Karnataka

Mangalore, February 10: The stage is set for the ninth edition of Veerarani Abbakka Utsava-2012 that gets underway at Uchila Bovi School ground at Sankolige, Someshwar near here, on Saturday. While the seven editions were organized by Veerarani Abbakka Utsava Samiti with help and support from philanthropists and donors, the Utsava has received state support in the last two editions, including the

Mangalore, February 9: The protests erupted in the city against the disgraced BJP MLAs who caught watching porn clippings during Assembly proceedings, continued on Thursday with JD(S) members staging a demonstration in front of the DC office, demanding the expulsion of the tainted trio. Addressing the protesters JDS State Secretary MG Hegde said that his party would continue protest until

Mangalore, February 9: Senior Congress leader B Janardhan Poojary demanded that CM DV Sadananda Gowda convene a special session of the state legislature on Monday and move a resolution seeking the expulsion of three tainted MLAs, who have resigned from their ministerial berths in the wake of porn gate scandal surfacing on the floor of State Assembly. Addressing a press meet here Thursday, he said

Mangalore, February 9: Over two dozens of students of St Joseph Higher Primary School at Kankanady fell ill soon after consuming the mid-day meals on Thursday afternoon. The students complained of stomach-ache and vomiting after having lunch, supplied by 'Seva Meals' caterer from Jeppu. They were rushed to a nearby private hospital by the localites, when the school management allegedly turned an

Mangalore, February 8: Mangalore Qazi Twaqa Ahmed Musliyar visited several families which have people with disabilities in and around Dakshina Kannada to get a first hand information about their living conditions. The Qazi was particularly moved by the plight of a destitute family in Chennar Palthad of Puttur taluk which has five members with various disabilities. Sharief (34), Ishaq (32), Reshma

New Delhi, February 9: Anna Hazare Wednesday expressed "dismay" over the three Bharatiya Janata Party ministers in Karnataka viewing porn in the assembly and demanded that they should be "jailed" for bringing "disrespect to the Constitution". "I was dismayed after learning about the two Karnataka ministers watching porn inside the Karnataka assembly. I was more disappointed after learning that the

Kasargod, February 9: The police have recovered six pairs of uniform similar to that of the Army's in raids at houses in the Balla and Meenapees beach areas here. A police team headed by Kanhangad Circle Inspector K V Vengugopal recovered the dress, believed to have been used by some youths during a rally taken out at Kanhangad on the occasion of Eid Milad observed on February 5. The police have

Karwar, February 9: The car festival (rathotsava) of the Ulavi Channabasaveshwara temple in Joida taluk concluded on Wednesday with devotees pulling the rath (temple car). It is estimated that over two lakh devotees visited Ulavi during the 10-day-long festival. Ulavi is a place of pilgrimage for the Veerashaiva and Lingayat community and the devotees mainly from North Karnataka visit her during

Mangalore, February 8: Dakshina Kannada District Police have nabbed three siblings, who strangled their relative to death at Thanneerupantha village of Punjalakatte in Belthangady taluk. The accused have been identified as JM Abdul Azeez (24), his sisters Aseeda (20) and Asfana (19). Addressing a news conference on Wednesday, Dakshina Kannada District Superintendent of Police Abhishek Goyal said

Udupi, February 8: Udupi Zilla Nagarika Samiti took out a protest march on the streets of Udupi here on Wednesday demanding action against the tainted BJP MLAs, who caught watching porn videos in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. The protesters marched from Sanskrit College Circle to clock tower in which obscene pictures and persons wearing tainted MLAs Laxman Savadi and CC Patil's masks were