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Mangalore, Dec 29: As part of their silver jubilee celebrations, Jamiyyatul Falah, Dakshina Kannada district organised an orientation programme for SSLC and PUC students at JF Community Development Centre, Kankanady here on Saturday. Inaugurating the orientation workshop titled 'Inspiration', Kannada Rajyothsava awardee and Akshatha Santha Harekala Hajabba spoke on his humble beginning and

Mumbai, Dec 29: The Bombay high court has held that a Hindu married to a non-Hindu in accordance with Hindu rituals cannot seek divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act. Accordingly, a bench headed by Justice VK Tahilramani upheld a family court order which rejected a petition filed by Niranjani Roshan Rao, a Hindu, seeking divorce from husband Roshan Pinto on the ground that he was a Christian at the

Anantapur (AP), Dec 28: A pall of gloom descended over Kothacheruvu, a sleepy village in Anantapur district where 26 passengers were killed today after an AC coach of Bangalore-Nanded train caught fire even as those who escaped the jaws of death recounted the travel horror. 65 passengers were travelling in the coach as fire broke out around 3.35 am between Sri Satya Sai Prashanti Nilayam and

Dubai, Dec 28: Two Indians including a Mangalorean and a Bangladeshi, were feared drowned when an offshore oil rig of Saudi Arabia's state-run petroleum giant Aramco sank in the Persian Gulf, officials said on Saturday. One of the deceased has been identified as Dawood Hakeem (25), son of Abdul Khader, a resident of Porkody near Jokatte on the outskirts of Mamgalore. He was working for Al Suwaiket

Mangalore, Dec 28: Coming down heavily against instigators of moral policing and 'goondagiri' in Dakshina Kannada, district-in-charge minister B Ramanath Rai said that the perpetrators of such crimes would be severely dealt with and appropriate action would be taken against them. Addressing mediapersons at a press conference here on Saturday, he stressed that the Congress would not allow any scope

Chikmagalur, Dec 28: Acute tension prevailed on Saturday at Chikmagalur town after a dead pig was found near a Darga located in the city. The head lying near Darga was noticed by people who came to offer the early morning prayers. As soon as the news spread, a large number of people belonging to Hindu-Muslim community gathered at the spot and began to fight. Some miscreants ransacked commercial

Mangalore, Dec 28: Kavita Trust, which works for the promotion of Konkani poetry has declared the results of the Late Charles and Theresa Rodrigues Memorial VII All India Konkani Poetry Competition. While Vaibhavi Bhalchandra Gawas, 8th grade student of Our Lady of Lourdes High School, Sattari, Goa has won the first prize of Rs 2000, Austin D'Cunha, 6th grade student of Lourdes Central School

Anantpur, Dec 28: With three more bodies recovered from the charred AC coach of Bangalore-Nanded Express, the toll in the mishap has risen to 26. "So far 26 persons have died in the incident. Rescue operations are still going on," Anantpur District SP S Senthil Kumar said. The fire broke out at 3:30 AM in the B1 coach packed with 64 passengers at Kothacheravu Railway Station. A majority of the

Mangalore, Dec 27: Stressing that the Congress government was dedicated to the cause of arecanut growers in the state amidst the proposal to ban arecanut as a cash crop, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) secretary Ivan D'Souza said that BJP was the main reason for the affidavit filed in the Supreme Court by the Union Health Ministry proposing to ban arecanut. Addressing mediapersons at a

Bangalore, Dec 28: Tamil film actress Ranjitha, whose name was closely linked to the alleged sex scandal involving Bidadi Dhyanapeet Ashram's Swami Nithyananda, was conferred 'Sanyasa Deekshe' by the controversial godman on his 37th birthday on Friday. The actress was among 70 devotees, including a few foreign nationals, who received the deekshe. Ranjitha was clad in a saffron dress and chanted