Karnataka

Bangalore, April 4: Demonstrations by opponents and supporters of probable Congress candidates for the Karnataka assembly poll turned tragic here Thursday when a 48-year-old demonstrator died of suspected heart attack. Identified by police as Velu of Mahadevapura in east Bangalore, he reportedly fell down in the melee caused following a baton charge by police to disperse hundreds of demonstrators

Bangalore, Apr 4: In continuing desertions from the ruling BJP in poll-bound Karnataka, three more MLAs today quit it eyeing to join other parties. Two of them -- Madal Virupakshappa and S V Ramachandra -- are set to be candidates of the B S Yeddyurappa's Karnataka Janatha Paksha (KJP) while Raju Gouda alias Narasimha Naik is in touch with the JDS, sources said. Gouda had resigned from the

New Delhi, April 4: Indian expatriates are among the top investors in Dubai's property market, which is expected to grow 10-12 percent this year, company officials and analysts say. "Expatriates, mainly from India, Russia and Saudi Arabia, are leading the growth. Indians are among the top five investors in Dubai's property market," Ziad El Chaar, managing director of Dubai-based Damac Properties

Bellary, Apr 4: A man carrying over Rs 33 lakh cash in a motorcycle was apprehended here for violating the code of conduct in poll-bound Karnataka, police said. Officials of I-T department and police seized Rs 33.49 lakh cash from the man here. Police said the cash, purportedly belonging to a local industrialist, was being ferried in the motorbike when it was intercepted. The man has been taken

Riyadh, Apr 4: A delegation representing Karnataka on Thursday met the Indian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Hamid Ali Rao in the embassy premises here to discuss the issue of Indian expatriates, who are facing uncertainty owing to implementation of 'Nitaqat' employment policy in Saudi Arabia. The delegation headed by Coastaldigest.com chairman Mohammad Asif, Udupi Chikmagalur MP Jayaprakash Hegde and

Mangalore, Apr 4: New Mangalore Port has handled a record traffic of 37.04 million tonnes of cargo in the fiscal year 2013-13 as against 32.94 million tonnes handled in the previous fiscal year, recording a growth of 12.43 percent, said chairman of New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) P Tamilvanan, here on Thursday. The port handled the highest import traffic of 27.32 million tonnes (mt) in 2012-13

Mangalore, Apr 4: Admissions for Foreign Nationals/ Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs)/ Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) under Direct Admission of Students Abroad (DASA) Scheme of Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India for Undergraduate programmes in Engineering/Architecture for the Academic year 2013-14 to National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Indian Institutes of

Mangalore, Apr 4: Six persons lost their lives in as many as five road accidents that occurred in and around Mangalore on Thursday. In one mishap, two young brothers were killed on the spot when a service bus rammed into their motorbike at Yekkur in Mangalore on Thursday morning. The deceased are Muhammad Naushad (25) and Umar Rashid (22), residents of Thokkottu. The incident took place at about 9

Mangalore, April 4: Although the NRI population in Saudi Arabia is a worried lot owing to the newly introduced 'Nitaqat' law by the Kingdom, the problem is not as serious as it is being projected, said Capt. Ganesh Karnik, MLC, and former Deputy Chairman, NRI Forum of Karnataka. It is true that Saudi Arabia's decision to go indigenous with respect to jobs has put the Indian population there in a

Mangalore, April 4: In order to press the central government to tackle the crisis being faced by NRIs in Saudi Arabia owing to the Arab country's 'Nitaqat' labour law, All India Sunni Jam'iyathul Ulema General Secretary Aboobakkar Musliyar Kanthapuram met Union Minister Vayalar Ravi in New Delhi. Responding to Mr. Musliyar's appeal, the Union Minister said that the travel expenses of NRIs