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Kasaragod, Mar 5: A school boy, who went missing under mysterious circumstances for days ago, was found dead on the railway track in Kasaragod district on Monday. The body of Muhammad Jasir (15), son of Muhammad Jaafar from Kizhoor, was found lying on the tracks beneath the Kalanad over bridge on Monday morning. Jasir, a Class 10 student at the Chattanchal High School, had left home on Thursday

Udupi, Mar 5: Cleric-cum-politician Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan has called upon the Muslims to get united and emerge as a political power in the country rather than being divided and becoming slaves of various political parties. The founder of the Uttar Pradesh-based Ittehad-e-Millat Council was speaking after inaugurating the Unity Convention hosted by the Udupi Zilla Muslim Okkoota on Sunday

Udupi, Mar 5: Thousands of Muslims representing all walks of life turned up for the history Unity Conference organised by the Udupi Zilla Muslim Okkoota at Mahatma Gandhi open theatre ground, Beedinagudde here on Sunday. The motto of the half day conference was ‘empower the community to strengthen the nation’. The speakers at the conference, who represented various organisations and schools of

Mangaluru/Udupi, Mar 5: After BJP supremo Amit Shah’s visit to coastal Karnataka, the party leaders have intensified their Hindutva campaign in the region. The party’s Karnataka Suraksha Yatra, which entered Dakshina Kannada districton Sunday, has further energised the saffronists to up ante against the state government by portraying it as an anti-Hindu regime. On Sunday rallies and public

Bengaluru, Mar 5: The state BJP, on Sunday, warned that it would launch a stir against the government if it failed to appoint a Hindu priest at the controversial cave shrine of Bababudangiri in Chikkamagaluru district. There is no dispute on the shrine since it is already the Muzrai department's property. The matter was settled long ago as per court order. Instead of appointing a Hindu priest, the

Mangaluru: Food and Public Distribution Minister U T Khader said that a Veera Rani Abbakka Utsava will be held, in Delhi, from March 11 to 18. Speaking to reporters in Mangaluru, he said that seminars on Veera Rani Abbakka would be held in Kannada, Tulu, Hindi, English, Malayali, Tamil and Telegu will be held on the occasion. He added that the state government had already set aside Rs 12 lakh for

Mangaluru, Mar 4: India hockey player, S V Sunil on Sunday entered wedlock with his girlfriend Nisha at Kudroli Gokarnanatheshwara temple kalyana mantapa in the city. The marriage took place at 8.50 am. Nisha is the daughter of Taranath Acharya and Sunitha from Konchadi in Mangaluru. The haldi ceremony was held at Sunil's house at Madikeri in Kogdau district three days ago. The marriage reception

Pistols, revolvers and other dangerous weapons that can be used for terror activities are being smuggled to Karnataka from BJP ruled northern states of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh, according to State Home Minister Ramalinga Reddy. The revelation comes days after the arrest of Hindu Yuva Sene leader Naveen Kumar T alias Hotte Manja by the special investigation team probing Gauri

Mangaluru, Mar 4: Cashew industry pioneer and founder of city based Achal Industries Gurpur Sadanand Prabhu passed away on Sunday morning (March 4, 2018). He was 93. He died peacefully at about 4:30 a.m. at his residence due to old age, it is learned. He is survived by his wife Rohini Prabhu and three children, son Giridhar Prabhu and daughters Prafulla Kamath and Anuradha Shenoy. He was a past

Bengaluru: Former Bigg Boss Kannada contestant Tsunami Kitty and three of his associates abducted two people at gunpoint and threatened them to stay away from a friend’s wife. The Jnanabharathi police on Friday arrested Tsunami Kitty alias Pradeepa, and his partners Arjun alias Muthappa (29), Santhosh alias Thuppa (24), and Yogesh (25) on various charges of kidnap, assault, and under the Arms Act