Karnataka

Bangalore, July 13: Pramod Muthalik, the infamous right-wing rabblerouser who shot into fame with his anti-Valentine's Day stand, is up to mischief again. He has created an army of youths to walk in his footsteps and got them trained in martial arts. Now, he wants the police to train these youth in handling arms. But, police top brass say they will never allow him to misuse the police machinery to

Mangalore, July 13: Even though, no major breakthrough has been achieved in last 15 days of probe into the brutal murder of a woman and her daughter at their residence in Panjimogaru, the city police remained optimistic on solving the mystery behind the crime. Admitting that the case itself was 'complex' in nature, Commissioner of Police Seemanth Kumar Singh said that the police have been

Mangalore, July 13: The mortal remains of Muhammad, who was among the six Indians killed in a fire mishap occurred 11 days ago in Riyadh, the capital city of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has been brought home to his family in Padukere of Kota village in Kundapur taluk, of Udupi district. A total of seven people had died in the tragedy that occurred in a residential room in the upper part of Al

Mangalore, July 13: As one of his major demands was fulfilled by the state government, Pejawar Mutt chief pontiff Vishvesha Thirtha Swami formally announced that he withdrew from the proposed indefinite fast against land acquisition for second phase of Mangalore Special Economic Zone. Addressing the media persons here on Wednesday, the seer said the official order from government through Principal

Mangalore, July 13: The inauguration ceremony of the one week Faculty Development Programme on Research Methods for Business Management and Social Sciences organised by the St Aloysius Institution of Management and Information technology, St Aloysius College began on Monday, July 11. Rev. Fr. Swebert D'silva S.J. -Principal, St Aloysius College, Dr A.M. Narahari- Registrar, St Aloysius College

Udupi, July 13: The H1N1 cases in Udupi are on the rise in the coast once again this year and two persons from the district out of 6 have died of H1N1 since the last two months. Speaking to Deccan Herald, DHO Dr Ramachandra Bairy informed that as many as 119 cases have been diagnosed till date at KMC Manipal, of which 32 have died since its detection in 2009, he added. In 2009, as many as 29 H1N1

Bangalore, July 13: More than the farmers, it's the voice of the pontiffs which is feared the most by the BJP government in Karnataka. Succumbing to the threat of an indefinite hunger strike by Vishvesha Thirtha Swami of Pejawar mutt, the Karnataka government on Tuesday denotified 1,998.03 acres of land acquired for a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Mangalore. On Tuesday morning, the pontiff had

Mangalore, July 12: A small group of residents of Panjimogaru led by BJP Corporator Shantha R staged a protest at Kulur junction here on Tuesday demanding stern action against police who allegedly harassed two 'innocent' Dalit teenagers in connection with the brutal murder of a woman and daughter. Addressing the protesters Ms Shantha demanded to arrest the 'real culprit' of the murder. She said

Manipal, July 12: From Manipal, a small education town in Udupi the coastal district of Karnataka, to the Royal Australian Air Force, Sudeep Sudhakar has blazed a glorious trail. His “high-flying” feat is a rare distinction that has made everyone proud. He has been inducted as an Aerospace Engineering Officer, along with a team of fellow engineers from Boeing, BAE and other contractors responsible

Mangalore, July 12: Mangalore city police arrested the prime accused in a multi-crore fraud case on Monday night and recovered cash and other valuables worth Rs 65 lakh from his procession. Police on reliable information, nabbed the accused Praveen Shetty (24), near Hotel Grand Meridian, Sheshadripuram, in Bangalore and brought to the city. Praveen Shetty son of Sadashiva Shetty, a resident of