Karnataka

Malappuram, Aug 5: Braving inclement weather, hundreds of believers converged here for a mass prayer and took a pledge against terrorism and alcoholism to mark the 27th night of the holy month of Ramadan. The last night prayer meeting, which lasted till this morning, was organised by Malappuram-based Ma'din Academy, a major educational and charity centre. The Ramzan spiritual conference has been

Mangalore, Aug 5: Health Minister U T Khader on Sunday directed the Mangalore City Commissioner of Police to prevent assaults on innocent people with regard to cattle theft cases. In a letter, he stated that the Police should take action to track the criminals involved in assaulting innocent people. Cattle theft cases have been disturbing the peace of district, he added. Khader told the

Mangalore, Aug 5: The Bajpe police arrested five people on Saturday for assaulting an innocent youth on the pretext that he was involved in cattle trafficking at Gurupur in Kaikamba. The accused are Nagesh, Shrinivas, Chandrashekar, Janardhan and Vinod. All are residents of Kaikamba. The victim was identified as Sahul Hameed (23) of Kaikamba. A gang way laid a pickup jeep, which was carrying three

Bangalore, Aug 5: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday said attempts to divide society in the name of religion or community should not be allowed. Speaking to reporters at an Iftar party hosted by him at the Palace Grounds, he said all citizens of the country are equal before the constitution of India. But a section of people keep making efforts to divide society. Such attempts should not be

Bangalore, Aug 5: Former Union minister and senior Congress leader C K Jaffer Sharief on Sunday ended his indefinite hunger strike after Chief Minister Siddaramaiah assured him that he will take necessary steps to revive the scam-hit Amanath Cooperative Bank. Sharief had undertaken was on strike since past three days demanding the State government among others a CBI probe into the alleged

Bantwal, Aug 5: A man was washed away in a tributary of Netravati in Bantwal town after he slipped accidentally while washing clothes Sunday morning. Vivekananda (44), a resident of Akekal in Amtady village, daily-wage worker, was washing clothes by the Venkataramana Temple when he fell into the fast-flowing stream around 10.30 a.m. Rescue attempts by passers-by were in vain. His clothes and

Surathkal/Subrahmanya, Aug 5: In two separate raids in the district, four people were arrested for allegedly illegally selling beef. Surathkal police who raided an illegal abattoir in Surathkal and arrested two persons on Sunday morning. The police have seized seven cows and eight quintal meat. It is said that the abattoir was functioning illegally at Angaragundi near Baikampady. The arrested are

Belthangady, Aug 4: Despite assurances by the Minister of Health and Family Welfare U T Khader that the on-going strike by 'Jeevarakshaka' ambulance workers across the state had not affected the public, the death of an infant in Bantwal due to lack of proper medical assistance may prove otherwise. This incident took place in Belthangady taluk. Hailing from a poor background, Dharnappa Poojary and

Mangalore, Aug 4: The members of Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS) staged a protest in front of Deputy Commissioner's office on Sunday against the pictorial depiction of Jhansi Rani holding hookah in her hand in Social Science text book of 5th standard CBSE syllabus Addressing the protesters HJS spokesperson Sukanya Acharya said, “In a text book published by Orient Blackswan publication, Jhansi Rani

Belthangady, Aug 4: In a flash raid conducted by Belthangady police on an illegal slaughterhouse near Indabettu, police arrested two and four managed to escape from the spot. The arrested are identified as Irfan and Shabeer. Hasan, Ismaeel, Muhammed and Farooq are absconding. Police seized 100 kg of beef, one car and an auto rickshaw used in slaughterhouse and six cows were rescued from the spot.