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Moodbidri, Jan 8: Lamenting over the widespread extremism and religious intolerance, Sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan said that the 21st century was expected to be the century of peace and harmony. Speaking after receiving the Alva's Virasat Award as the annual cultural event ” 21st in the series ” got off to a start at Vidyagiri near Moodbidri, on Thursday, he said that people should learn to respect

Mangaluru, Jan 8: Icon Tower residential apartment and Icon City commercial complex, the two new projects by HNGC Builders & developers, were launched on Thursday at heart of the Surathkal near here. The project was launched by B S Ahmed father of Mansoor, Ismail and Imthiaz. Haji E K Ibrahim Musliyar rendered the'Dua'. Speaking after releasing the brochure, Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel

Mangaluru, Jan 8: BJP district unit president Pratap Simha Nayak said that the party national president Amit Shah would visit the coastal city of Mangaluru on January 27 to participate in a public meeting. Announcing this at a press conference here on Thursday, he said that the district unit had a target of inducting 4 lakh new members into the party by the end of the membership campaign. The

Mangaluru, Jan 8: The district unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has urged the state government to wake up from its slumber and take effective measures to prepare a comprehensive report after conducting a physical study of the areas affected by the implementation of the Kasturirangan report on the conservation of the Western Ghats in Karnataka, while taking the locals' problems into

Mangaluru, Jan 8: For the first time in the history of Karnataka, a governor has pledged to achieve'saffronization' in the state. Addressing a gathering at the inaugural ceremony of golden jubilee of Vivekananda Degree College and Vivekananda Pre-University College at Puttur, near here, Governor Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala said that the'saffronization' is nothing but way of Indian life. Vala, who has

Mumabi, Jan 8: This is one magazine cover that will not make Kareena Kapoor too happy. A morphed image of the actress in half a niqab, was used by the Durga Vahini to launch another campaign to 'reconvert' hindu women who have married muslim men. The image which was used on the cover of the latest issue of Himalaya Dhwani also ran with the rider of 'conversion of nationality through religious

Mangaluru, Jan 8: Muslim organizations in Dakshina Kannada district have urged an impartial judicial probe in the incidents related to the recent communal clashes in Ulaibettu and surrounding areas. A delegation representing 35 Muslim organisations from the coastal district led by Muslim Central Committee president K S Mohammed Masood submitted memorandums to DK district in-charge minister B

Mangaluru, Jan 18: Two suspected thieves have been arrested by Mangaluru City police in connection with a 17 month old sanitary ware theft case in the city. The arrested are Mohammed Asheef, 27, resident of Ira Village of Bantwal taluk and Mohammed, 30 of Panemangalore, Bantwal taluk. Stolen goods worth Rs 14.35 lakh have been recovered from the duo. The theft had occurred on July 18, 2013. The

Kasaragod, Jan 8: The police have arrested five more persons, including three prime accused, in connection with the murder of a Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) worker Zainul Abid. 24-year-old Zainul Abid was hacked to death by a group of miscreants at his shop on December 22 in Kasaragod. A team led by Kasaragod Dy.SP T.P. Ranjith arrested Varun Kumar, 27, Anil Kumar, 24, Hareesh, 27

Hyderabad, Jan 8: Fifteen people, mostly college students, were on Wednesday killed and 30 others injured when a state-run bus in which they were travelling fell down a dug up area adjoining a hilly road in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district. Among the 15 deceased were 10 college students, including a girl, a forest guard and some other passengers, a police official said. œThe toll has risen to