Karnataka

Abu Dhabi, November 2: An Indian doctor working at a private Abu Dhabi hospital was brutally murdered by his patient on Thursday evening in his hospital cabin. Dr. Rajan Daniel, 62, urologist, was killed after his throat was slit by his Pakistani patient. Staff at the Al Ahalia Hospital said they were shocked to see a man trying to leave the hospital with a knife in his hand and blood all over his

Mangalore, November 2: Bearys Welfare Forum (BWF), Abu Dhabi, will hold a mass marriage programme in Mangalore on November 4, where 15 couples will enter wedlock, said Mohammed Ali Uchil, President, BWF. Addressing mediapersons at Press Club in Mangalore on Friday, Mr. Uchil said that 15 couples from Udupi , Chikmagalur and Dakshina Kannada districts will tie the nuptial knot on the occasion. The

Mangalore, November 2: A campaign to create awareness on the problem of possible scarcity of water in Mangalore in the coming months, began with a street play in front of the Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) under the banner of Karavali Karnataka Janabhivriddhi Vedike (KKJV) on Friday. 'Tirikita' team performed the first of the various street plays to be held at different venues of the city on the

Mangalore, November 2: With over 5,000 children from 24 schools taking part in an inter-school drawing competition for students aged 10 to 15 themed 'Art of Fighting Malaria' organised in Mangalore by Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) based in Geneva, the event saw an overwhelming response. Ten students shortlisted from 100 finalists were awarded special prizes at an award ceremony held on

Mangalore, November 2: The Kodimbala double murder case has taken a new twist with the son of the victims revealing that two local residents were responsible for death of Baby alias Thomas and Mary. Vimal Thomas, son of Thomas told media persons that local residents Nixon alias Avarachan and K J James Valladul were the key accused in the double murder, which occurred on September 26 at Undila

Kasargod, November 2: The body of one of the five missing sailors of ship MT Pratibha Cauvery, which got grounded by cyclone Nilam, was found in the sea waters near Chennai today. The body is yet to be identified. Meanwhile, there is no trace of the other four missing sailors even two days after the ship hit ground near the Besant Nagar beach in Chennai on Wednesday. Two sailors from Kasargod

Mangalore, October 2: City-based Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Law College and Centre for Postgraduate Studies and Research will be hosting a conference on rethinking of religion and law in India in association with Belgium-based Ghent University. The four-day conference, beginning November 24 is the fourth of such international conferences. While the first conference was held in Delhi, the

Mangalore, November 1: Karavali Karnataka Janaabhivriddhi Vedike (KKJV) is holding a campaign from Novemeber 2 onwards to create awareness among the people of Mangalore about the problem of drinking water shortage likely to resurface in the city in the coming months. Addressing media persons in Mangalore on Thursday, Vidya Dinker, Coordinator (Legal), of the KKJV, said that Mangalore had witnessed

Mangalore, November 1: The revamped building of the century old Bombay Lucky Restaurant at Bunder was inaugurated on Thursday. Mangalore Qazi Thwaka Ahmed Musliyar inaugurated the new building and carried out dua. The hotel now finds itself housed in a newer, bigger building at the very same spot where its old building existed. It has now been upgraded with better facilities such as A/C and non A

Mangalore, November 1: A gloomy weather prevailed across coastal Karnataka including portal city of Mangalore as a result of cyclone Nilam that hit Tamil Nadu coast on Wednesday. The city remained cloudy with sporadic rain throughout the day. With temperatures declining, cold weather prevailed. Intermittent drizzle that started in the morning turned into heavy rain at least for half an hour in the