Karnataka

Mangalore, October 14: The 85th anniversary of Hazrath Sheikuna Muhammed Jalal Masthan Al Bhukhari will be held at Masjid Zeenath Baksh central juma masjid, Bunder here from October 16 to 20. Thwaka Ahmed Musliyar, Mangalore Qazi, will inaugurate the conference. Sayyed Basheer Ali Shihab Thangal will offer dua. Religious speeches by Muslim scholars have been arranged from October 16 to 19 and will

Sullia, October 14: Chief minister Sadananda Gowda is all set to adopt the transparency mantra of Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy, who installed closed circuit cameras in his offices at the Secretariat and residence in Thiruvananthaparum providing 24x7 access to people through internet to know what is happening in the CM's office. Like Kerala chief minister, he will also install cameras in his

Kanhangad, October 13: In protest against the arrest of some youths including students following the Kanhangad disturbances about 200 women blocked the police vehicles in Kolayaval on Thursday morning. The women protestors threatened the police that they would not allow anyone to pass unless they took action against the cops who chased a 14 year boy who later jumped in to a river to save himself

Mangalore, October 12: Former Mangalore Mayor K Ashraf, who had played the resignation card for the first time in January, protesting B Janardhan Poojary's “dictatorship”, has now taken a firm decision to bid adieu to the Congress party. With this, the in-fighting in Dakshina Kannada District Congress committee has spilled out in the open once again, despite repeated patch-up bids. In a bulk SMS

Uppinangady, October 13: In a major burglary, which came to light last night, thieves broke into a house near here and made away with cash and jewelleries worth Rs 9 lakh in the absence of family members. The thieves gained entry into the house of Kunnhi Monu, son of H Abbas Haji, located at Athur in Ramkunja village by breaking open the door at the second floor and decamped with the valuables

Mangalore, October 13: Lectures, training sessions and anecdotes of Right to Information activists marked the sixth anniversary of the Act jointly celebrated here by a number of citizens' groups under the aegis of Citizens' Action for Transparency at the Town Hall in Mangalore on Thursday. The formal inaugural session attended by District Sessions Judge H R. Deshpande, Mangalore Bar Association

Mangalore, October 13: A construction worker died on Wednesday evening after falling from the fourth floor of an under construction building, belonging to Infosys, at Mudipu near here. The victim has been identified as Orissa based Shankar (22). It is said that the tragedy occurred when a cement sheet that was put for support broke down during the work. Shankar sustained critical injuries, when he

Mangalore, October 13: A medical student, who was allegedly kidnapped by miscreants from Deralakatte, was rescued by a team of Mangalore Crime Branch Police led by Inspector Venkatesh Prasanna on Thursday at Manjeshwar in Kasaragod district. According to police sources, Nabeel Mohammed, a student of Yenepoya Medical College Deralakatte was attacked and abducted late Wednesday by miscreants who

Kota, October 13: Noted environmentalist Salumarada Thimakka was on Wednesday conferred with prestigious 'Dr Shivaram Karanth Huttura award' for her service. The programme was organised by Kotathattu Gram Panchayat at Sri Shambhavi Vidyadayini School, Giliyaru near here. Conferring the award, Minister for Rural Development Jagdish Shettar said that the award is first of its kind that is given away

Mangalore, October 12: Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda on Wednesday formally inaugurated the Kannada Nudi Theru -Jagruthi Jhata at Sullia in the presence of senior litterateurs, thinkers and political leaders. The event is being organised by the Kannada Development Authority (KDA) in association with Dakshina Kannada and Udupi district administrations. The stage programme was inaugurated by