Karnataka

Mangalore, August 18: The personnel of Forest Mobile Squad on Wednesday arrested a smuggler and seized 13 Tiger nails, three Tiger teeth and whiskers from his possession at KSRTC bus stand at Bejai here. Based on the information they received about the visit of Chamaraj (55) to the bus stand carrying tiger smuggling goods, the Squad led by PSI Manjunath K R carried out the raid and confiscated the

Mangalore, August 18: District in-charge minister Krishna J. Palemar has paid a surprise visit to the Taluk Office and examined the work of the staff. The move comes in the wake of chief minister Sadananda Gowda's assertion a few days ago that all the files should be handled within 15 days. Mr. Palemar uged the officers and staff at the Taluk Office not to keep any work pending beyond 15 days and

Mangalore, August 18: The police appear to have adopted a “go slow” approach when it came to tracing the district chief of Bajrang Dal, Sharan Pumpwell, who has been evading arrest ever since he was booked over the attack on the revellers at a Ullal resort over the last weekend. Mr. Pumpwell is one among the 24 accused against whom the Ullal police have filed cases. But the leader remains at large

Mangalore, August 17: Pejawar Mutt pontiff Vishwesha Tirtha Swamiji on Wednesday suggested the anti corruption campaigner Anna Hazare to go on a week-long fast for now to exert pressure on the Union Government to fulfill the civil societies demand for a strong anti-corruption bill. In a media release, the influential seer called upon the Gandhian to embark on indefinite hunger strike only if the

Udupi, August 17: Millath Education Trust (MET), Udyavara organised a religious talk on “Demands of Qur'an for women” at MET Public School, Udyavara here recently. Asiya Sharif, Malpe spoke about the importance of the holy month of Ramadan. She urged all the women to utilize more time in prayers than shopping and eating. She explained the benefits of fasting. She said parents should give religious

Mangalore, August 17: Former president of Bantwal taluk panchayat Chandrahas Shetty Bolanthur shot himself with a revolver at his old residence in Bolanthur in Bantwal taluk under Vittla police station limits on Wednesday afternoon. 45 year old Congress leader Chandrahas is battling for life at a private hospital in the city. It is said that Chandrahas, who is also a businessman, had left his new

Mangalore, August 17: A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one, so goes a quote. This goes true with the energy of Daljeet Singh, a resident of Gurgaon, Haryana who is cycling across the nation to spread awareness about man's responsibility towards his planet and environment. He is trying to inform people about the problem of global warming

Mangalore, August 17: Karnataka High Court on July 8 has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to investigate a case of unnatural death report 59/09 registered in Belthangady police station limits in Dakshina Kannada. The case pertains to death of Fr James Mukalel, the in-charge parish priest of St Xaviers' Church, Padavu of Puttur taluk on June 29, 2009. He was found dead under mysterious

Kochi, August 17: A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on an appeal filed by Air India Ltd against an order of a single judge bolding that the company was bound to pay a minimum compensation of Rs. 75 lakh to the legal heirs of every person killed in the Mangalore air crash. The Bench, comprising Justice C.N. Ramachandran Nair and Justice P.S. Gopinathan

Mangalore, August 17: In a rare show of 'unity' and 'youth power' thousands of students from various colleges in Mangalore and suburbs on Wednesday boycotted the classes and poured into the demonstration centre of the city filling the vast space between the Office of Deputy Commissioner, Office of City Police Commissioner and City Bus Terminus, and raising slogans in support of anti-corruption