Karnataka

Indore, December 19: A saffron terrorist reportedly involved in Malegaon, Samjhauta and other blasts, has been nabbed by Satna police and handed over to the NIA. The terror accused identified as Ram Lakhan Maharaj alias Dhan Singh alias Swami, a resident of Hatod (Indore) was arrested from a village under Naya Gaon police station area in Satna district on Monday. This is the second arrest in

Mangalore, December 19: No one has been arrested so far in connection with the attack on masjids in Kulai, Mukka and Karnad towns of Mangalore, taluk, police sources said. All the three towns fall under Mangalore city police commissionerate limits. Miscreants threw stones and soda bottles damaging window panes and doors of Sirajul Islam Association Badriya Jumma Masjid in Kulai, Jumma Masjid

Kasargod, December 19: The elder sister of a 14-year-old girl from Manjeswaram in Kasargod district, who had been raped by her brother and his friend for over two years, told the police here on Tuesday that she also had been driven into prostitution by her brother. A special squad, led by V. Madhusudhanan, Deputy Superintendent of Police, District Crime Records Bureau, interrogated the 16-year-old

Mangalore, December 18: The decennial celebration programme of DK district Faizies Association and the golden jubilee convention of the Pattikad Jamia Nooriya Arabiyya College was held in Mangalore on Tuesday. The programme was held under the leadership of Syed Zainul Abideen Jifri Tangal, Adyar Kannur. I Moideenabba, President, Madrasa Management, DK, hoisted the flag. K M Usmanul Faizi Todar

Mangalore, December 18: 'Coffee Festival', an initiative of Café Coffee Day (CCD) began in the city on Tuesday. The festival will be held in all CCD outlets in Mangalore namely the Adlabs, Balmatta Café, and cafes in City Centre and Empire Malls. Consumers can walk into any of these outlets and learn how to make coffee using coffee making tools like the plunger and stovetop espresso. Home coffee

Mangalore, December 18: Renowned social activist Teesta Setalvad will be in Mangalore on December 29 to attend the 'Unity Convention' of Karnataka Komu Souharda Vedike (KKSV) as part of the Vedike's decennial celebrations, said Suresh Bhat Bakrabail, President, KKSV, DK. Addressing media persons at a press meet in Mangalore on Tuesday, Mr. Bakrabail said that the convention will be held on

Mangalore, December 18: To eradicate tobacco addiction in the region, A J Institute of Dental Sciences (AJIDS) and Dakshina Kannada branch of Indian Dental Association (IDA) have set up a Tobacco Intervention Initiative (TII) Centre, which will be inaugurated at the A J Institute on Thursday, said AJIDS Dean Dr Suresh Chandra. Announcing this at a press meet here on Tuesday, he said that the joint

Mangalore, December 18: A workshop on the possibility of inclusion of Tulu language in the eighth schedule of the Indian Constitution will be organised under the joint auspices of Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy and Rani Abbakka Tulu Research Centre, Bantwal, on December 23, said president of the Academy Umanath A Kotian. Speaking at a press conference here on Tuesday, he said that Tulu language

Mangalore, December 18: A group of protestors protesting at the gate of Canara PU College in the city over the 'Aiyyappa' attire prohibition in the college was taken into custody by police on Tuesday. A total of 32 people have been taken into custody by Barke police of which 10 are students of the college. The protest began on Monday after a student by name Rakshit Kumar Rao was fined for donning

Dubai, December 18: The Dubai International Film Festival (Diff) presented its Young Journalist Award 2012 to Jerusha Sequeira of American University of Sharjah as part of its commitment to train the next generation of film writers and critics in the region. Ms Jerusha's parents William Sequeira and Mary Sequeira, who currently residing in Dubai, hail from Suratkal in Mangalore tauluk. Launched in