Karnataka

Mangalore, March 24: In a humane gesture, the former Chief Minister of Karnataka HD Kumaraswamy on Thursday paid all the remaining bills of a destitute woman, for whose treatment he had taken special interest. The 32-year-old Vijayalakshmi, who had become completely immobile after enduring a fall while fetching firewood, happily discharged from the AJ Hospital after several months of stay.

Mangalore, March 24: The South Karnataka unit of Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama will organise a Samastha Sunni Conference on Sunday, March 27 in the city. Disclosing this at a press meet here on Thursday, Abdul Azeez Darimi said that thousands of people from various parts of the southern Karnataka are expected to participate in the day long convention being held under the promulgation of

Mangalore, March 24: Lawyers in the city under the banner of Mangalore Bar Association (MBA) on Thursday joined thousands of their counterparts across the state to protest against a move by the Union government to usher in The Legal Practitioners (Regulation and Maintenance of Standards in Profession Protecting the Interest of Clients and Promoting the Rule of Law) Act, by wearing red badges in

Mangalore, March 24: Tulukoota Kuwait, a socio-cultural organization has donated a dialysis unit to SCS Hospital in the city. Addressing media persons here, Dr Jeevaraj Sorake, Managing Director of the hospital said that the department will be inaugurated on March 27 by Krishna J Palemar, District in Charge Minister and Vinaya Kumar Sorake of AICC. MLAs Yogish Bhat, UT Khader, MLC Ganesh Karnik

Mangalore, March 24: A case of a secretly turned polygamist, deceiving his previous wives after borrowing a huge amount of dowry has surfaced in the region. Hailing from Achangimane in Sakleshpur Taluk, the accused Ansar Ahmed had married Safiya from Thekkaru village in Belthangady taluk about three years ago. Subsequently, he married Shahida a last year. On Sunday, Safiya and Shahida found around

Udupi/Surathkal, March 24: As against the hot speculations that production of fish catch has come down in the post tsunami, fishermen, fish traders and fishmeal unit owners in Malpe ascertain that it is the usual phenomenon witnessed during summer and tsunami has no role in it. Speaking to mediapersons, industrialist Pramodh Madhwaraj, who owns two fish processing units out of three in Malpe

Mangalore, March 24: The appeal for euthanasia for Aruna Shanbagh, a rape victim suffering for the past 37 years has put Indians in a dilemma of choosing death over life. When Aruna's case has pumped the country to take stands, Shubhada Society and Bethany Social Service Trust, Mangalore, took a step further by organising a 'Symposium on Euthanasia,' enabling the city to voice their opinions at

Mangalore, March 24: Flaying the assault on a Panchayat Development Officer (PDO) of Maladi Gram Panchayat in Belthnagady taluk, Panchayat Development Officers Federation staged a protest in Zilla Panchayat office premises on Wednesday. It was said that Maladi Gram Panchayat PDO Jagadish S was assaulated by a Panchayat member Sudhakar Alva when the latter failed to settle the bills related to

Chikmagalur, March 24: Syed Ghouse Mohiyuddin Shakhadri, the Sajjada Nasheen (hereditary administrator) of the Sufi shrine of Guru Dattatreya Bababudan Swami Dargah, has decided go ahead with his plans to hold the three-day 'urs' from March 26. After attending a meeting convened by the Deputy Commissioner, Mr. Shakhadari told The Hindu that he, his family members and a few fakirs would visit the

Mangalore, March 24: Two cases of counterfeit currency have been reported from Mangalore North police and Bantwal town police station limits respectively. Laxmisha Kamath, manager currency chest ICICI Bank, P M Rao Road, here in his complaint to Mangalore North PS stated that some unknown customers came to the branch and deposited cash. On checking, bank officials found 23 counterfeit currency