Karnataka

Udupi, September 5: The Minister for Port, Inland Water Transport and Muzrai Kota Srinivas Poojary said the third phase project of Malpe port built at the cost of Rs 37.15 crores will be completed by 2014. Speaking to media persons on the sidelines of his visit to Malpe to assess the progress in the construction of the third phase Maple port, the minister said that the works aiding the 3rd phase

Mangalore, September 5: Some unidentified miscreants gained entry into a house and decamped with 45 pawan gold and Rs 35,000 in cash, at Old check post in Mudipu, near Mangalore. The house belongs to Ummer Kunhi. The value of total stolen property is Rs 11.5 lakh. The incident must have taken place between Monday night and Tuesday morning, when none of the family members were at home. A case has

Puttur, September 5: Police have solved several theft cases by arresting eight inter-state thieves in Puttur sub-division on Tuesday. In-charge ASP Subhash Gudimani gave the identities of the arrested as Mohammed Hussainar (26), Ibrahim alias Ibbi (30), Abdul Karim alias Salim (36), Mohammed Ansar (22), M S Monu (49), Mohammed Soofi alias Soofi (26) and Ashraf (29). Mr Gudimani told media persons

Mangalore, September 5: In a fresh incident of communal terrorism, a group of hatemongering students barged into a class-room, hurled abusive words against Muslim girls, who were sitting there, and mercilessly assaulted one among them inside the campus of a government college on the outskirts of the city. The incident which occurred on Tuesday afternoon at Dr. Shivaram Karanth Government First

Mangalore, September 4: P Chidambaram, Union Finance Minister, has assured that the matter of waiving off loans of areca farmers of Dakhsina Kannada district and Karnataka in general would be looked into. A delegation from the state comprising of Shashidhar Shetty of Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha accompanied by M Veerappa Moily, Union Minister, MPs Oscar Fernandes, Jayaprakash Hegde, and Anil Lad

Mangalore, September 4: Popular Front of India (PFI) has claimed that none of the arrested terror suspects from Bangalore and Hubli have any association with it. Riyaz Pasha, Chief State Secretary, PFI, has in a press release said that none of those arrested by CCB police in Bangalore on August 30 for alleged terror links are part of PFI. The organization respects the secular and constitutional

Mangalore, September 4: Leaders of various political parties who recently came together to form Karavali Souharda Sangharsha Samithi, organised a protest-rally in the city on Tuesday. According to the organisers, the intention of the programme is to fight for communal harmony in the region in the backdrop of homestay attack. Addressing the gathering in front of the office of Deputy Commissioner, B

Mangalore, September 4: The body of a schoolgirl who had committed suicide by jumping into Nethravathi River eight days ago has been found on the shores of Manjeshwar beach. The deceased has been identified as Sonali Patel (15), daughter of Ashwin and Alpha Patel of Mohan compound in Krishnanagara, Puttur. Her body was found at Manjeshwar beach on Monday evening. A 10th standard student of Sudana

Mangalore, September 4: Introduction of Volvo buses by withdrawing 'Rajahamsa' services on certain routes have caused losses to the KSRTC in Mangalore division, Praveen Kumar, General Secretary, KSRTC Joint Committee of Workers' Unions, Mangalore, said. Addressing mediapersons at Press Club in Mangalore on Tuesday, Mr. Kumar said that introduction of buses to routes such as Panaji besides others

Dozens of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad activists on Tuesday staged a protest at Bunts Hostel Circle, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the wake of the alleged coal block allocation controversy. The protest was in response to nationwide protest and college bundh jointly called by ABVP and Youth Against Corruption (YAC). The protesters said the Prime Minister should