Karnataka

Mangalore, Nov 14: Karnataka Komu Sauharda Vedike(KKSV) will stage a series of protests across the State against the visit of the BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi to Bangalore on November 17. Addressing presspersons here on Wednesday, Suresh Bhat Bakrabail, district president of the Vedike, said that the protests, to be staged in 14 districts, including Dakshina Kannada, would focus

Idukki, Nov 14: In a relief to college lecturer T J Joseph, whose hand was chopped off by activists of a radical outfit, a Magistrate Court here has exonerated him of the charge of hurting religious sentiments of a community through a question paper he set for his students. The Chief Judicial Magistrate at Thodupuzha, considering the police case, discharged Joseph yesterday from the case accepting

Mangalore, Nov 14: Ajith Kumar Rai Malady has been elected as the President of Dakshina Kannada Bunts' Alias Nadavara Mathru Sangha for 2013-16. He has defeated his opponent and renowned educationist A Sadananda Shetty by a margin of 1,149 votes. The elections for the post of the President were held on November 10 and the results were announced on November 13. While Mr Malady won 4,368 votes, Mr

Mangalore, Nov 14: Senior Kannada scholar, writer and researcher Dr B A Viveka Rai has unanimously been selected as the president of Alva's Vishwa Nudisiri Virasat – 2013, announced chairman of Alva's Educational Foundation, Moodbidri Dr M Mohan Alva. Addressing mediapersons at a press conference here on Wednesday, he said that the literary and cultural extravaganza, Alva's Vishwa Nudisiri Virasat

Bangalore, Nov 14: Bangalore Police have issued a notice to former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa asking him to stop his dharna demanding extension of the "Shaadi Bhagya" scheme to all communities and vacate the place. Police said Yeddyurappa had sought permission for the protest only for eight days but the dharna entered the 13th day today, with no extension granted. The former CM had launched a

Haveri, Nov 14: Seven persons were killed while 40 others injured, six of them seriously, when a Mumbai-bound bus from Bangalore caught fire after hitting a road median in this north Karnataka district early today. The mishap occurred near Kunimelli bridge, about 14 kms from here, police said. The bodies of the victims are yet to be identified, Haveri SP Shashi Kumar said, adding that the Volvo

Mangalore, Nov 13: Minister for Health U T Khader has to his credit of being class apart in performing his duties. His style of working has been appreciated by many and now his style is recognized by the reputed Media Research Institute, part of the famous Gandhian Organisation, Thiruvananthapuram. The organization will confer on this young minister the prestigious 'Gandhi Darshan award'

Mangalore, Nov 13: Aasha alias Ayisha Banu who was arrested by the Bihar police on Tuesday in connection with her alleged involvement in illegal financial activities was produced before Junior Ma the Third Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Court. Ayisha, her husband Zubair along with their baby were produced before the court. The court issued prisoner transit (PT) warrant of 15 days for the

Mangalore, Nov 13: Akash Shetty of St Aloysius college has won this year's Doodle4Google (D4G) contest in the Google Doodle for Class VII-X category for his doodle on'Indian women leading the country'. Akash says that it is not always that men make history, women do that too. Nobody can forget the contributions of women like Indira Gandhi, Rani Laxmibai, Kalpana Chawla, Mary Kom, Saina Nehwal

Belthangady, Nov 13: Two persons have been arrested for allegedly raping a minor. Santhosh T V (40) from Mithabail-Bajathabettu and B Jagadish (28) from Malavanthige-Bermanottu are the accused who took undue advantage of the minor and committed this heinous crime. It is said that 16-year-old daughter of Aisamma, a resident of Kajoor had been to the residence of Santhosh on Monday evening where, he