Karnataka

Mangalore, Feb 13: The Dakshina Kannada district unit of Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is all set to make its presence felt in the coastal region of Karnataka. Announcing the launch of the party's district unit on Friday, joint convener of the unit Srinivas Nandagopal said that the unit would be officially launched by renowned political analyst and national executive member Prof Yoginder

Bangalore, Feb 13: As many as 15,612 cases of women missing have been registered in various police stations across Karnataka in the last two years, out of which 12,856 women have been traced, while 2,556 are yet to be traced, said Deputy Chief Minister R?Ashoka. Replying to an unstarred question by M C Nanaiah (JD-S) at Legislative Council, he said 2,424 of the missing cases pertained to kidnap

Mangalore, Feb 13: Customers, exporters and banks alike will have to be careful before uploading e-BRC (Electronic Bank Realisation Certificate) in Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT)'s web server, as modifications and correction of errors once the e-BRC is uploaded is not permitted as per DGFT rules, said Gopal Krishna Bhat, AGM, International Banking Division, Vijaya Bank, Bangalore

Bantwal, Feb 13: As part of 'Message of Prophet' campaign, the Vittla unit of All India Imams' Council (AIIC) held a massive public programme 'Hubb-ur-Rasool' on Monday in the maidan near town masjid in Vittla. Addressing the gathering, JD(S) Dakshina Kannada district secretary Mohammed Kunhi Vitla, chief guest of the programme, said that rather than politicising the issue of establishing a

New Delhi, Feb 13: Relief for protesting parents against the hike of fee in unaided private school in Bangalore as the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday, while hearing a batch of petitions filed by a Parents Association on the hike of fee, passed an interim order that schools cannot oust the children for not paying the fee. The court further directed the school authorities to approach the state

Mangalore, Feb 13: The renovated building of Jamia Masjid Kudroli will be formally inaugurated on February 16 at 10:30 a.m, said K S Mohammed Masood, President, Jamia Masjid Kudroli Committee and former Chairman, Karnataka State Minorities Commission. Addressing media persons at Press Club in Mangalore on Tuesday, Mr. Masood said that the renovated Masjid building has been constructed after

Bangalore, Feb 12: Doctors and paramedical staff of government hospitals in Karnataka today called off their five day old state-wide strike, bringing much needed relief to patients, who had been hit hard by the stir. Doctors Association President Dr H N Ravindra announced the end of strike, saying they had decided to resume work keeping in mind the suffering of patients. He said the agitation to

Mangalore, Feb 12: The red compound walls with beautiful line drawings from Wenlock hospital to University College at Hampankatta in Mangalore painted three years ago, has surely been a feast for eyes. This move did not just help in beautifying the area but also prevented the area from the very generous spitting and urinating habits of people. The line drawings depicting the rural life and culture

Mangalore, Feb 12: Members of the city unit of Hindu Jagrana Vedike and Kodikere Residents' Committee jointly staged a protest in front of the Deputy Commissioner's office here on Tuesday, pressing for crackdown on the drug mafia operating in the city and the arrest of the real culprits in the Shivaraj murder case. Speaking on the occasion, convener of HJV Satyajit Suratkal said the steady supply

Mangalore, Feb 12: Load shedding has already become a major problem for the citizens but the Mescom simply does not seem to be pondering on some immediate solution. This was evident as the Mescom MD S Sumanth talking about the same said that Mescom will reach state of surplus capacity in four to five years! Speaking to media persons at the 'meet the press' interaction on Tuesday, the MD said that