Karnataka

Mangalore, September 7: Eminent film personality and human rights activists Mahesh Bhatt will be visiting this coastal city on September 14 for a private function.

Mangalore, September 7: After change of movie title, the family of late Ramapa Poojary, popularly known as 'Rampa', is now requesting that the dialogues in the movie also be changed, makers of Tulu film 'Sompa' said. Speaking at the audio release programme of the movie at Press Club in Mangalore on Friday, Namratha Hegde, actress and co-producer of the movie, said that the family of Mr. Rampa has

Mangalore, September 7: The call for college bundh over the 'coalgate' issue by activists of Akhila Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) is an act of contempt of court, B Janardhana Poojary, Senior Congress leader said. Addressing media persons at Press Club in Mangalore on Friday, Mr. Poojary said that bundh calls are not in accordance with law. “It is the Supreme Court directive that bundhs

Kasargod, September 6: In a tragic incident, seven year old Abhishek fell into a pond in Cherkala, and drowned. He was immediately rushed to a hospital, but of no avail. A Class 1 student at GMUP School, Abhishek, son of Satyabalan, went missing on Wednesday evening. On searching, it was discovered that he had fallen into a pond a small distance away from his home. A complaint has been registered

Sullia, September 7: A scuffle broke out between a group of Hindu and Muslim boys, all 17 years of age, over a trivial issue at Government Pre-University College in Sullia on Thursday. According to the Sullia police, eight students of Government Junior Pre-University got into a fight over a volleyball game. The fight soon took a communal tinge, with Hindu boys clashing with Muslim boys. However

Udupi, September 7: K. Raghupati Bhat, Udupi MLA, received a threat call on his cellphone here on September 5. The police said on Thursday that Mr. Bhat had filed a complaint stating that when he was on his way home at Ambagilu, he received a threat call at 4.45 p.m. “I was near Peramapalli house near Ambagailu on September 5, when I received a call on my mobile phone from an unknown person. He

Kasaragod, September 7: P.S. Mohammed Sagir has taken charge as the District Collector of Kasaragod on Thursday. Mr. Sagir replaces V.N. Jithendran, who has been transferred as the District Collector of Pathanamthitta. Prior to taking up the new assignment, Mr. Sagir, hailing from Kodungalloor in Thrissur district, was the Director of Higher Secondary Education. Formerly, Mr. Sagir had served as

Udupi, September 7: G. Rajashekhar, writer and president of the Udupi district unit of Karnataka Komu Sauharda Vedike, on Thursday condemned the alleged attack on a Muslim girl by activists of ABVP at her college at Bellare. He said Akhila Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishath (ABVP) has no ethical rights to take law into hands and the attack on a Muslim girl in Bellary is ABVPs despotic behavior against

Bangalore, September 7: With the Centre sitting on the bill to bring in a strict ban on the slaughter of cattle, including cows in the State, the Cabinet on Thursday decided to bring in an amendment to an existing piece of legislation, seeking to ban the slaughter of bull and bullock besides the cow. It was also decided to recommend to the Governor to promulgate an ordinance for this purpose. The

Mangalore, September 6: NCF, one of India's leading organiser of exhibitions and trade fairs, will be organising National Consumer Fair for the fifth consecutive year in Mangalore at Karavali Utsav Grounds. Considered as the country's biggest shopping and amusement exhibition, the fair will have over 100 stalls including those related to automobiles, home and kitchen appliances, solar products