Karnataka

Tumkur, Nov 3: At a time when communal tolerance between different communities is on the decrease in the state, here is an example of religious leaders of the Muslim community who have come forward to maintain communal harmony. With miscreants having vandalized several idols of deities in a Hindu temple at Pavagada town near here, several members from the Muslim community staged a protest led by

Riyadh, Nov 3: The Ministry of Labor would only inspect companies and not private homes, it said in a statement issued on Saturday. This assurance comes in the wake of rumors that government ministries plan to raid the homes of citizens and expatriates looking for illegal workers on Monday, the day after the amnesty ends. "The ministry does not intend to organize campaigns to inspect homes with

Mangalore, Nov 3: Dakshina Kannada Automobile & Tyre Dealers Association, Mangalore felicitated two of its veteran members - K G Shenoy from Mangalore and B Vadiraja Beliya from Kundapur, with'Outstanding Contribution Award' and'Lifetime Achievement Award' respectively in recognition of their contribution to automobile and auto spares industry of the region. The awards were conferred on the

Riyadh, Nov 2: With time running out, scores of expatriate workers are still struggling to record their biometric details to get new iqamas at the fingerprinting center in the Rehab district. The applicants include those who changed their professions, ran away from their sponsors and overstayed their Haj and Umrah visas. Many said they brought printouts of their visas from the Passport Department

Mangalore, Nov 2: Pejawar Seer Vishweshatheertha Swamiji has said that declaring cow as the national animal has become important and imperative at this juncture. Inaugurating'Go-Premi Vedike' under the aegis of Go-Vanithashraya Trust at Sharada Vidyalaya in Mangalore on Friday, he said that conservation and protection of cattle is not just confined to religious sentiments, it has strong

Belthangady, Nov 2: Two persons died on the spot and eight others were severely injured as the vehicle in which they were traveling fell down deep gorge along the Charmadi, on Saturday morning. The identities of deceased and injured are yet to be known. The mishap took place at the 5th curve of the ghat. The accident occurred when the driver lost control over the vehicle and the vehicle fell into

Bangalore, Nov 2: Former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa plans to intensify his protest after November 5 by laying siege to Vidhana Soudha if the government doesn't agree to his two demands. Staging a day-night dharna from Thursday at the Mahatma Gandhi statue near Ananda Rao Circle, Yeddyurappa demanded extending theRs50,000-dole given to poor Muslim girls at the time of marriage to all communities

Mangalore, Nov 2: Reacting to the allegations against Dharmadhikari of Dharmasthala Dr D Veerendra Heggade and his family in connection with the rape and murder case of Soujanya that took place a year ago in Belthangady taluk, Principal of SDM Law College, Mangalore Dr B K Ravindra stated that the educational institution would file civil and criminal lawsuits against the persons who were

Gulbarga, Nov 2: Minister for Minorities Welfare Qamar-ul-Islam on Friday announced that the Bidaai scheme, popularly known as `Shaadi Bhagya' scheme, which aims to provide financial benefit to brides from poor Muslim families will be extended to all other religious minorities. The minister told presspersons here that he has spoken to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on the matter and the chief

Dubai, Nov 2: A woman bus conductor from Kerala was stabbed to death allegedly by her husband, who later tried to commit suicide by cutting his wrist, a media report said here on Saturday. Sonia, who was in her 30's, hailed from Kerala, was stabbed five times on the chest and other body parts by her estranged husband Ranjith in broad daylight just outside the New Indian Model School ( NIMS) in Al