Karnataka

Hyderabad, May 1: Taking a colossal U-turn on their earlier stand BJP now takes on the street to protest against the SIT for allegedly targeting Hindu youths. It was the same BJP which was putting pressure on the SIT to arrest the culprits in the Hanuman temple desecration. The protesting BJP activists demanded that police should withdraw cases against the Hindu youths and punish the 'real'

Mangalore, May 1: The district administration on Monday got an idea of the difficulties faced by schools in implementing the Right to Education Act ( RTE) at a meeting called to discuss the steps to be taken to enforce the act effectively. Speaking at the meeting deputy commissioner NS Channappa Gowda directed aided and unaided primary school representatives that rules mentioned in the circular

Mangalore, May 1: The Mumbai-based Union Bank of India would open 30 branches and 59 ATMs in Karnataka this financial year, said D. Sarkar, Chairman and Managing Director, Union Bank of India. Mr. Sarkar was speaking at a press conference here on Monday after inaugurating the bank's third regional office in Mangalore. He said that branches would be opened in Hassan, Udupi, Mysore, Bellary

Mangalore, May 1: The birth centenary of freedom fighter Attavar Ellappa will be celebrated in Attavar high school from May 4 to 6. This was announced by office-bearers of the Swathanthrya Horatagara Barrister Attavar Ellappa Janma Shathamanothsava Samiti at a press conference here on Monday. A portrait of Ellappa would be unveiled on the occasion, according to Yogesh Bangera, director of the

Mangalore, April 30: Karnataka BJP chief KS Eshwarappa has opined that there were no convicted political leaders in state unit of his party. Responding to the queries of media persons during his visit to the BJP office in the city, Mr Eshwarappa said that those facing charges in the court of law could not be considered guilty. Reacting to senior BJP leader Ananth Kumar's statement that those

Mangalore, April 30: District BJP leaders exuded confidence of the party emerging victorious in the South –West graduates and teachers constituency in the State Legislative Council Elections. Addressing party workers after the inauguration of the election office for South West Council elections at the District BJP Office, on Sunday Legislative Council Chairman D H Shankar Murthy said council

Thiruvananthapuram, April 30: Two years after “Amen” — the tell-all autobiography of Sister Jesme — threw light on the sexual exploitation of nuns, the powerful Catholic church of Kerala is facing a fresh round of attack from another former nun. Sister Mary Chandy, 67, who left the church after 40 years of service, is set to release her biographical sketch 'Nanma Niranajavare Swasthi' in the first

Mangalore, April 30: An incident involving a clash between two groups in Dubai in connection with clashes in Kasargod has been reported. Seven people have been reportedly injured in the clash. Manoj, Sridharan, Pradeepan, Sudhesh, Saju, Suvesh and Ravi, all residents of Kadappura in Kasaragod, are said to have been attacked by a team of men hailing from Nellikunje, Talangere and Pallam using sharp

Mangalore, April 30: Observing the theme 'You can control your asthma' on world asthma day, city doctors highlighted the importance of inhalation therapy in asthma as well as adhering to it can keep asthma under control thus preventing serious asthma attacks and hospitalizations. However in India it is found that compliance to asthma medication regime is very poor and tends to falter after a few

New Delhi, April 30: The National Investigation Agency (NIA), which is probing saffron terror cases, has found evidence that blasts in Purna, Parbhani, Jalna and Nanded between 2003 and 2006 are all connected with the perpetrators of Malegaon blasts, although in a peculiar way. All these blasts, in Marathwada region of central Maharashtra, were carried out by proteges of Sunil Joshi, the