Briefs

Kasargod, Dec 15: As many as 10 people were injured when a Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus hit a roadside tree at Chattamchal near here on Wednesday. The accident occurred around 5 p.m. when the driver of the Kannur bound bus lost control of the vehicle in the rain. The bus hit a tree on the roadside between Chattamchal and Poinachi. The injured, including a woman, were

Mangaluru, Dec 12: Mangaluru city police on Friday arrested three peple in connection with an attempt to murder case reported in Mangaluru South police station limits. City police chief M Chandra Sekhar named the accused as Ahmad Shinan, 22, residing near Nadupalli Mosque, Sheikh Shahbaz, 22, from Kudroli, and Anish Ashraf, 19, also from Kudroli. The trio had made a futile bid to kill Mohammad

Kasargod, Dec 7: As part of addressing the menace of street dogs, as many as 632 stray dogs have been sterilised by the Animal Birth Control (ABC) centre here. The mission had sterilised 178 dogs in November alone. The break-up is — Kasaragod municipality - 126, Madhur grama panchayat - 97, Mogral-Puthur - 53, Kumbla - 151, Chemnad - 30, Chengala - 48, and Badiadukka - 127. District panchayat

Udupi, Dec 5: A new book titled “Soliloquies – II” authored by Mathew C. Ninan, Principal of Little Rock Indian School, was released by Roy Philip, Managing Trustee of Priority One India, at Brahmavar in Udupi district, recently. This is a sequel to the author’s first book, “Soliloquies of a Principal”, published earlier, stated a press release issued here on Sunday.

Mangaluru: Scholarships worth Rs 4.25 lakh distributed among 35 deserving and meritorious students by Social/Educational Welfare Association (SEWA), a wing of South Kanara Muslim Welfare Association (SKMWA), Muscat, at a recently held programme at Jamiyyatul Falah hall in Mangaluru. Speaking as chief guest P C Hashir, correspondentof Badria Educational Institution and chairman of PC Group of

New Delhi, Nov 17: Popular Front Chairman KM Shareef condemned the five year ban enforced by central government on Islamic Research Foundation saying that the move is an assault on religious freedom guaranteed by the Constitution. The move is yet another example of the ongoing infringement of the civil rights of minorities and this ban is intended to hinder the constitutional rights of religious

Mangaluru, Nov 15: Mahamood Saad Monu, aka ‘Bavaka’ passed away in Mangaluru on Tuesday, November 15. He was 60. Mahamood Saad Monu was known for his kind and helping nature and he had extended support to various charitable activities. He was the Ex-President of Jam’iyyatul Falah’s Dammam Unit and served Jam’iyyatul Falah for the last 28 years since the inception of JF in Dammam. For the last

Kasaragod, Nov 15: Sounding a stern warning on the Centre’s proposed moves to enforce Uniform Civil Code in the country, a meeting of a section of Muslims here asserted that the community would remain united to safeguard the Muslim personal laws to “protect the integrity of the nation.” “The Muslims are firm and committed to keep India united and the proposed moves to enforce the uniform civil

Udupi, Nov 8: The Karnataka Muslim Parishath has taken exception to Udupi-Chikkamagaluru MP Shobha Karandlaje’s allegation that Urban Development, Haj and Wakf Minister R. Roshan Baig was involved in the murder of RSS activist Rudresh, which took place at Shivaji Nagar in Bengaluru on October 16, stating that she had made the allegation without giving any proof.

Kasaragod, Nov 8: Three days after a woman endosulfan victim committed suicide at Mullaria near here, one more endosulfan victim from the district died on Monday. K. Narayani, 56, wife of the late Appukuttan, of Thadathil locality in Pullur village died at the Pariyaram Medical College hospital in Kannur, sources here said. Narayani, who had been undergoing treatment for cancer, figured on the