Karnataka

Mangalore, Jan 24: Miscreants damaged the hoardings and banners displaying greetings for Eid-Milad, at Sunkadakatte in Aithoor village in Kadaba police station limits in Puttur taluk. Though the incident created tension in the region, the timely intervention by heads of both Hindu and Muslim religions, prevented an outbreak of untoward incident. On Tuesday, a religious programme was held the

Mangalore, January 24: 'Synergy 2013', a national-level management fest for management students organized by SDM College of Business Management, Mangalore, was inaugurated on Thursday. Speaking after inaugurating the fest, Praveen Kumar Kalbavi, Director and CEO, Bearys Global Infotech Ltd, Mangalore, said that students must use forums such as inter-collegiate fests to enhance their interpersonal

Mangalore, Jan 24: A distinguished professor in her remark lauding the capabilities of women has compared the gender to 'plastic'. New York University Global Distinguished Professor Dr Rajeswari Sunder Rajan inaugurating a national seminar on 'contemporary feminism in Indian' organized by St Aloysius College PG Department in English on Wednesday said that women are all rounders and have immense

Mangalore, Jan 24: Thousands of Muslims in the city celebrated the Eid-Milad, the birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammed on Thursday. Homes, mosques, dargas and madrasas were decked with flags, buntings and banners to mark the day, considered by a section of Muslims to be the most blessed in Islamic calendar. Madrasa children took out Milad rallies in various parts of the city. Hundreds of children

Mangalore, Jan 24: 'Jo Jo Laali', a short film on HIV/AIDS awareness made by film director Sandeep Malani, was screened on Wednesday at Roshni Nilaya School of Social Work. The screening was organised by the Mangalore chapter of Alliance Francaise for its members and the general public free of cost. The short feature film, featuring actress Kalpana Pandit, Akash Hora and child artiste Shrey Tejani

Mangalore, Jan 24: The Central Bureau of Investigation has conducted raids on Dental Council of India members at eight places across the country including the port city of Mangalore. Apart from Mangalore, the raids were conducted in Hyderabad, Chennai, Bangalore, Namakkal and Jabalpur too on Wednesday. The raids were part of CBI's continued investigation into an alleged bribery case related to

Mangalore, Jan 24: In yet another case of corporal punishment, a student of Class 7 of Narayana Guru Higher Primary School at Kudroli here was allegedly caned on Tuesday by her teacher, for not writing her notes properly. Family members of the 12-year-old girl were shocked when she went home for lunch, teary-eyed and with blood on her hands. The accused has been identified as Rakshita, a science

Mangalore, Jan 24: In yet another case of sexual assault on minor girl, a domestic servant was allegedly raped by a middle aged man at a remote village in Sullia taluk of Dakshina Kannada district. A 16-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by Ashraf, resident of Ubaradka at Mithuru village on Tuesday. The victim, a resident of the same village, who was doing odd jobs, was lured by the

Bangalore, Jan 24: Assembly Speaker K?G Bopaiah came under sharp attack from the BJP?MLAs whose attempts to destabilise the Jagadish Shettar government by submitting their resignation letters failed on Wednesday. The absence of Bopaiah in the office and the Legislative Assembly joint secretary Jayatreertha Galagali's refusal to accept the MLAs' resignation letters left B S Yeddyurappa and his

Mangalore, Jan 23: Members of the Bajarang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) held a protest in front of PVS Circle in Mangalore on Wednesday condemning the statement of Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on 'saffron terror'. The protestors disrupted traffic for 15-20 minutes and shouted slogans against Mr. Shinde. Speaking on the occasion Shivananda Bhandar, District Convenor, Bajarang Dal