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Mangaluru, Jan 29: A day after a senior leader of Vishwa Hindu Parishad called upon the Hindus to support the extremists who killed an innocent Muslim man earlier this month in Mangaluru, several organisations and political parties on Monday demanded his immediate arrest. Speaking at a book release function to in the city on Sunday, Jagadish Shenava, Dakshina Kannada district unit president of VHP

Udupi, Jan 29: The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change plans to convert India’s 10 popular sea beaches into international quality Blue Flag destination in 2018 to ensure cleanliness and safety of these beaches. Among the 10 beaches, Padukere Beach located near Malpe in Karnataka’s Udupi district has been listed on the Blue Flag list. Welcoming the move, Karnataka tourism

Mangaluru, Jan 29: A week after he was posted as the Superintend of Police of Dakshina Kannada , 50-year-old ‘encounter specialist’ Dr Ravikanthe Gowda on Monday assumed the charge with a promise to handle the situation in the sensitive district which witnessed several communal clashes and killings in recent years. Dr Gowda, who was serving as the SP of Belagavi, had handed over charge to outgoing

Even as Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) leader Asaduddin Owaisi has dropped hints of fielding candidates in over 60 seats in Karnataka for the upcoming Assembly polls, the Congress party has drawn up a counter plan. Congress strategists view the electoral forays by MIM, AAP, SDPI and some other smaller outfits in Karnataka as a ploy by the BJP to create a division in voters to fare well in the

Belagavi Jan 29: Close on the heels of Goa Water Resources Minister Vinod Palyekar's controversial visit to the site of the Kalasa-Banduri Nala project, a delegation comprising Goa Assembly Speaker Pramod Sawant and Deputy Speaker Michael Lobo came on a surprise visit to the site at Kanakumbi in Khanapur, Belagavi district on Sunday. Sawant and Lobo, who are holding constitutional posts, are

Shravanabelagola, Jan 29: Vice president of the Non Resident Indian (NRI) Council Arathi Krishna said on Sunday that NRIs would be given an opportunity to take part in special 'abhishekas' during the Bahubali Mahamasthakabhisheka on February 21 and 22. Mahamastakabhisheka, the anointing ceremony to the 57-foot tall monolithic statue of Lord Bahubali at Shravanabelagola, is performed once in 12

Bengaluru Jan 29: At least four innocent people suffered injuries in a pile-up caused by BJP leader and Union minister Anant Kumar Hegde's car in North Bengaluru on Sunday evening, but instead of attending to the victims, he just drove off to the Kempegowda International Airport, an eyewitness said. The accident occurred at Dorekaval gate on National Highway 207 near Devanahalli around 6.30 pm

Mangaluru, Jan 28: Even though Muslim community have openly condemned the murder of Deepak Rao, a Hindu youth, Vishwa Hindu Parishad has openly endorsed the killing of Ahmed Basheer, an innocent Muslim man who was hacked to death on January 3 in Manglauru by communal goons. Speaking at a function to release a book, Hadedavvana Shaapa, here on Sunday, Dakshina Kannada district president of VHP

Mangaluru, Jan 28: Congress leader and former Mangaluru Mayor K Ashraf, who had quit and rejoined the party several times in the past, this time, has openly threatened to join Janata Dal (Secular) and bid adieu to the national party forever. Mr Asrhaf, who is currently holding the post of the vice-president of the state unit of the minority cell of the Congress, told coastaldigest.com on Sunday

Bantwal, Jan 28: In a tragic incident, two youngsters got washed away while swimming in the Netravati river at Thumbay in Bantwal taluk on Sunday. They deceased have been identified as Sawad (30), son of Sulaiman from Thumbay and Ramlan, son of Ibrahim from Maripalla. The dead bodies were fished out by the fire-fighters after an hour long effort. According to sources, the victims were part of a