Mangaluru: Minister UT Khader launched the D.K District 23rd Kannada Sahitya Sammelan.

Malpe: Seeking action against those who are allegedly violating rules and indulged in light fishing, a protest was staged under the aegis of Udupi Jilla Nadadoni Meenagarara Vakkota and Aala Samudra Meenagarara Sangha at Malpe port.

Suman Kumari has become the first Hindu woman in Pakistan to be appointed as a civil judge, according to a media report.

Suman, who hails from Qambar-Shahdadkot, will serve in her native district. She passed her LLB. examination from Hyderabad and did her masters in law from Karachi's Szabist University, Dawn reported.

The assault by the centre on CBI has continued unabated. By dismissing Alok Verma from the post of Chief, the government had pointed out the limits to the premier investigating agency that cannot be crossed. For the government, it pretended as if it was an existential crisis to remove Verma from the post. Government wasn’t too happy with CBI being autonomous. If the agency had stepped ahead on Rafale investigation, the whole government would have been in trouble along with Modi. Many would have landed in jail.

The Centre Tuesday moved the Supreme Court seeking its permission to return the 67-acre acquired land around the disputed Ram Janambhoomi Babri Masjid site to original owners.

Mangaluru: Indian Social Forum Karnataka State-Saudi Arabia has organised a Gulf Kannadiga's symposium on Janyary 29 (today) at 2:30 pm.

The Trump administration imposed sanctions Monday on the state-owned oil company of Venezuela, a potentially critical economic move aimed at increasing pressure on President Nicolas Maduro to cede power to the opposition.