Karnataka

Mangalore, August 22: Former mayor's Ashraf's son Araf, along with his associates has allegedly threatened a drug addict against registering a complaint against him. According to Arjun, the father of the drug addict girl, Araf and four other youth identified as Maaroof alias Maru, Imthiyaz alias Imthi, Noushad alias Naushu and Mosif from Bunder, on Friday intruded the hospital premises, where the

Karwar, August 22: A tourist was drowned in the Arabian Sea at Baad village near Kumta in Uttara Kannada district on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Shiva Kumar K (33) from Bangalore. Eye witnesses said that Shiva Kumar stepped into the sea for swimming without knowing the death of the sea in that area and washed away by the high tides. His body was recovered. Kumta police have

Mangalore, August 21: The exercise to reconstitute the Karnataka State Board of Wakfs was completed on Saturday with the State Government nominating five members to the Board. Already, six members had been elected to the eleven-member Board from different electoral colleges. The Board now comprises MP K Rahman Khan, Bangalore (elected from MP constituency), Qamrul Islam, Gulbarga, and Tanveer Sait

Mangalore, August 21: Three persons were arrested and 800 grams of ganja valued at Rs 35,000 was recovered from their procession by Mangalore police on Sunday. Acting on a tip off, personnel of Urwa police station arrested Dakappa alias Huchchappa and Shivappa alias Thotappa when they were waiting for a certain Puneeth at Kottara Chowki with the narcotic in their possession. 450 grams of ganja

Udupi, August 21: It was feast to the eyes as the temple city of Udupi celebrated Krishna Janmashtami with a blend of devotion, art and culture. Special offerings of Tulasi and Parijath flowers were made to lord Krishna, decorated as `Balakrishna', in a golden cradle, under the leadership of Paryaya Shiroor Mutt pontiff Sri Laxmivara Theertha Swamiji. Nonstop bhajans by different troups marked the

Mangalore, August 21: In another instance of moral policing, a group of miscreants allegedly belonging to Bajrang Dal on Saturday brutally assaulted a youth after dragging him out of a bus at Neeraje village in Puttur Taluk for speaking to a Hindu girl. A severely injured Mohammed Shakir was admitted to hospital after the incident. Two Bajrang Dal activists namely Yadava and Santosha have been

Mangalore, August 21: Mangalore entered the festive season of the year as Krishna Janmashtami was celebrated with pomp in the city on Sunday. Cultural activities such as “Mosaru Kudike” and “Huli Vesha” were organised across the city to celebrate the birth of Lord Krishna. The famous “Bala Krishna” competitions are also being held by various organisations in the city. Flower vendors enjoyed good

Mangalore, August 21: As many as five shops were burgled in a single night at Suratkal, near here adding to the list of serial thefts in the area. The theft came to light early on Sunday morning. Property worth several lakhs of rupees from five shops including two cloth stores, two mobile stores and a Jewellery shop were looted by the thieves. Thieves stole gold and silver worth Rs 14 lakhs from

Mangalore, August 21: Air-traffic flow management, flexible use of airspace and networking civilian and military radars are essential to popularise aviation in India, said D Devraj, Regional Executive Director (Southern), AAI, Chennai. He was delivering the inaugural address at the National Conference on Indian Aviation and Tourism organised by Mangalore Airport Diamond Jubilee Celebration

Mangaolore, August 21: Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda on Saturday said steps to mitigate the burden on the power consumer on the imminent hike in power tariff only after hike is announced. Talking to reporters, Mr. Gowda said there would definitely be a hike in the power tariff due to increase in the input costs. "The KERC (Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission) is an independent body