Karnataka

New Delhi, May 8: The Supreme Court today struck down the government's policy of giving subsidies to Haj pilgrims and directed that it be progressively "eliminated" within a period of 10 years. "We hold that this policy is best done away with," a bench of justices Altamas Kabir and Ranjana Prakash Desai held. The bench also directed the government to reduce to two the number of its representatives

Mangalore, May 8: Worker groups in India need to take a leaf out of the Wall Street protests that shook America said Muhammad Nizamuddin, Chief Sectretary, All India Beedi Workers' Federation. Addressing the gathering at the 8th state convention of the Karnataka State Beedi Workers' Federation in Mangalore on Tuesday, Mr. Nizamuddin said that workers in many countries have been carrying out

Mumbai, May 8: Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals (MRPL), majority owned by state-owned ONGC, has expressed interest to acquire promoter's stake in Mangalore Chemicals & Fertilizers (MCF), said a source directly involved with the matter. Liquor baron Vijay Mallya's UB Group holds little over 30% stake in MCF, a non-core investment that may be sold to fund its bleeding Kingfisher Airlines. MRPL

Mangalore, May 8: The major road accident that claimed eight lives at Doddakere near Jokatte on the outskirts of the city on Sunday has forced Mangalore city police to take note of the manner in which human lives are being compromised. This is the second accident involving labourers, most of them migrants from Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand, to work at Mangalore Special Economic Zone sites, in the

Mangalore, May 8: Even as the issue of MSEZ dumping mud on banks of river Phalguni to give shape to MSEZ corridor road is facing intense opposition from local residents, the Company seems to be heaving a sigh of relief over Mukka sewage pipeline issue, which too faced a controversy following protest from fishermen. Heavy equipment used in laying of pipeline being unloaded using cranes.The work in

Mangalore, May 7: The general body meeting of city based socio-religious organistion 'New Age India Forum' was held recently here. Saleem Malar and U K Khalid were unanimously chosen as the ad-hoc district president and ad-hoc general secretary of the organisation respectively, stated a press release issued here on Sunday. The release said that the future programmes of the NAIF were discussed in

Mangalore, May 7: City police on Monday raided the office of a recruitment agency for allegedly cheating Gulf job seekers under the pretext of providing visas to oil rich nations. The police swung into action following the allegations of fraud by JCG Associates Manpower Recruiters, which has an office in Al-Rahaba Complex near State Bank bus terminus. It is learnt that the agency has allegedly

Mangalore, May 7: Human beings are not perfect. No one can become entirely good. But lesser the number of bad people, the better it is for the society, said Bolwar Muhammad Kunhi, veteran Kannada writer. He was speaking at an interaction programme organized by Tulunadu Publications pertaining to his novel 'Swaatantrada Ota' in Mangalore. Mr. Kunhi was asked a number of questions by readers and

Mangalore, May 7: The 123rd birth anniversary of Dr. Narayan Subbarao Hardikar was celebrated at Cheshire Home in the city at a programme organized by the district unit of the Bharat Seva Dal on Monday. Speaking on the occasion, Basheer Baikampady, President of Bharat Seva Dal, DK, said that the organization had carried out several activities including summer camps as part of the celebrations. He

Kasargod, May 7: The sensitive coastal town of Kasargod was flooded with saffron flags, as people arrived in thousands for the mammoth 'Hindu Shakti Sangham'. Addressing the massive gathering at Talipadpu Maidan, here on Sunday, Vishwa Hindu Parishad International Working President Dr Pravin Togadia exhorted the Hindus to unite for the cause of Hindutva and Hindu nation. He alleged that the