Karnataka

Panaji, June 13: A day after Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar warned the moral police and fundamentalists of breaking their hands, Sri Ram Sena chief Pramod Muthalik has said that his followers would not disturb the law and order in the state. Addressing a media conference at Ramnthi in Ponda taluk on Tuesday, Mr Muthalik said that he would open officially open the first branch of Sena in Gown

Ullal, June 13: They call it a hobby, but it's a hobby that has saved many lives. On June 23, 2007, when the Eritrean ship mv Den Den capsized off Thannirbhaviin the city, 20 fishermen resting on the beaches of Ullal jumped into action. With nothing but their swimming trunks on, the members of Shivaji Jeevarakshaka Eejugarara Sangha (Shivaji Lifeguards Association) swam through choppy waters and

Mangalore, June 13: At least 10 persons were injured, two of them critically, in a serial accident near the Sree Gopalakrishna temple on NH 17 at Kumbla in Kasargod district on Tuesday. Three vehicles which involved in the accident also considerably damaged. The accident occurred around 9:00 am when a car skidded off the road before hitting an electric pole and dashing against another car. Both

Kasargod, June 13: Local police have taken a Pakistani national into their custody after he was found wandering in the town without valid papers. Abdul Basheer (36), son of Syed Hussain, was nabbed by the police on Monday. Basheer, who was believed to have reached India from Saudi Arabia a few years ago, did not possess valid papers to stay back in the country. Police said that the man appeared to

Udupi, June 13: Manipal police have arrested a person on the charges of kidnapping a minor Dalit girl and raping her for over a month. The accused has been identified as Abubakker Siddiq alias Siddiq, (23), a resident of Netaji Nagar in Parkala, near here. The victim is a 15-year-old girl belonging to Scheduled Caste. According to the information given by the minor before the authorities of the

Manipal, June 12: G S Revankar, presiding officer of Fast Track Court, Udupi, opined that minor sex workers should also be brought to the ambit of the Prevention of Child Labour Act on the lines of child labours working in industries, hotels and other merchandise. Speaking after inaugurating the World Anti Child Labor Day, at District Offices' Complex, End Point, here, on Tuesday he said that

Udupi, June 12: A pre-counselling guidance camp for CET students will be held on Saturday, June 16 at MET School on Udyavara-Korangarapady Road here. The Udupi taluk unit of Jamiyyatul Falah in association with MET Public School and Career Guidance and Information Centre will be organising this camp which will commence at 2:30 p.m. Information relating to medical, dental, Ayurveda, Homeopathy

Mangalore, June 12: As many as 17 students out of 30 trained at city based Centre for Advanced Learning (CFAL), have made it within the top 825 merit list (state level) in AIEEE 2012. About 11 lakh students appeared for AIEEE 2012 across the country. All these students competed to be eligible for seats available in 30 National Institutes of Technologies and other government funded institutions

Mangalore, June 12: A group of people under the banner of DYFI stormed into the office of Bizarre Karnataka Franchise at City Light Building in Mangalore on Tuesday and held a protest demanding return of invested money in what appears to be yet another case of people being duped surfacing in the city. The Kerala based company was collecting Rs. 14,000 from people, assuring them a return of Rs 2

Mangalore, June 12: Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy will honour six personalities as part of its 2011 Honourary Award and Book Award felicitations on June 16 at Town Hall in Mangalore. Addressing media persons at a press meet in the city, Umanath Kotian, President, Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy, said that the Honourary Award consists of cash prize of Rs. 10,000 per recipient besides mementos