Karnataka

Mangalore, January 5: A few of recent developments have given rise to the animosity between Dakshina Kannada district units of Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress party, with latter resorting to counter-allegations in reply the accusations of former. Lashing out at Congress veteran B Janardhana Poojary who had accused the Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda for trying to convert his home district

Udupi, January 5: Maoist movement in Karnataka would not be successful as long as sun and moon exist, said Director General of Police Shankar Bidari. He was speaking to persons after handing over a cash of Rs 3 lakhs to Gopi, daughter of Sadashiva Gowda, who was killed by suspected naxalites at Kabbinale, near Hebri in Karkala taluk. Rs 3 lakhs was immediately deposited in the Hebri Post Office

Mangalore, January 5: A youth was stabbed to death allegedly by three of his friends at Marippalla in Bantwala taluk on Thursday evening. The deceased has been identified as Nooruddeen, who was an accused in a ganja peddling case. Police have arrested the accused namely Imran, Hafeez, Noufal. The motive behind the crime was yet to be ascertained. A case has been registered in the jurisdictional

Mangalore, January 5: The curtains came down on the two-day Coastal Business Development Summit organised by State government and the Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FKCCI) giving rise to the hope of rapid development of coastal districts of Karnataka and creation of job opportunity in this part. Speaking at the valedictory ceremony of the Summit held at T V Ramana Pai

Mangalore, January 5: Mangalore Motor Sports Association (MMSA) will be organising 'Maruti Suzuki Autocross 2012' for two and four wheelers on January 7 and 8, 2012. Informing about the event at a press meet here on Thursday Sudhir BK, President of MMSA, said it would be second event of Maruti Suzuki Autocross as the first event was held on October 15 and 16, 2011. He said that the event would be

Mangalore, January 5: Nearly 600 students of Captianio High School (Aided) took out an awareness rally on “Prohibition o Tobacco and Smoking” here on Thursday raising slogans and displaying placards against the use of tobacco products. The rally commenced from the school premises in Nagori and traversed through Pumpwell Circle and Karavali Circle before returning to the school premises. The rally

Mangalore, January 5: The Mangalore unit of Youth wing Jamaat-e-Islami Hind handed over a house to a poor family at Bitthipade, in Mangalore taluk. The house was built at the coast of Rs 1,50,000. Youth Wing DK district vice president Muhammed muhsin handed over the key to the head of the family. Mangalore unit president of Social Service Unit of JIH Ameer siddiq, Secretary Latheef KK and manager

Mangalore, January 5: Mangalore Qazi Twaqa Ahmed Musliyar has called upon Muslims to join hands with Samasta Kerala Jamiyyatul Ulema, which has “created a revolution in the religious and spiritual spheres of Muslims”. He was presiding over the Sunni Convention held under the aegis of Dakshina Kannada District Yamanese Association here on Wednesday. The programme was inaugurated by Al-haj K.M

Mangalore, January 5: The Roman and Catherine School for the Blind celebrated its annual day on Wednesday at the school premises in the city. The programme also marked the 202nd birth centenary of Louis Braille, the father of the braille language for the blind. Speaking on the occasion Shivanand Bhandary, Senior manager of Canara Bank Founder's branch said, we feel like this school is like any

Mangalore, January 5: “Globalisation has led to unbridled commercialization which in turn has given birth to a number of problems including the increasing gulf between the haves and the have nots. The student community must raise unitedly against problems of injustice and deprivation,” said Mohammed Azharuddin, national president of the Students Islamic Organisation of India. He was speaking at a