Karnataka

Mangalore, August 12: Saturday being Raksha Bandhan day, inmates of the Mangalore Sub Jail too had a feel of the festival with BJP Yuva Morcha activists from Mangalore South Unit distributing the Raksha Bandhan among around 220 men and women prisoners and preaching them moral values and brotherhood. Jail authorities made all necessity arrangements for the visiting activists to address the

Mangalore, August 13: 'Samudra Pooja' the annual ritual to gratify the god of the sea, was offered at Tannirbavi beach here on Saturday by a large numbers of people belonging to fishing community. The programme was organised by Mangalooru Yelupatna Mogaveera Samyuktha Sabha (MYMSS) comprising Boloor, Bokkapatna, Kudroli, Hoige Bazaar, Bolar, Jeppu, Neereshwalya and Padu Hoige Mogaveera grama

Karkala, August 13: Three more people were arrested in connection with the brutal murder of Hussain, a car driver from Kabettu on Thursday morning by the Karkala police. The deceased was physically tortured and his genitals cut off. Two of the accused including the main accused Banglegudde Suleiman (33) along with Sikander Kabettu (19) are still absconding. Police raided the house of Sattar from

Mangalore: The district unit of Shri Rama Sene, distributed pamphlets among the students of St. Aloysius College on Friday as part of its awareness campaign against drug abuse. Students from other states, districts, and countries, come to Mangalore to pursue education and hardly fall prey to drug peddlers, the members of Shri Rama Sene alleged. They also linked the purported drug mafia to the

Mangalore, August 13: “I believe in politics of love and trust, though the present political scenario is full of hatred, acrimony and enmity. And, This is my 'mantra' for success,” these were the words of D V Sadananda Gowda, the new Chief Minister of Karnataka, who was offered an exciting reception at Sangh Niketan, the local headquarters of RSS, by activists of the Bharatiya Janata Party on

Mangalore, August 13: Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda was accorded a rousing reception in city on Saturday morning on his first visit to the home district after assuming office. The ever smiling CM landed at Mangalore Airport at 8.15 am for a two day Dakshina Kannada visit. The exchange of greetings in Tulu language between the CM and District-in-charge Minister Krishna J Palemar soon after

Mangalore, August 13: Jamiyyatul Falah Mangalore Corporation Unit held its annual Iftar Get-together at the CDC Hall at its headquarters here in Kankanady on Friday. Maulana Saalim Khaleefa Nadwi, principal, Iqra Arabic School, was the chief guest. In his address, Maulana Nadwi stressed on the need to inculcate the spirit of accountability and taqwa during Ramadan and follow it in our day-to-day

Kasaragod, August 13: The Mangalore Air Crash Victims' Families Association on Friday demanded compensation to all the families of the air crash victims as per the recent judgment of the High Court. The association leader Kalingam Narayanan and KATA vice-president N A Sulaiman told media persons here that majority of the families of the victims are yet to get the full compensation as per rules

Udupi, Aug 12: Four fishermen were drowned in the Arabian Sea near Malpe, after a fishing boat capsized hitting a rock under the sea, in the wee hours of Friday. The deceased are Mahadeva (28), Ramachandra (60), Damodar (40) and Ramesh Ganapathi Harikantha, all from Manki in Honnavar taluk. They had been to fishing in Thirumala boat owned by Panduranga Kundar. Though Panduranga and Manjunath a

Udupi, August 12: Udupi branch of Indian Red Cross Society on Friday organized a march by students on the streets of Udupi to observe Geneva Convention Day. District Judge Narendra Kumar Gunaki flagged off the mark infront of Big Bazar, at Jodukatte, Udupi. Students from Government First Grade College, Ajjarkadu, Board High School Udupi and Poorna Prajna College Udupi participated in the march. On