Karnataka

Mangalore, November 4: Over twenty months after a teenage girl ended her life at her residence, after being publicly humiliated by suspected Sangh Parivar activists for being friendly with a Muslim boy, the second additional district and sessions judge Hanchate Sanjeev Kumar on Thursday, November 4, sentenced her friend Saleem to life imprisonment and fined him Rs 50,000. Saleem, the owner-cum

Jaipur, October 23: The Rajasthan ATS on Friday filed a charge sheet against five 2007 Ajmer blast accused, accusing them of murder and defiling a place of worship. A senior RSS leader, Indresh Kumar, is among those named in the charge sheet, which says the blast at the Ajmer Dargah three years ago was the result of an elaborate conspiracy hatched by a group of Hindu radicals. The chargesheet says

Mangalore, October 23: Subodh Yadav, an IAS officer of 1999 batch formally took charge as the Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada district on Saturday, October 23. This is Mr Yadav's second stint in the district, where he worked as the Chief Executive Officer of Zilla Panchayat a few years ago. Head Quarters Assistant to DC Prabhakar Sharma welcomed the new DC with a bouquet at around 1:40 pm

Mangalore, September 24: The Khatheeb of Masjidunnoor Maulana Abdul Azeez on Friday warned the Muslim community against groupism, dishonesty and lacking of thaqwa in life. Delivering the Jum'ah sermon in a convincing tongue, Maulana called upon the Muslim community to respect and honour Masjid, one of the symbols of Allah on the earth. Quoting the Qur'anic verse, “And the Masjids are for Allah

Mangalore, September 23: The management committee of Masjidunnoor, which hit the headlines last week after a small group of women were denied entry for Jum'ah prayers, has reportedly reached a compromise on the issue. In a bid to avoid the recurrence of last Friday's incidence, the office bearers of management committee convened a meeting of both parties and convinced them that a separate portion

Mangalore, September 19: Mangalore police have registered a case against 16 people in connection with the scuffle broke out at the premises of a Masjid in the city during Jum'a prayer last Friday. A senior police officer at Pandeshwara Police Station told 'Coastaldigest.com' that a woman has lodged a complaint against 16 people for allegedly insulting and assaulting on her and other women. The

Mangalore, September 17: Masjidun Noor, which created history by arranging a place for women inside the Masjid for the first time in the city over two decades ago, witnessed a strange Jum'a on Friday, September 17.

Mangalore, September 13: Several irate passengers of the Air India, who arrived here from West Asia a few days ago, gathered at the Mangalore Airport early this morning demanding their luggage. The passengers, who had arrived from various destinations in West Asia during the last few days, had not been given their baggage as they were yet to arrive from another place. A passenger told media

Mangalore, September 10: Mangalore City Police Commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh paid a surprise visit to the Eidgah Masjid on Light House Hill on Friday after the Eid Namaz and exchanged greetings with Mangalore Qazi Twaqa Ahmed Musliyar. He was welcomed at the masjid premises by the chairman of Zeenath Baksh Jumma Masjid Committee Haji Y Abdulla Kunhi, Muslim Central Committee president Haji KSM

Mangalore, September 9: With the proclamation of Eid, the city as well as the suburban pockets including Jeppu, Ullal, Kallapu and Thokkottu woke up to a new spell of frantic activity, with the festivities of the morning on top of everyone's mind. People had to step up their preparations for the festival by a notch as hardly any time was left for last-minute purchases, including grocery, cloth