Karnataka

Kasargod, Aug 19: Majeed, billed as the kingpin in the region as far as counterfeit currency racket is concerned has been nabbed by National Investigation Agency (NIA). He has been brought to Kochi for investigation. Majeed hails from Thalangare Bangod, Kasargod. He was on his way back from Dubai when the sleuths arrested him at Mumbai airport. Crime branch, which had held investigation on Majeed

Udupi, Aug 19: Unable to put up with the pain and shame that the news of her daughter going missing after an engagement, a mother ended her life by plunging into the well, at Perdoor village. The deceased is Revathi, wife of Late Devanna Nayaka of Kairu Darkasu family of Perdoor. Revathi's daughter Bharathi was all set to tie the knot on September 8. Bharathi, on Saturday morning had accompanied

Mangalore, Aug 19: In what is an oft-quoted figure, many rightwing organisations cite the decline in cattle population – as much as 1.5 lakh cattle in five years – as a result of the “menace of cow slaughter and thefts” here. However, officials of the Department of Animal Husbandry, attribute it to a larger agrarian crisis. The quinquennial (every five years) All India Livestock census reveals

Mangalore, Aug 19: Three day residential training of the district Congress Sevadal training concluded in Mangalore on Sunday. Chief organiser of All India Congress Sevadal Mahendra Joshi speaking at the valedictory function said that Narendra Modi is being portrayed as the next prime minister of India on the grounds of massive development brought about by him in Gujarat. However, he had brought in

Chamarajanagar, Aug 19: Badraiahnahalli, is a remote village in Kollegal taluk of Chamarajanagar district. Two persons from this village are now making headlines across the nation, as they await their execution. Fifteen days ahead of her marriage, on December 15, 2001 Shivamma of the same village had been to work in a small farm belonging to her family. Two youths from the village, Jadeswamy and

Mangalore, Aug 18: Who doesn't like the colourful wings of butterfly fluttering and swaying in the air, hopping over flowers? Well, everyone does but not many spare a minute to think of the fact that how extinct these wonderful creatures have become. However, looking at the toll modern lifestyle has taken on these tiny creatures an avid butterfly lover and conservationist Sammilan Shetty took a

Mangalore, Aug 18: Sri Rama Sene Chief Pramod Muthalik has given the state government a deadline of 15 days to control illegal trafficking of cattle, failing which he has warned of giving a call for Dakshina Kannada bundh. Speaking at the sidelines of a two-day training programme for Sri Rama Sene workers at Neermarga Shri Subramanya Bhajana Mandir, here on Sunday, he said that the situation has

Kochi, Aug 18: The Kerala government has got a go-ahead from the Reserve Bank of India to launch a financial institution following the principles of Islamic finance. Cheraman Financial Services Limited (CFSL) will be floated by Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation to function as a non-banking finance company (NBFC). A formal announcement on CFSL, the latest incarnation of Al Baraka

Kasargod, Aug 18: As part of their efforts to promote the use and growth of Kannada language, the Kannada Development Authority feted 64 students studying in Kannada-medium higher secondary and high schools in Kasargod district at a programme near here on Sunday. In a programme organized by the Authority at Edneer Math near here on Sunday, a total of 64 Kannada-medium students were presented

Mangalore, Aug 18: After the notification by the government of Karnataka, the private bus fare will shoot up by 10 to 15 per cent from August 20 onwards. Following continuous hike in diesel price, the state government has given nod to the proposed bus fare hike upto 25 per cent. President of State private bus owners association K Rajavarma Ballal speaking with media persons here on Saturday