Karnataka

Bhatkal, February 6: Tension prevailed in Bhatkal town in Uttara Kannada district on Sunday after some unidentified miscreants damaged four wooden idols of Hulagirathi and three wooden idols of Mahasati in Belalakhanda village on Sagar Road. Members of the Gonad community, a Scheduled Tribe, used to worship these idols. The incident came to light on Sunday morning. On learning about the incident

Udupi, February 6: Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda assured that the government will take measures to fulfill the reasonable demands put forth by the Vishwakarma community. He was speaking after inaugurating the “Vishwakarma Sammellan-2012” organised by the Vishwakarma Okkuta here on Sunday. He said he will take all necessary measures to release the fund of Rs 1 crore for Shilpa Kala Academy by

Venur, February 5: Thousands of devotees from across the nation witnessed the religious rituals on the eighth day of Mahamastakabhisheka here on Saturday. While the monolith statue of Bhagavan Sri Bahubali was anointed, chanting of mantras reverberated the air. Rituals began with 504 kalasha jalabhisheka by family members of Srikshetra Dharmastala Dharmadhikari D Veerendra Heggade and later by

Mangalore, February 5: A large number of Muslims in the city celebrated the Eid-e-Milad, the birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammed on Sunday. Homes, mosques, dargahs and madrassas have been decked with flags, buntings and banners to mark the day, considered by a section of Muslims to be the most blessed in Islamic calendar. Madrasa children took out Milad rallies in various parts of the city

Kasargod, Feburary 5: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has decided to sanction nearly Rs.100 crore to implement a special package for upgrading infrastructure in 11 endosulfan-hit panchayats in the district. “The NABARD assistance of Rs.99.63 crore from its Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) constitutes 85 per cent of the approved projects at Rs.117.21

Mangalore, February 5: A group of miscreants stabbed a youth to death during a Nemotsava at MRPL Colony at Chelyaru under the limits of Suratkal police station in the wee hours of Sunday. The victim has been identified as Manikantha alias Mani (32), a resident of Munchuru. He was working as a bus cleaner. It is learnt that Mani had been to the annual Nemotsava of Kod'dabbu demigod on Saturday

Mangalore, February 5: Muslim Central Committee, Dakshina Kannada and Udupi, president and former chairman of Karnataka Minorities Commission Al-Haj K.S. Mohammed Masood and eight others have been booked for allegedly conspiring to set off riots. The Bunder police have registered cases under sections 153 (a), and 505 (2) of the IPC against them based on the complaint by Vishwa Hindu Parishat vice

Mangalore, February 5: The elections to South-West Teachers' and Graduates' constituencies of Karnataka legislative council is a good five months away. Yet, raising the bar for these elections is BJP, which has won the South-West Graduates' constituency four times since it was set up in 1988 and the Teachers' Constituency three times. Party candidate K Sanjeeva Shetty lost the maiden election here

Mangalore, February 4: Renowned Kannada-Tulu writer Lalitha R. Rai and well-known theatre artiste Jayasheela have been selected for Vira Rani Abbakka Prashasti and Rani Abbakka Puraskara respectively. The awards will be given at the “Veera Rani Abbakka Utsava -2012” to be held on February 11 and 12 at the Uchila Bovi School grounds in Someshwar, said U.T. Khader, MLA and the honourary president of

Mangalore, February 4: The peaceful revolution of the seventh century in the land of Arabia, where an Islamic state was established without any bloodshed, continues to inspire people in the Middle Eastern nations in the 21st century, said Islamic scholar and Jama'at-e-Islami Kerala assistant amir Shaikh Muhammad Karakkunnu. He was delivering a lecture at the Seerath Conference which followed the