Karnataka

Puttur, July 21: Hundreds of students belonging to various colleges led by Hijab clad girls on Friday laid siege to Sri Ramakunjeshwara First Grade College at Ramakunja in Puttur taluk, demanding education institution to withdraw the alleged communally motivated ban against headscarf. The fight for 'constitutional right' of Muslim girls took a new turn when the students of 10 other colleges

Mangalore, July 21: After languishing 21 days in various jails, 38 persons arrested in connection with incident of rioting that took place at Kalladka, some 30-kms from here on June 30 were granted bail on Friday by the Judicial Magistrate First Class Court at Bantwal. However, as the certified copy of the order will be available only on Saturday, 14 persons lodged in Madikeri jail and 24 lodged

Kasargod, July 20: A five-year old boy, who had been suffering from diseases attributed to the spraying of endosulfan in the cashew estates of Plantation Corporation of Kerala Ltd. in the district, died on Friday. Mithun, son of Mohana-Pushpa couple, residing at Berla died at his residence in Karadukka panchayat in the district. He was confined to bed right from birth. Despite undergoing treatment

]Mangalore, July 20: Unbroken cloud on the sky did not delay Ramadan 1433 in the Islamic calendar for the Muslims living across twin districts of Coastal Karnataka and Kerala as dozens of eagle-eyed Muslims spotted the crescent moon on Friday evening near Kasaragod. Ramadan in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi began a day after Muslims began fasting in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates

Mangalore, July 20: A tense atmosphere prevailed in Kulai and surrounding areas on Friday evening after two youths were stabbed by a group of miscreants, in an apparent revenge for the brutal murder of Shivaraj, a young mechanic. The victims have been identified Jamaluddin and his cousin Kalandar Shakeel and both aged between 25 and 30. The condition of Jamaluddin said to be critical while Shakeel

Bangalore, July 20: With Karnataka staring at its worst drought in 42 years, the BJP government is seeking divine help for rain and has asked 37,000 temples in the state to conduct 'special poojas' that will cost Rs 18.5 crore. A circular has been sent to the 37,000 temples under the Muzrai (Religious Endowment) department for 'special poojas' to propitiate rain gods, Muzrai Minister Kota

Mangalore, July 20: Urging the government to go back to the older system of admission for 3rd and 5th semester polytechnic students, members of the Akhila Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) held a protest at Jyoti circle in Mangalore on Friday. Forming a human chain, the students shouted slogans against the state government and demanded that the older system of admission be reintroduced for

Mangalore, July 20: At least five school children had a miraculous escape when the auto-rickshaw in which they were returning home from the school was hit by a speeding car in the city on Friday evening. Source said that the driver of the Hyundai i20 car bearing registration KL 14 J 3055 rammed into a Maruti Omni and then hit the auto-rickshaw at around 4:30 pm near St Mary's School on S L Mathias

Mangalore, July 20: Worries could continue to haunt the Mangalorean community living in the gulf countries as the flights which had been cancelled owing to the Air India pilots' strike continue to remain cancelled. Speaking to Coastaldigest.com, an Air India official said that although it has appeared in the media that the pilots have called off the strike, the problem has not yet been solved. The

Mangalore, July 20: It would have been better had the state government started looking for his successor a couple of months ago itself, said Justice S R Nayak, chairman of the Karnataka State Human Rights Commission, who is scheduled to retire on July 25. Addressing media persons after holding a meeting with Dr. N S Chennappa Gowda, Deputy Commissioner, DK, and Pratap Reddy, IGP (Western Range)