Karnataka

Mangalore, Oct 14: Karnataka Muslim Jamaat Council has urged the Inspector General of Police (Western Range) and Superintendent of Police, Dakshina Kannada district to provide security to the Muslim community so that the community can celebrate'Eid-ul-Adha' festival without fear. Council working President P M Ibrahim Musliar Bekal who is the Qazi of Udupi and Chikmagalur, in a memorandum to I G

Mangalore, Oct 14: While Mysore is all aglow in the glory of Dasara, so is this port city. Not only the roads leading to Kudroli Gokarnatheshwara Temple, but most part of the city has been embellished to celebrate the victory of the “good” over evil. A unique feature this time has been the decoration of trees on M G Road and Kuloor Ferry Road, with special lighting designs. A total of 9 kms road

Kuala Lumpur, Oct 14: A Malaysian appeals court ruled on Monday that only Muslims can use the word “Allah” to refer to god, upholding a government ban on the word being used in a Catholic publication. The ruling reverses an earlier lower court decision. “Our common finding that the use of Allah is not an integral part of the Christian faith, so we find no justification for why they insist on using

Mangalore, Oct 14: As part of National Postal Week celebrations, Philately Day was observed with a philatelic exhibition and a painting competition organised by Dakshina Kannada Philatelic and Numismatic Association, Mangalore at the Head Post Office, Pandeshwar here on Sunday. With the Indian Postal Department having released a new stamp with a picture of Gandhi outlined on it on the occasion of

Mina, Oct 14: About 1.38 million pilgrims from 118 countries arrived in the Kingdom to perform Hajj this year, Minister of Interior and Chairman of the Supreme Hajj Committee Prince Muhammad Bin Naif announced here Sunday. In a cable sent to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, the minister said the arrival of the pilgrims has been smooth and trouble-free. “This is due to success

Mangalore, Oct 14: Merely punishing offenders in crimes against women is not enough. They should be denied of all governmental benefits, loans and subsidies and their occupational license should be cancelled. This will create awareness against such crimes and bring change in the society, said advocate Shyamala Bhandary from Kundapur. Delivering the keynote address at a conference on'Safety of

Mysore, Oct 13: Srikantadatta Narasimharaja, scion of the Wodeyar dynasty, worshipped the royal armoury of his dynasty Sunday on the auspicious ninth day (Mahanavami) of the Dasara festival at Ambi Vilas Palace in the city centre. Dressed in royal robes and sporting the king's headgear, the 60-year-old prince performed the ritual 'Ayudha pooja' in the durbar of the century-old palace amid chanting

Mangalore, Oct 13: Mangalore which is gearing up for a grand Dasara procession celebrated Ayudha Pooja with traditional piety on Sunday, the ninth day of Navaratri. All types of vehicles including bicycles were out on the streets after grand water wash and decorated with flowers and frills. Members of Hindu community worshipped the tools, vehicles, electrical appliances or instruments that are

Mangalore, Oct 13: Within few days of District in-charge Minister B Ramanath Rai stating that several transfer are in the pipeline, to'cleanse' the police department in the district, Dr Venkatesh Prasanna who was for long associated with the City Crime Bureau and Kavitha, the City Central Assistant Commissioner of Police have been transferred along with couple of other officials. While Kavitha has

Mangalore, Oct 13: Police have successfully nabbed two inter-state cattle-lifters at Surathkal, thereby making headway in pulling out more information on the systematic cattle theft racket that has been functioning in the region. Amjad alias Chotu (30) from Theerthahalli and Muhammad Haneef (30) from Koteshwara are the arrested. While Chotu was arrested from Theerthalli on Friday, Haneef was