Karnataka

Sindagi, January 11: The investigations into the hoisting of Pakistani national flag on New Year's day at Sindagi, have revealed that the mastermind of the crime was an RSS backed elected repetitive from Bharatiya Janata Party. “The entire incident was carried out at the behest of an elected representative of the BJP, whose political agenda was to foment communal disturbances in the district”, a

Mangalore, January 11: The Muslim Central Committee has urged the State Government to take legal action against senior RSS leader Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat for daring the police department to arrest the people allegedly involved in the Sullia case and glorifying the accused at a public function. Speaking to reporters here, Haji. K.S. Mohammed Masood, the president of the Committee said the BJP

Mangalore, January 11: The logo of ONGC-MRPL International Kite Festival 2012 was unveiled on Tuesday by U K Basu, Managing Director, MRPL. The International Kite Festival sponsored mainly by ONGC-MRPL would be held on January 21 and 22, 2012 on the Panambur Beach, Mangalore 2.30 pm onwards. According to a press release, as many as 17 internationally known kite fliers from eight countries would be

Mangalore, January 11: A man was killed on spot and eight others injured in a horrific road accident early on Wednesday morning near Nandigudda here. The deceased has been identified as Raghuram (28) the driver of the Scorpio. The accident occurred at around 12:30 am when a group of nine people were heading to Jeppu in a Scorpio after participating in a party at a prestigious hotel in the city

Mangalore, January 11: A golden throne weighing 8-kgs and costing around Rs 2.5 crore donated by an NRI devotee to the idol of Veera Venkatesh, presiding deity of Sri Venkataramana Temple in the city was taken out in a grand procession from Mangala Stadium to the temple on Tuesday. The donor is Mundkur Ramdas Kamath an Abu Dhabi based businessman. Apart from 8-kg gold, the throne also consists of

Bangalore, January 11: D V Sadananda Gowda on Tuesday said the state government would take a decision on banning 'Made Snana,' the controversial ritual of people rolling on leftovers of food partaken by upper castes, only after extensive public consultation, even as one of his Cabinet ministers said the government was committed to banning the practice. “I neither support nor condemn the ritual

Mangalore, January 10: Dakshina Kannada District Wakf Advisory Committee has asked all mosques, madrasas and burial grounds to register their new committees as Wakf organisations under the Karnataka State Board of Wakfs. Usman Haji, Chairman of District Wakf Advisory Committee, said at a press conference here on Tuesday that only 25 out of 614 places of worship of Muslims have been registered so

Mangalore, January 10: The police would make elaborate security arrangements to ensure the safety of participants and smooth conduct of 17th National Youth Festival which will be held here from January 12 to 16. Giving details of heightened security arrangements for the five-day festival, City Police Commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh on Tuesday said that more than 1,000 police personnel would be

Udupi, January 10: Pejawar Mutt pontiff Sri Vishwesha Theertha Swamiji, on Tuesday withdrew his fasting taken up against the UPCL power plant, half a way, suspecting government's reluctance to meet his demands. Meanwhile, Udupi District in-charge Minister Dr VS Acharya, who met Pejawar seer at the fasting site and held closed door discussions with the seer proposed to set up a task force to look

Mangalore, January 10: The 23rd National Road Safety Week, organised by Dakshina Kannada District Administration, Transport and Police departments under the theme 'Accident brings tears, safety brings cheers' got underway here on Tuesday January 10 at St Aloysius PU College. The week-long programme this year is mainly concentrating on educating school students on various road safety measures