Karnataka

Mangalore, December 29: The ideology of 'Hindutva' has its roots in casteism, said Dr. Anand Teltumbe, Marxist scholar and grandson of Dr. B R Ambedkar. He was speaking after inaugurating the 'Unity Convention' organized by Karnataka Komu Souharda Vedike (KKSV) in Mangalore on Saturday as part of its decennial celebrations. “The RSS took birth in 1920s which was also the time when Dalit movement

Kundapur, December 29: Former Kundapur MLA Halady Srinivas Shetty, who had resigned from the Legislative Assembly revealing his angst at not getting a ministerial berth in last July, now resigned from primary membership of Bharatiya Janata Party. In the same development, he has sent a letter to the State BJP chief K S Eshwarappa and Udpi district BJP president. In his letter Mr Shetty has

Kasargod, December 29: Police have arrested three more persons in connection with the alleged 'gang- rape' of an 18-year-old girl from Kanyana, on Friday. The arrested have been identified as Mohammed Kunhi (24), his friends Hussain (26) and Unnais (35). All the arrested are from Uduma Kundolam Para. Among them Unnais who was working in Gulf had returned to his native last month. The police have

Bantwal, December 29: In a tragic incident, a Class 10 student, unable to bear harsh school discipline committed suicide by hanging himself at his home in Mani on Friday evening. The victim has been identified as Kaushik, aged 16, son of Koragappa Mulya who is a resident of Nellimane. The boy was a student of Sri Rama Vidya Kendra at Kalladka, run by Sri Rama Vidya Kendra Trust of RSS leader

Kasargod, December 29: In a shocking incident, a senior psychiatrist was found dead under mysterious circumstances in an under-construction school building at Yethadka in Kasargod district on Friday. The deceased has been identified as Ravishankar (40), a psychiatrist working at General Hospital here. Ravishankar is suspected to have committed suicide by consuming poison owing to some stress

Mumbai, December 29: Months after NIA took over the investigations into the 2006 Malegaon bombings, the anti-terror agency is set to arrest a suspect in the case who is currently in Delhi Police custody for the 2007 Samjhauta Express blasts. The suspect, Rajender Chaudhary, will be produced before a special court here in January 3. The Special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA)

Bangalore, December 28: Karnataka State Minorities Commission on Friday filed a complaint against Union Minority Affairs Minister K Rahman Khan before the Lokayukta, alleging misappropriation of public money in Amanath Co-Operative Bank by him when he was its president. The complaint was lodged against Khan and others by Commission Chairman Anwar Manippady before the Upalokayukta S B Majage. The

Mangalore, December 28: A married woman, who was admitted to a private hospital in Deralakatte after being injured in a bike accident, was later found to have been assaulted by the same person who had got her admitted. The victim, Sauda (35), was a resident of Deralakatte, while her husband Abdul Razzak was employed in Malaysia. Three weeks ago on December 6, she was brought to K S Hegde Hospital

Mangalore, December 28: City's first citizen Gulzar Banu suffered minor injuries when the car in which she was travelling in was hit by a KSRTC bus on Friday on the outskirts of the city. Mangalore Mayor was proceeding to Surathkal on an official work when the speeding bus brushed against her vehicle at Surathkal. Under the impact, Gulzar suffered minor injuries and hospitalized immediately.

Mangalore, December 28: India is expecting a quantum jump in the gross enrolment ratio in schools by 2020. The ratio which is 13.4 per cent at present is expected to touch 30 per cent by 2020, said Chairman of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource Development, Government of India and MP Oscar Fernandes. Delivering the inaugural address at the two-day national seminar on 'Quality: The