Karnataka

Mangalore, January 8: Christian Forums pinned the blame on failure of police intelligence behind the brazen attacks on religious places at a meeting convened at the DC's office by Karnataka State Minority Commission (KSMC) chairman Anwar Manippady on Saturday. At the meeting convened close on the heels of attack on Hebron Pentecostal Assembly at Haleyangadi, Karnataka Missions Network (KMN)

Mangalore, January 8: Minister for Women and Child Welfare C C Patil has promised an additional Rs 25 lakh for 'Bal Bharath Srujanotsav 2012' scheduled to be held in Pilikula from January 22 to 25. Launching the website www.balbharatsrujanotsav.com at Deputy Commissioner's office here on Saturday, he said Bal Bhavan Society has already released Rs 69 lakh for the Srujanotsava. He also promised

Mangalore, January 8: Veteran religious scholar Shaikhuna C P Mohammed Kunhi Musliyar, popularly known as 'Manjanady Ustad', died at his home in the early hours of Saturday. He was 96. Ustad, who was an active leader in the religious field for nearly eight decades, had served as the Mudarris of Manjanady for 25 years. He was buried in Kanhangad on Saturday evening.

Mangalore, January 8: Parents have a major role to play in moulding the character of their children and making them responsible citizens of the country, said Dr. C.P. Habeeb Rahman, Director, Unity Health Complex, Mangalore. Speaking at the annual day function of the Sneha Kindergarten and Public School in Pakkaladka near here, Dr. Rahman urged the parents to understand their responsibility in

Bangalore, January 8: The demand for a total ban on Made Snana - the controversial ritual of people rolling on leftovers of food partaken by upper caste persons gained strength on Saturday, when 18 heads of religious institutions across the state came together to condemn the practice. “If Made Snana can cure diseases effectively, the state government should close down all the medical colleges and

Mangalore, January 8: Rev. Fr Casimir John Mathias, the senior most priest of the Diocese of Mangalore passed away on January 7 at 11.45 am in a private hospital in Mangalore. He was 94 years old and a priest for the last 65 years. His funeral mass would be celebrated at St Vincent Ferrer Church in Valencia at 4 pm on January 9 and the mortal remains would be interred at priests' cemetery in

Mangalore, January 7: Abhishek Goyal, till recently Bagalkot Superintendent of Police, took charge as Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police from Additional SP M Prabhakar on Friday evening. The 2004 batch IPS officer has recently been posted in place of Labhu Ram, who has been posted as the new SP of Davangere. Mr Goyal, however after taking over, left to Madikeri to attend a high level review

Mangalore, January 7: The Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy on Saturday conducted an interaction programme to bring together scholars, writers, academicians and registrars of the Academy, who ran the government's body during their term. The programme was aimed at exchanging experiences about how the Academy worked during earlier times and the way it should work in the future. Since its inception 17

Mangalore, January 7: The minority unit of Dakshina Kannada district Janata Dal (Secular) staged a protest in front of the office of Deputy Commissioner here on Friday condemning the suspension and transfer of police personnel, whose impartial action against the miscreants for pelting stones at the Sullia police station had drawn the ire of Sangh Parivar and Bharatiya Janata Party. Addressing the

Bijapur, January 7: The six people arrested in connection with the hoisting of a Pakistani flag in Sindagi town in Bijapur district on January 1 had hatched the plan a week ago, according to the police. The special team of the district police on January 4 arrested Rakesh Siddaramaiah Math, president of the Sindagi town unit of the Sri Rama Sene, and members Mallangouda Vijaykumar Patil, Parashuram