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Mangaluru, Jan 23: Condemning the incident of stone-pelting and rioting that occurred recently in Karaya near Uppinangady, All India Muslim Scholars Association general secretary Kanthapuram A P Aboobacker Musliyar said that the government should not delay in taking strict action against the anti-social forces who attacked religious institutions. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the renovated

Bengaluru, Jan 23: The new textbook revision committee formed to look into errors and distortion of facts in school textbooks of the new syllabus from classes 1 to 10, had its first meeting on Thursday. Kimmane Ratnakar, Minister for Primary and Secondary Education, presided over the meeting. Speaking on the sidelines of the programme, Nagendra Kumar, Managing Director, Karnataka Textbook Society

Huliyar, Jan 23: As many as 20 children suffered burn injuries in a cylinder explosion in front of an Anganwadi Centre at Indira Nagar in the town on Thursday. The incident occurred when a 5-kg gas cylinder kit fitted to an autorickshaw parked near an Anganwadi Centre went off. Four others, including an anganwadi teacher sustained burn injuries in the incident. After administering first aid, the

Riyadh, Jan 23: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King of Saudi Arabia Abdullah has died aged 90 after a short illness, state television announced late on Friday. He has been succeeded by Crown Prince Salman, his half-brother. The news came after the king was admitted to hospital on 31 December suffering from pneumonia. His condition was said to have improved a few days later. King Salman has

Bengaluru, Jan 22: Health Minister U T Khader has filed a complaint against mischief mongers for spreading false rumours about his daughter’s lavish marriage on social media. The message, which has been spreading on WhatsApp for the past 10 days, reached the Minister when some of his friends, who received the forwarded message, called him to check. The message carries a picture of a girl decked in

Bengaluru, Jan 22: A leading international rating agency has certified Bengaluru as the most liveable location in India, followed by Mumbai and Chennai. Though Bengaluru is ranked 171 in the global liveability index, the tech hub has scored favourably over metros and other cities across the country in terms of overall quality of living, while New Delhi has been rated as the least liveable, with

Mangaluru, Jan 22: With several proposals having been submitted to the state police department on implementation of tools such as CCTV cameras and traffic signals at various traffic junctions, efforts are being made to upgrade Mangaluru into a ‘safe’ city,” said Mangaluru City Police Commissioner S Murugan. Speaking at the inaugural programme of 26th Road Safety Week organised by Dakshina Kannada

Bhatkal, Jan 22: A court in Bengaluru has extended till February 3 the police custody of four Bhatkal youth arrested recently in Bengaluru and Bhatkal and Mangaluru on terror charges. They were brought to the 49th sessions court hall, the designated National Investigating Agency court, in a police bus. With their faces covered, they were taken to the second floor courtroom. On January 8, police

New Delhi, Jan 22: Muslim population in India has grown by 24 per cent between 2001 and 2011 against national average of 18 per cent with the community's representation rising to 14.2 per cent from 13.4 percent of total population. Among all states in the country, Jammu and Kashmir has the highest Muslim population (68.3 per cent), followed by Assam (34.2 per cent) and West Bengal (27 per cent)

Udupi, Jan 22: In order to provide legal assistance to innocent members of the minority communities arrested by the police on various charges, a legal cell will be set by the Karnataka State Minorities Commission. Announcing this at a press conference in Mysuru, the Commission Chairperson Balkis Banu said that the cell would be headed by a retired judge. The cell will provide assistance by