Karnataka

Kasargod, October 9: At least nine persons were injured in clashes erupted between Communist Party of India (CPI-M) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers at Kumbla on Sunday. Two CPI(M) workers were taken into custody on Monday in connection with the incident. The police said there was an incident involving BJP and CPI(M) workers returning from the annual 'Gramotsav' at nearby Bambrana Bayal

Mangalore, October 9: It is very sad to note that the voters list dispatched by the Election Commission is filled with mistakes, regretted MLA U T Khader. Addressing a press meet at the Congress office on Monday, Khader said that he was disappointed to see the voters list as names, booth numbers, voters details, ration card details have been wrongly entered in the list. “The deadline to enter

Bangalore, October 9: The High Court of Karnataka on Monday directed the police to submit in two weeks a transcript of the alleged incendiary speech by Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangha leader Dr Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat at Hindu Samajotsava at Uppinangady in January this year. Observing that “nobody has any right to indulge in making personal attacks on any community,” the Court on Monday adjourned to

Udupi, October 8: Two unidentified dead bodies, one of a 35 year old lady another of 12 year old child- have been traced at St Mary's island near Malpe on Monday afternoon. Sources said that the same woman had earlier paid Rs 1,500 to a boat owner to drop her and the kid to the island. Accordingly, the duo was dropped in the island. However, no one had asked their name. The bodies have been

Mangalore, October 8: Infighting within the Janata Dal (Secular) has also come out in the open as a few JD(S) activists shouted slogans against M B Sadashiva, the district president of the party and Secretary Vittla Mohammed Kunhi at a meet on Monday. Speaking at the meet organised by the DK district JD(S) Workers' Unit, Mohammed Rafi, the President of the unit said that the party is being run by

Mangalore, October 8: A middle aged woman riding pillion on a scooter with her husband died and the latter sustained injuries in a ghastly road mishap at Mukka check-post near Suratkal on the outskirts of the city on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Janet (42), an employee at a private school in Mukka and a resident of MRPL Colony. Her husband Antony has been admitted to a hospital with

Mangalore, October 8: There is a need to encourage ways of practising organic and traditional farming, so that the fertility of the soil can be enriched, said Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister C T Ravi. He was speaking at the inaugural function of Agricultural Information/Awareness Campaign and Organic Producers - Marketers Conference organised under the joint auspices of district

Bhatkal, October 8: Unidentified thieves broke into a school and made away with cash amount and valuables worth Rs 2 lakh in the wee hours of Sunday in the town. According to Zareena Kola, the principal of the Naunihal central School, Bhatkal, a cash amount of Rs 1.5 lakh from her room and locker of the office room along with valuables including a video camera were found missing following the

Bangalore, October 8: Harkala Hajabba, fruit vendor-cum-educationist, was conferred with the 'Ramzan Saab Award' by Akhila Karnataka Mahamadeeyara Sangha at a programme held at the Kannada Sahitya Parishad in Bangalore. Speaking on the occasion, Prof. Baraguru Ramachandrappa, senior writer, said that Mr. Hajabba, although an illiterate and humble man, has been able to set up an educational

Mangalore, October 8: A local court has granted bail to all the 27 accused in the hawala case which was busted in Mangalore on Saturday. The Court has directed the police to hand over all the documents releated to hawala transactions to the income tax department for the further investigation. It may be recalled that the sleuths of City Crime Branch Police had raided a house and arrested 27 persons