Karnataka

Mangalore, Feb 6: State Women Commission former chairperson C Manjula on Wednesday accused the BJP led Karnataka government of failing to take action against drug mafia, which according to her is fast spreading in coastal districts of the state. Addressing media persons in the city, she said that the government had completely ignored the recommendation submitted by the Commission in order to curb

Bangalore, Feb 6: The High Court has lambasted the Lokayukta police for conducting raids without registering a complaint and FIR. On Tuesday, it also directed the IG&DGP to give proper training on rules and regulations of raids following a petition filed by two sub-registrars of Gulbarga and Basavana Bagevadi taluks challenging the raids. A division bench headed by Acting Chief Justice K Sreedhar

Udupi, Feb 6: Despite common man being told time and again to be careful while investing their hard earned money into investment firms, a fraudulent online investment firm has cheated a group of investor of their money. A person named Umesh Johori from Uttar Pradesh had advertised on his website www.bidhereindia.com, inviting investors to put in their money and double it through systematic proceed

Udupi, Feb 6: Suneetha Lobo, a student of Manasa Rehabilitation and Training Centre at Pambur in Udupi along with her team representing India has won gold medal at the Special Olympics World Winter Games held in Pyeongchang in South Korea from January 29 to February 5. Sister Thelma Lewis, Principal of the Centre, said that the Indian team that included 21-year-old Sunita Lobo had bagged the gold

Mangalore, Feb 6: Work on the proposed Central University, to be named after Tipu Sultan, should start at the earliest and without political interference, said the Indian Union Muslim League here on Tuesday. Addressing presspersons, C. Ahmed Jamal, State Vice-President of the organisation, decried the attempts to tarnish the image of the freedom fighter. The organisations condemned the statements

Bangalore, Feb 6: The IT and ITES sectors, driver of the Karnataka's economy, is in all probability slipping into another slowdown phase in the current financial year. According to the Economic Survey report for 2012-13, yet to be released by the State government, the service sector is most likely to register a disappointing 8.9 per cent growth against 10.6 per cent last year, and it may further

Mangalore, Feb 6: 'IT Vision Mangalore 2020' is being touted as a major harbinger of economic revolution in Mangalore. Addressing a news conference, after a day-long session in Mangalore, organized by Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry Velankani Infrastructure Pvt Ltd, Bangalore CEO Kiron D Shah said that if the IT Vision Mangalore 2020 is implemented then 50,000 jobs and a revenue of 20,000

Mangalore, Feb 5: In a great relief to thousands of expatriates from coastal Karnataka residing in Saudi Arabia, Air India Express has prepared to launch direct flight operation between Mangalore and Dammam within two months. Confirming this to Coastalidgest.com Air India Express COO Ansbert D'Souza said that flight schedule will be available by next week. “We are ready to operate between

Mangalore, Feb 5: Women have been asked to take up the challenging task of spreading awareness at the household levels about the need for the Congress to be in power in the state. All India Women's Congress Vice-President Maheshwari, inaugurating the women's convention of the Congress party in Mangalore on Tuesday said that if at all the Congress has to come back to power, then the women have a

Mangalore, Feb 5: A lower court in Mangalore has directed the local police to investigate into a complaint lodged against an Andhra Pradesh legislator for alleged 'hate speech'. The Second Judicial Magistrate First Class Magistrate Srilatha Shetty on Monday ordered Mangalore South Police to investigate into the complaint against Majlis-e-Ithihadul Muslimeen leader Akbaruddin Owaisi. The complaint