Karnataka

Mangalore, Jan 1: The BJP has done its 'homework' and therefore, is not too worried about the upcoming Assembly elections, said C T Ravi, District in-charge minister, DK. Speaking to reporters at Press Club as he came to meet journalists to give his good wishes for New Year on Tuesday, Mr. Ravi expressed confidence that the party will retain power in the state. “Those who do last minute study

Mangalore, Jan 1: Vittala Malekudiya, the tribal boy pursuing his post-graduation in Mangalore University, who was arrested by ANF on March 10 last year for alleged naxal links, has been granted permission by Mangalore University to attend classes again after an academic year of his was wasted due to lack of attendance following his arrest. Following his struggle in the court and in spite of

Mangalore, Jan 1: A middle aged cook of a temple was stabbed to death by his aid in a clash that erupted in the last hours of 2012 in Mangalore. The deceased has been identified as Mahesha Prabhu (39), who was working as a cook at Kashi Mutt located at Car Street in the city. The accused has been identified as Nadnada Kumar alias Nandu, who was working as a helper to the victim at the same temple

Mangalore/Udupi, Jan 1: The coastal cities of Karnataka erupted in a blaze of colour and light at midnight as the world ushered in the New Year in style. Hundreds of people, most of them youngsters, thronged to main roads of Mangalore and Udupi in the last moments of 2012 to witness the celebrations amidst fireworks. Spirit of the crowd rose as midnight approached and crackers made the sky

Mangalore, Jan 1: As a latest development to the Madrasa text-book row, members of Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Muallimeen Central Council (SKJMCC) held a press conference to inform that Karnataka State Wakf Advisory Board had decided that the respective Jamaats of individual madrasas could implement the madrasa syllabus based on majority decision. Addressing a news conference here on Monday

Mangalore, Jan 1: A total of 57 cricket teams from Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts will compete with each other in Paradise Cricket Fest 2013, a six-day cricket tournament, organised by Paradise Club, Krishnapura, which will commence on Tuesday. Announcing this at a press meet on Monday, President of Paradise Club and D K District Congress Minority Cell B A Mohidin Bava said that as many as

Mangalore, December 31: Mangalore City Police will file objections to the bail applications of six persons including a BJP leader arrested by them recently on charges of stealing LPG cylinders and selling the same in local gray market. The accused who have been remanded in judicial custody up to January 9 and are scheduled to be produced before the court on that day are likely to move for bail

Mangalore, December 31: A Bijapur born Kannadiga has come all the way from Chandigarh to Mangalore to join hands in the fight against Endosulfan and to offer monetary aid as a mark of sympathy to the Endo victims. Pandit Rao Dharennavar, an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the Government College, Sector 46 at Chandigarh in Punjab, who is on a cycle rally to spread awareness about Endosulfan

Mangalore, December 31: A man who tried to prevent his wife from being molested was brutally assaulted, at Majalu of Puttila village in Belthangady taluk. However, according to the victim, police listened to his woes but did not register a complaint. Hameed, neighbour of Ashraf (25), a resident of Majalu attempted to molest the latter's wife on December 25 at about 10.30 pm. When Ashraf tried to

Sullia, December 30: Amidst the people's outrage over increasing murder cases in Dakshina Kananda district, a housewife and youth were found murdered in Sullia taulk on Sunday. The deceased have been identified as Padmavathi, wife of Harish Naik and Hithesh, a tractor driver employed by Naik. The dead bodies were found lying together near the house of Naik at Naraje near Jayanagar in Sullia