Karnataka

Kasargod, September 4: There has been an evident upswing in the Indo-US diplomatic relations after the strategic dialogue in June between the two major democracies of the world, T.P. Sreenivasan, former Ambassador to the United Nations and Vice-Chairman of the Kerala State Higher Education Council, has said. He was delivering the first lecture as part of a diplomatic lecture series on 'Indo-U.S

Subramanya, September 4: The Anti-naxal Force has intensified combing operations in the forest areas of Palligadde near Kulkunda, especially near houses which the ultras visited recently. Around five naxals were seen in the vicinity around 6 pm on Sunday. There were skirmishes between the extremists and the ANF and the ultras threw a couple of grenades on the forces and escaped into the forest

Mangalore, September 4: The first State-level meet of Life Insurance Corporation Agents' Organisation of India (LICAOI) held here on Monday highlighted the demands of benefits for women LIC agents. It includes providing a Provident Fund, pensions, health schemes, pensions and welfare schemes for women LIC agents. Of the 1 lakh LIC agents in the State, 40,000 are women. “We have never heard of

Udupi, September 4: Little Rock Indian School, Brahmavar emerged champions in the Junior Category of the prestigious Verbattle debate competition. Shivani L. Shenoy and Annapurna Chakrabarty of Class X were members of the winning team and won a cash prize of Rs. 1 lakh and a trophy at the event which concluded in Bangalore on Friday. Sapna Rajesh, the mentor-teacher also won a cash prize of Rs 10

Bhatkal, September 4: An arrest brings with it several headaches and sorrows for the family members of the one taken into custody and the story of Fathima, the wife of Sadiq Lashkar, one of those arrested by the CCB on terror charges recently, is no different. Ms. Fathima who hails from Bhatkal is the second wife of Sadiq. Her marriage to Sadiq was also her second marriage after she had obtained

Kasargod, September 3: A man, who was a native of Manjeshwar in Kasargod district, was found cold-bloodedly murdered on his bed in Mumbai. The victim has been identified as Abdul Khader Sheikh alias Moideen (57), who was working as the manager of Bistumulla Guesthouse at Dongri. Originally from Papila near Manjeshwar, he had been currently residing in Mumbai. The knife used in the murder was found

Bhatkal, September 3: An abandoned boat found off the coast of Murudeshwar near here pressed the panic button, as teams from Customs department and local police rushed to the site for inspection. After hours of frantic search and verification of authorities, an all safe signal came through with a sigh of relief. A source in Murudeshwar police station said, on a tip-off that a deserted fishing boat

Malpe, September 3: Owing to the rough sea, a fisherman who had been fishing fell off a boat into the sea and drowned on Friday night, according to a report. The deceased has been identified as Venkataramana (34) from Bhatkal. The incident occurred while he had been returning back to Malpe with his companions Santhosh, Janardhan, Buddhuvant and Pandu. On the way, the sea turned rough due to bad

Mangalore, September 3: The Property Cards (PR Cards) which would be given to owners of properties as part of the implementation of the Urban Property Ownership Records (UPOR) project, would act as a 'mirror' which would reflect the true property status in the city, said V Ponnuraj, Commisioner, Survey Settlement and land records and head of Urban Property Ownership records project. Addressing

Mangalore, September 3: Members of the DK and Udupi Guest Lecturers' Association submitted an appeal to the Deputy Commissioner at his office in Mangalore on Monday demanding fulfillment of their various demands. Their demands include continuation of appointed Guest Lecturers every year, consideration of M.Phil degree on par with PhD while carrying out appointments, payment of due salaries besides