Karnataka

Kottayam, Feb 10: Hours after a group of nuns, who had protested seeking justice for their colleague, allegedly raped by former bishop Franco Mulakkal, said that the order asking them to move out of their convent has now been cancelled, the Jalandhar Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church on Saturday denied the charge. Peter Kavumpuram, the public relations officer of the diocese, said the order has

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 10: The health sector in Kerala is all set to have a major boost with the inauguration of the Institute of Advanced Virology (IAV) by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan at Thonnakkal, here on Saturday. The institute, opened at Thonnakkal Bio 360 Life Science Park in 25 acres of land, is the first virology institute in India affiliated to Global Virus Network (GVN), a coalition

Mysuru, Feb 10: The Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation (KSTDC) has plans to set up Miniature Parks to attract more tourists to the Tourist spots in the State including to the City of Palaces Mysuru. The walk-through park of minuscule models has been planned at a prime location on Mysuru-Bengaluru national Highway closer to the city and land for the same will be identified soon so that

Bengaluru, Feb 10: Former Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksha, who is on a private visit to Karnataka, met Karnataka deputy chief minister Dr G Parameshwara here on Sunday. Speaking to mediapersons here, Dr Parameshwara said Mr Rajapaksha had come to the city on a personal visit and it was a personal call during which he discussed development of IT-BT industry and start-ups in Karnataka. “He

Bengaluru, Feb 10: The Congress party workers will stage a protest against the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is coming to Karnataka, to inaugurate several central-funded projects, in Dharwad and Hubballi, in the State, for which no invitation given to the Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy. Addressing newsmen here on Sunday, the KPCC President Dinesh Gundu Rao said that "by not inviting the Chief

Davanagere, Feb 10: A 30-year-old woman and her three children were killed when the stone roof of their house collapsed in Ramajogihalli village of Challakere taluk in Chitradurga district in the wee hours of Saturday. The deceased have been identified as Nagaratna, her daughter Yashashwini, 5, and sons Thirthavardhana, 3, and one-and-a-half-year-old Komal. The roof caved in around 4.50am

Bengaluru, Feb 10: The police have arrested two people for allegedly duping hundreds of unemployed youth by promising them jobs with reputed IT firms. The accused Darshan Sriram, a software engineer, and Shanmuga, a history-sheeter, were arrested from Goudanapalya by the sleuths of the Subramanyapura police station. The police seized a car, laptops and mobile phones from them. Shanmuga was hired

Bengaluru, Feb 10: Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy-led Karnataka government’s move to introduce NRI quota and hike fees in government medical and dental colleges has evoked protest from medical and dental students in the state. The Medical Students’ Struggle Committee, Dental Students’ Committee, and the All India Democratic Students’ Organisation convened a State-level convention demanding that

Mangaluru, Feb 9: Devotees from different parts of the country started arriving at Dharmasthala in Dakshina Kannada district, to witness the 10-day-long Mahamastakabhisheka for the monolith 39-foot-tall Bahubali statue. Mahamastakabhisheka - the fourth since its installation in 1982 - had a formal beginning on Saturday with the start of rituals at the Ratnagiri Hill. Following panchamruta

Mangaluru, Feb 9: Businessman Sajid A K, was unanimously elected the president of city-based Highland Islamic Forum on Saturday, Feb 9, during its annual general body meeting (AGM) held at HIF Head office, Mangaluru. The AGM was started with Quran recitation by brother Mehfuz. The programme was chaired by the outgoing President Nazim SS and the Election Commissioner Mr Arif Padubidri. Outgoing