth-mover with a few workers from a construction site at Vanajar on board, was being driven from Kanajar to Kanjarkatte. Though the top portion of the vehicle was dangerously close to the electricity cable at Nadpal

Bangalore, Jun 8: Former chief minister and KJP leader B S Yeddyurappa on Friday urged the State government to set up a commission of inquiry to probe land denotification and 'G' category site allotment issues and allow a debate on the Karnataka Lokayukta report on illegal mining in the House so that people know the truth. Speaking on the motion of thanks to the Governor's address to the joint