Karnataka

Bangalore, October 13: The Karnataka High Court has ordered issue of notices to the State and Union Governments in connection with a suo motu petition to end endosulfan menace in Dakshina Kannada district. Treating a letter to Chief Justice by Justice K L Manjunath on the harmful effects of endosulfan, the Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Vikramajit Sen and Justice B V Nagarathna on Friday

Ujire, October 13: Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister B Janardhana Poojary on Saturday visited the aggrieved family of a girl who was brutally raped and murder in Dharmasthala. He also promised a compensation of Rs 1 lakh from Sri Gokarnatha Temple Trust and a personal amount of Rs 10,000 for the family members. Block Congress President Harish Kumar handed over Rs 10,000. Youth

Mangalore, October 13: A two-day national homoeopathic conference on Paediatric Health Care was inaugurated in Father Muller Homoeopathic Medical College in the city on Saturday. Speaking on the occasion, Guest of Honour Dr S.K. Nanda, Director, National Institute of Homoeopathy expressed the need for systematic approach in management of Paediatric cases. As Homoeopathic medical science has shown

Belgaum, October 13: Pramod Muthalik, Sri Rama Sene chief, has said that he is ready to offer 'namaaz' in Masjids if Muslims provide him with proof that Allah is God and Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is His messenger. Speaking at a press meet here on Friday, Mr. Muthalik made this statement in the context of Islamic preacher Dr. Zakir Naik's challenge of accepting Hinduism if proven that Shiva is God.

Mangalore, October 13: The recent programme organized by J Krishna Palemar, Former Minister, to highlight his developmental works, was nothing but a 'drama' to gain political mileage, Congress leaders have alleged. Addressing mediapersons at the district Congress office in Mangalore on Saturday, Vijayprakash Shetty, Former MLA, said that Mr. Palemar was wrongly taking credit for developmental

Mangalore, October 13: In a gut-wrenching incident, two teenage boys were washed away in a river at Bengre Kasba in the city on Saturday. Hasan Nameer and Marzook The deceased have been identified as Hasan Nameer (14) son of Basheer and Marzook (13) son of Ameer. Marzook was Class 8 student of Government High School, Bengre, while Nameer Class 9 student of Badriya School, Kandak. The incident

Ujire, October 13: In yet another case of missing reported from Ujire, four students of SDM Technical Institute (Polytechnic) have disappeared after leaving for college on Friday, October 12. It is said that the boys - Udaya B C, Nithin Raj, Noothan H C and Bopanna had left for college at around 8.30 a.m. but did not return. Among them, three were staying at a hostel in Ujire and one student was

Puttur, October 13: An incident of a woman and her little child being assaulted by a group of miscreants has been reported from Koltige village in Puttur taluk. The lady has alleged that in spite of filing a complaint with the police, no action has been taken yet. A resident of Sthalamane of Koltige, Chitraprabha Rai, wife of Chikkarama Kumar, was injured along with her three and a half year old

Mangalore, October 13: The BJP has begun its hunt for a worthy equivalent to challenge Congress heavyweight Ramanath Rai in Bantwal Assembly constituency. The BJP is currently up against the challenge of fielding a powerful enough contestant against Mr. Rai especially after the departure of B Nagaraj Shetty, Former Minister, from the BJP. Attempts are being made to fulfill this void in the next

Mangalore, October 13: Quick thinking by a businessman helped him escape from the clutches of his kidnappers near Kinnigoli near here on Friday. Cyprian D'Souza, a timber merchant and real estate businessman, was returning home after dropping his children to school when the incident took place. According to the complaint lodged at Mulky police, Cyprian stated that he was waylaid by four persons in