Karnataka

Mangalore, November 3: There is a need for youngsters to learn to give priority to the important things in religion and neglect those issues which are of lesser importance, said Fr Ronnie Prabhu, Assistant Bishop, Mangalore. He was speaking at a rally organised by the Students Islamic Organisation (SIO) calling for communalism-free campuses, in front of the Deputy Commissioner's office in

Mangalore, November 3: Although BJP has thrown out Former Minister Dhananjay Kumar out of the party and is not happy with the anti-party attitude being displayed by Tumkur MP GS Basavaraj, the case of Former Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa is “different” and all attempts are being made to retain him in the party, said Bhanuprakash, MLC and State Vice President, BJP. Addressing media persons at a

Mangalore, November 3: It was a busy day for the National Social Service volunteers, who were the students of Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore. They had the task of creating awareness among the people about the bad effects of plastic. They were all out for the cause of the day 'no to plastics'. After participating in a walkathon to promoting the cause of "no to plastics" in the city along

Mangalore, November 3: Doddakamaiah, who was the assistant superintendent in Tumkur jail, has taken over as the new superintendent of Mangalore person. The development comes after Mangalore prison superintendent P S Ambekar's sudden transfer to Udupi district jail following the recent communal clashes between two groups of inmates. On assuming his new post, Mr Doddakamaiah said that managing under

Mangalore, November 3: Widespread, moderate to very heavy rains ware received in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada districts from Friday evening to Saturday morning. Wet and gloomy weather continued across coastal Karnataka for the fourth consecutive day as a result of cyclone 'Nilam' that hit Tamil Nadu coast last Wednesday. Agriculture was heavily affected and many houses were damaged

Mangalore, November 3: Shaikhuna Anakkara C Koyakutti Usthad was chosen as the new president of Samastha Kerala Jam'iyyathul Ulama (SKJU) at its central advisory Council meeting under the presidentship of Panakkad Syed Hyder Ali Shihab Thangal. Shaikhuna Koyakutti was born in 1934 at Anakkara Chola in the state of Kerala. Son of Hasainar and Fathima, he has served as a member of Samastha Kerala

Mangalore, November 3: Though the Congress led UPA government gave Rs 80,000 crores for developmental work in Karnataka, the BJP led state government has misused the money for personal gains, said KPCC General Secretary Ivan D'Souza. Addressing media persons at District Congress Office, here, he lashed out state BJP leaders for their remarks against Congress supremo Sonia Gandhi and district

Puttur, November 3: Farmers should come out of a wrong notion that mechanisation is costlier compared to manual labour, said Dharmadhikari Dr D Veerendra Heggade. Speaking after inaugurating three-day Krishi Yantra Mela (agriculture machinery fair) at Vivekananda Technical Institute grounds, here on Friday, he stressed on the need to involve mechanisation in farming sector. With the labour problem

Udupi, November 3: A youth drowned in Swarna River a Herga village of Udupi district while swimming, police said. The victim has been identified as Sachin Kumar (21). The incident occurred when he along with his relative Nitin Chowta and friends Prajwal and Nikesh had gone for a swim in the river. Sachin got caught in the currents of the river and was drowned. A case has been registered at the

Mangalore, November 2: Women should to work together in order to stop their exploitation, ensure them justice and create awareness among them, said Karnataka unit president of National Women's Front Shahida A. Speaking at an Eid get-together organised by NWF at Talents Conference Hall in the city recently, she said that factors like culture, religion and language were not crucial in solving women