Karnataka

Vittal, Aug 10: Residents of a house are living under fear after a well in the courtyard of the house collapsed, damaging the wall of the house as well, owing to heavy rainfall that lashed over Vittal area over the last few days. The house belongs to Yusuf, a resident of Ponnottu in Kasaba village of Vittal. The well which collapsed had in it two pumpset installed. Both the sets have been lost in

Bangalore, Aug 10: KPCC chief G Parameshwara on Friday demanded JD(S) national president H D Deve Gowda to expel the State party president H D Kumaraswamy from the party for forging an 'unholy alliance' with communal forces for the upcoming byelections to two parliamentary constituencies. Speaking to reporters after taking part in a function to mark Quit India Movement organised at the party

Mangalore, Aug 10: A 38-year-old security guard was run over by a train near Thokkottu railway underbridge. The police said Manikanta, a resident of Valencia, had left a note asking police to donate his organs to the needy. The police said his wife was pregnant. The two had a tiff after Manikanta returned home in a drunken state on Thursday.

Mangalore, Aug 9: In a heartrending tragedy, a young Khatheeb of a Masjid was killed after the motorbike he was riding rammed into a lorry on National Highway 75 at Farangipet on the outskirts of the city on Friday. 29-year-old Muhammad Mansoor Sakhafi (29), the Khatheeb of Delambady Juma Masjid, was heading towards B C Road when the incident took place. Mansoor Sakhafi sustained severe injuries

Mangalore, Aug 9: 'Aatid Radd Dina', a two day Tulunadu food and cultural festival was inaugurated at Panambur beach by Member of Parliament, Nalin Kumar Kateel, on Friday. The event has been organised by Rotary club of Mangalore central.Delivering the inaugural speech on the occasion Nalin Kumar kateel said that since culture and celebrations attached to the month of 'Aati' is declining many are

New Delhi, Aug 9: A festive spirit gripped India on Friday with millions of Muslims across the country celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr with gaiety and religious fervor. Mass prayers were held at Eid-gahs and Masjids, and were followed by a warm exchange of greetings and embrace, and at the same time an expression of spreading messages of love and unity. In the capital, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and

Mangalore, Aug 9: Congress leader B Janardhana Poojary expressing his opposition to the proposed Niddodi Thermal power project said that it was the dream project of the BJP Government. Addressing a news conference on Friday, he said that the Congress government showed green signal only because of the power requirements of the state. “However, now after realizing the ground realities and

Mangalore, Aug 9: Billavas Dubai and Northern Emirates (BDNE) in collaboration with Shree Gokarnatha Kshethra Kudroli and Shree Guru Charitable trust has come forward to distribute over Rs 12 lakh as scholarship to 225 students. The scholarship distribution programme will be held on Sunday at Koragappa Memorial Hall, Kudroli Shri Gokarnanatha Temple premises, in Mangalore. Speaking about the same

Bangalore, Aug 9: Byatarayanapura police on Thursday arrested a 45-year-old autorickshaw driver for allegedly raping his minor daughter. She delivered a baby boy on Thursday and in her police statement, she named her father as the culprit. The duo was sent for medical tests in the evening and the mother and child were shifted to an undisclosed location, police said. The auto driver is a father of

Mangalore, Aug 9: Two Muslim students who organized a treat for their Hindu friends including girls in a hotel in Puttur were threatened and beaten up by Hindutva group members, on Thursday. The victims are students Abdul Samad (21) and Muhammad Jalal (18), residents of Keremoole in Chikkmudnoor. While Samad is pursuing his MSW in Srinivas College in Mangalore, Jalal is in II PUC student at