Karnataka

Mangalore, November 4: One of the oldest citizens of Mangalore Dr Abdul Samad breathed his last at his residence in the city on Sunday. 101-year-old Dr Samad was the father of Mangalore renowned physician late Dr Iqbal. Family sources said that he breathed his last at 3:00 p.m. at his residence 'Little Flower' near Balmatta Rad. More Details to follow

Mangalore, November 4: A 'Private Special Economic Zone' is on its way to come up in Mangalore, meant exclusively for Information Technology. Having got the green signal from the government, process for the setting up of the Zone has begun. The government has provided 25 acres of land in Ganjimatt on the outskirts of Mangalore to a private company. Leveling of land and construction of compound

Mangalore, November 4: Giving priority to beauty while choosing life-partner is the root cause of the family chaos in modern times, said Udupi Qazi Ibrahim Musliyar Bekal. He was speaking after inaugurating the mass marriage organised by Abu Dhabi based Bearys Welfare Forum at Milagres Hall in the city on Sunday. Recalling Prophet Muhammad's marriage tips that “A woman is married for four reasons

Mangalore, November 4: The issue of ban on the practice of 'Made Snana' was raised again at the monthly SC/ST grievance meeting held at SP's office in Mangalore on Sunday. Shekhar from Belthangady, an SC/ST leader and a CPI activist, raised the issue of ban on 'Made Snana' practice in temples and urged the police department to communicate with the government in this regard. “There is just one

Kasargod, November 4: As many as 715 rape cases have been registered by police in the State of Kerala during the first nine months of 2012, of which 286 victims were minors. According to the crime statistics for the period released by the police earlier this week, there were 273 murder cases till September this year. The number of rape cases till September this year was much higher than that

Mangalore, November 4: In the wake of beaching oil tanker MT Prathibha Cauvery in Chennai, the National Shipping Board has decided to recommend to the union government to station one more emergency towing vessel for the east coast. Addressing a media conference in the city on Saturday Captain M.M. Saggi, Nautical Adviser to the Government of India, Additional Director-General Shipping (Technical)

Mangalore, November 3: Officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) arrested two passengers at the Bajpe airport on Saturday and seized 25 kg of saffron of Iranian origin and 3,700 memory cards of Rs three lakh from them. The arrested are Mohammed Ali, a resident of Anangoor and Ahmed Nisar of Nellikkunnu in Kasaragod district of Kerala. The duo were traveling in Air India 814 Dubai -

Manjeshwar, November 4: A truck driver from Malappuram was killed and another man escaped with injuries when the sugar-laden vehicle overturned near Kumbla on Saturday, police said. The mishap occurred around 1 p.m. when its driver, Sidique (40) lost control of the vehicle while giving way to a speeding private bus coming from opposite direction and fell into a 100 foot deep roadside ditch near a

Mangalore, November 3: Various skin diseases also originate from air pollution and 15 per cent among those born with defects are born so due to air and water pollution, said Mangalore North MLA Krishna J Palemar. He was delivering the inaugural address at 'air pollution control' month celebration jointly organised by Dakshina Kannada district administration, Transport Department and Lion Club

Manipal, November 3: Over a dozen passengers sustained injuries when a speeding private bus skidded and toppled over the road near Katapady on Saturday. The tragedy occurred when the driver of the bus plying from Mangalore to Udupi tried to avoid hitting an oncoming car after overtaking another vehicle. The accident led to road block for a few minutes on National Highway 66. The ill-fated bus