Karnataka

Mangalore, Jan 17: Two persons including a Mangalorean have been arrested at Cochin International Airport Ltd on Wednesday on charges of smuggling cigarettes into the country. The passengers were identified as Kunhi Mohammed Majeed of Mangalore and Mohiudeen Bikal of Gulbarga. The two had arrived from Dubai in a Gulf Air flight. Customs officials seized 359 cartons of cigarettes from them

Mangalore, Jan 17: An elderly hotelier from Mumbai died of cardiac arrest on board Mumbai-Mangalore flight on Wednesday. Airport and airline authorities have identified the deceased has Nitte Sudhakar Shetti (78), who often used to travel between two port cities. Shetty is survived by his wife and two sons. Hailing from Nitte in Udupi district, Shetty was a prominent leader of Bunt community. He

Mangalore, Jan 16: Describing Tipu Sultan, who fought against British occupation and laid down his life in the battlefield, as India's national hero, Karnataka Governor H R Bhardwaj on Wednesday lashed out at those who opposed giving land for the proposed Tipu Minority University to be set up by the Centre in the State. Speaking to media persons on the sidelines of a function in the city, Dr

Mangalore, Jan 16: A felicitation programme for K Rahman Khan, Union Minister for Minority Affairs, was held at Old Port in Mangalore on Wednesday by Mangaluru Karavali Alpasankhyatha Meenugaarara Prathamika Sahakari Sangha. Members of the Sangha submitted an appeal to the Minister requesting him to recommend their demands to officials of the Fisheries Department. Fishermen having more than 150

Mangalore, Jan 16: Bidar and Gulbarga are among the 'minority concentrated' districts identified by the Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India, where special development programmes to uplift the status of minorities will be implemented, said K Rahman Khan, Union Minister for Minority Affairs. Speaking to media persons at the district Congress office in Mangalore on Wednesday, Mr. Khan

Mangalore, Jan 16: President of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee Dr G Parameshwara said that the third leg of its four padayatras called 'Congressina Nadige Samarasyada Kadege' will be undertaken from Ullal to Udupi, to drive home the message of communal harmony in the coastal region of Karnataka. Addressing media persons at a press conference at District Congress Office in the city on

Mangalore, Jan 16: Out of the 1,800 services being rendered to the citizensby various government departments, a total of 265 services have been brought under the ambit of Karnataka Sakaala Services Act – 2011, all of which will be rendered online by March end, said Secretary to Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (DPAR) and mission director of Sakaala Shalini Rajneesh. Speaking at a

Mangalore, Jan 16: Although the Government has initiated policies and programmes for the development of Muslims, the efforts of the government alone are not sufficient and there is a need for the private sector as well as the Muslim community itself to come forward and work in this direction, said K Rahman Khan, Union Minister for Minority Affairs. Delivering the Convocation Address at Yenepoya

Mangalore, Jan 16: Prisoners have sat on a hunger strike inside Mangalore sub jail in protest of poor quality food being served to them besides being irritated by the jail staff. The prisoners are reportedly being served poor quality food in the jail which has irked inmates. The late night “search” conducted in the jail by waking them up from sleep has also annoyed jail inmates, it is said. When

Mangalore, Jan 16: Dead bodies of a woman and a child have been recovered from a lake at Kannur on the outskirts of the city. The police suspect that deceased are mother and child. The dead bodies have not been identified yet. The bodies have been shifted to Wenlock hospital. More details awaited