Karnataka

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

Mangalore, January 10: Amidst the intensified internal rift in ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnataka, a prominent minister from coastal Karnataka has decided to quit the ministry. According to reliable sources, Minister for Higher Education V S Acharya is said to have requested the BJP leadership to let him step down because of ill-health. The party has decided to respect the 72-year-old

Mangalore, January 10: The coastal city is wearing a bridal look to host the 17th National Youth Festival from January 12 to January 16, being organised jointly by the Union government, Karnataka government, Nehru Yuva Kendra and National Service Scheme, under the theme, 'Celebrating Diversity in Unity' City roads, medians and boundary walls are being given fresh coats of colours while major

Mangalore, January 10: Even as the organisers are busy with last minute preparations for National Youth festival, the localites in Mangalore have seized the opportunity to taste the adventure sports. Ahead of the commencement of the formal competitions, the organisers have kept the adventure activities open to the public in separate venues. “It is a rare opportunity to the public to take part in

Manipal, January 10: Manipal University and Kasturba Hospital athletes won seven gold, 13 silver, and three bronze medals to enable Udupi district win the 32nd Karnataka Masters Athletic Championship organised by the Mandya District Masters Athletic Association at Sir Visvesvaraya Kridangana in Mandya on January 7 and 8. A release issued by Kasturba Hospital here on Monday said the meet served as