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Mangaluru, Jan 19: The riot-mongers have continued to randomly target religious centres and places of worship belonging to Muslim community in the rural areas of Belthangadi and Puttur taluks in the aftermath of Virat Hindu Hrudaya Sangama held in Puttur three days ago. After vandalizing Badria Juma Masjid at Karaya, near Uppinangady and attacking a Madrasa at Ilanthila village in Belthangadi

Dubai, Jan 18: The Air India Express has decided to launch two nonstop flights from South Indian port city of Mangaluru to Abu Dhabi and Muscat, fulfilling the long-pending demand of expatriates from coastal Karnataka working in United Arab Emirates and Sultanate of Oman. K Shyam Sundar, Chief Executive Officer of Air India Charters Ltd, on Sunday officially announced at a press conference held at

Lucknow, Jan 18: Breaking stereotypes, 11 Hindu children have enrolled in a madrassa here while as many as 140 Muslim boys have joined an RSS-run school in north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, wherein communal clashes had claimed hundreds of lives last year. According to the principal of Madrassa Jameeatul Ansar, it is the parents' love for the Urdu language and literature which motivated them to

Mangalore, Jan 18: ‘Brookside’ residential apartments, a project of ‘Land Trades’ builders was formally inaugurated on Sunday in the city. Mahabala Marla, Mayor, Mangaluru City Corporation, inaugurated the building by cutting the ribbon and by lighting of lamp along with other dignitaries at Morgansgate. Nestled amidst the quaint charm of old Mangalore, Land Trades’ Brookside is situated on the

Mangaluru, Jan 18: A newborn female child was found dead in a well in the heart of the city, a few days after it was thrown into it by unknown miscreant. The decayed dead body of the infant was retrieved from the well located in the property owned by Kasturi and Aithal, an elderly couple at Kalpana road near Bendorewell, in the city. It is said that the couple, whose only daughter lives in another

Kundapur, Jan 18: The sudden death of an elderly man soon after having begun Therapeutic touch treatment has caused anguish and anger among family members and other relatives. PWD contractor Abdul Beary died within minutes after he underwent the therapy at his residence at Santhoshnagar, Hemmadi neare here on Saturday. 62-year-old Abdul Beary was a heart patient. Angered and upset at his sudden

Mangaluru, Jan 18: Tension continued to prevail in Puttur and Belthangadi taluks of Dakshina Kannada for the third day even as the Superintendent of Police Dr Sharanappa asserted that the situation in the clash-hit areas is under control. Miscreants, allegedly belonging to Sangh Parivar on Saturday attacked a Madrasa at Ilanthila village in Belthangadi taluk causing huge losses. This is the fourth

New Delhi, Jan 18: Growing instances of religious "intolerance" have to be "nipped in the bud" as the country can "ill-afford" that they spread like "wild fire", Delhi High Court has observed. Dismissing a PIL against Aamir Khan's block buster 'PK', a bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice R S Endlaw said "the present petition is an instance of a growing tendency in the country of intolerance

Mangaluru, Jan 18: A woman who was riding pillion with her husband on a motorbike while returning after attending the Virat Hindu Sangama at Puttur on Friday, accidentally fell from the bike near Anemajalu and lost her life. The deceased is Janaki (27), wife of Anemajalu resident Babu Gowda's son Santosh. The incident occurred when Santosh was returning from the Virat Hindu Sangama on Friday with

Mangaluru, Jan 18: A 30-year-old woman was allegedly raped in a village near Vittla in Bantwal taluk on the outskirts of the city. The victim, a mother of two children, reported the incident to the police on Saturday, a day after the incident. According to the Vitla police, 30-year-old Naveen Poojary has been accused of entering her house and raping her when there was nobody else in the house. He