Karnataka

Mangalore, August 21: The Mangalore city police have slapped cases against outspoken secular writer Gowri Lankesh and communal harmony activist K L Ashok, for reportedly making communally provocative remarks during a protest against homestay attack in the city recently. The duo has been booked under IPC section 153 A (promoting enmity among classes). The cases were registered following a complaint

Mangalore, August 20: A rowdy-sheeter allegedly murdered his elder brother after a drunken brawl on Monday evening at Bolur in the city. Police have identified the deceased as Vishwanath alias Balekari Vishwanath, who used to sell bananas at Central Market area here. Sources from jurisdictional Barke Police Station informed that his younger brother Ratan alias Ratu, who is a rowdy-sheeter, was

Bangalore, August 20: Hundreds of thousands of Muslims Monday celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr across Karnataka with gaiety and religious fervour amid tight security in Bangalore and other cities. "Eid is being celebrated across the city peacefully. No reports of any untoward incidents. The situation is normal across the state. We are on vigil and have stationed our personnel in sensitive areas," state

New Delhi, August 20: Stepping up its drive against “erring” portals, the government has ordered blocking of more than 250 websites in which morphed images and videos were uploaded to incite Muslims leading to exodus of people belonging to the North East from Karnataka and some other states. Home ministry officials said more than 130 websites have been blocked till now while the rest will be

Mangalore / Udupi, August 20: Tributes were paid to the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and former Chief Minister D. Devaraj Urs in on their birth anniversaries across coastal Karnataka on Monday. District administrations of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts and various organizations had organized separate functions to remember the late CM Urs during his 97th birth anniversary, while

Bangalore, August 20: Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar on Monday presented the State-level D. Devaraj Urs award to senior journalist Dinesh Amin Mattu and divisional-level awards to eight persons/organisations. The State-level award instituted by the government carries a cash prize of Rs. 1 lakh and a citation. The awards were given at a function organised at the Banquet Hall of the State

Mangalore, August 20: The Office-bearers of the Dakshina Kannada Milk Producer's Cooperative Union Limited (DKMUL) on Monday battled the 'poison' rumours and drank the milk directly from Nandini packets in front of media. After the confidence-building demo, Raviraj Hegde, the president of DKMUL told media persons that the rumours that Nandini milk sold by them was poisoned was indeed a handiwork

Bangalore, August 20: Former Supreme Court judge N Santosh Hegde says a political party floated purely on the anti-corruption plank will not succeed in elections at this stage as money power and diversity play a role. Hegde, a former Karnataka Lokayukta, who has distanced himself from erstwhile Team Anna's decision to start a political party on October 2, said cultural, linguistic and religious

Mangalore, August 20: The people in Mangalore and other parts of Dakshina Kannada district panicked on Monday after rumours that the Nandini milk had been poisoned. Despite the ban on bulk SMSes and MMSes the rumour engulfed entire coastal district and spread to neighbouring districts too within hours, as most of the people in the region are dependent on Nandini milk. As the `poison' rumour spread

Mangalore, August 20: Educational scholarships worth Rs. 8.5 lakh were given to 224 engineering and medical students at a function organised by the Billawas of Dubai and Northern Emirates Committee at the Sri Kudroli Gokarnanatheshwara Temple Hall, here on Sunday. An additional Rs. 2.5 lakh were given as medical benefits to those from economically-backward families. Former Union Minister B