Karnataka

Mangalore, Aug 4: The brutal assault on two Dalit girls by saffron activists for 'indecent exposure' in Belthangady, dominated the monthly SC/ST grievance meet chaired by Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police Abhishek Goyal at his office on Sunday. Raising the issue of two Dalit sisters who were brutally assaulted and beaten up in public view by alleged Bajrang Dal activists last month in

Mangalore, Aug 4: The Billava Mahila Sangha and Akhila Bharatha Billavara Union organised 'Aatida Thammana bokka manadigeda les', a cultural programme on Aati, was held at Ravindra Kala Bhavan on Sunday. Urban Development minister, Vinay Kumar Sorake inaugurated the formal function and delivering his inaugural address said, “Aati celebration shows the difficult time and food habit of those days

Dubai, Aug 4: A 67-year-old Indian visitor was stopped from entering the Dubai Metro, apparently for wearing a traditional Indian dress — dhoti. According to the victim's daughter Madhumati, a policeman stopped them near the punching gates of the Etisalat Metro Station on Saturday and objected to her father's dress. He was subsequently not allowed to board the Metro wearing it. “I pleaded with him

Mangalore, Aug 4: The situation in Gurupura Kaikamba on the outskirts of Mangalore was tense for a while following a Bajrang Dal attack under the pretext of illegal cattle transportation. The miscreants claiming to be the members of Bajrang Dal assaulted a local youth who had been returning home after buying a few medicines from a medical store. The injured youth, identified as Shahul Hameed, was

Mangalore, Aug 4: Newly-launched by Unity Health Complex, an Advanced Dialysis Unit and a mobile Critical Care Unit were inaugurated by Minister of Health and Family Welfare U T Khader and Head of Nephrology at Apollo First Med Hospital, Chennai, Dr K C Prakash, here on Saturday. Speaking at a formal programme after inaugurating the units, Mr Khader said that in order to provide dialysis patients

New Delhi, Aug 4: Elusive for the past six years, a 29-year-old youth allegedly part of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India's (Simi) alleged arms training camp allegedly held in Wagamon in Kottayam district, Kerala, in December 2007 was deported from Dubai. With this, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has apprehended 35 accused, while a hunt is on for three others. Most of the

Mangalore, Aug 3: In an apparent bid to spoil communal harmony, unidentified miscreants hurled stones and beer bottles at a Masjid at Manidaguri near Surathkal on the outskirts of the city in the wee hours of Saturday. A tense atmosphere prevailed around Jumma Masjid following the incident. Police sources said that the miscreants, who came on a motorbike hurled stones and beer at the Masjid at

Mangalore, Aug 3: The recruitment process for the around 700 vacant posts in forest department will begin soon, according to Minister for Forest, Ecology and Environment B Ramanath Rai. Speaking after inaugurating newly constructed Mangalore Circle Office of Chief Conservator of Forest, at Alape Padil, on Saturday, Mr Rai said that since there was the problem providing reservation for Hyderabad

Udupi, Aug 3: A 20-year-old polytechnic student allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling at his home at Sagri in Udupi taluk on Saturday. Santosh Kumar, a second year student, seemed to be in frustration as he had failed in five subjects. As per the present carry-over system, he was ineligible to enter the third semester without clearing those pending subjects. Son of Sundar

Mangalore, Aug 3: 'Laksha Vruksha' – a state-level afforestation campaign jointly undertaken by Karnataka Forest Department, Mangalore, Karnataka Environment and Ecology Department, and Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), Mangalore, was inaugurated by Minister for Forests, Environment and Ecology B Ramanath Rai at a programme at the Town Hall here on Saturday. Speaking after