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Kasargod, Sep 24: Accusing the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] of unleashing political violence in the State, former leader of the Revolutionary Socialist Party A.V. Thamarakshan has alleged that such crimes were being perpetrated with the knowledge of party State unit secretary Pinarayi Vijayan. œThe CPI(M) leadership has become a curse for the State and the recurring clashes

Bangalore, Sep 23: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on a two-day visit to Karnataka for the first time after assuming office, was Tuesday given a rousing welcome by thousands of people, including the BJP's state leaders and cadres, at the HAL airport. Governor Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Bangalore mayor S. Shantakumari were present as Modi arrived. Soon after Modi emerged

Mangalore, Sep 23: Two persons hailing from Kerala were arrested on Tuesday in a joint operation by Puttur town and Puttur rural police, in connection with several cases of burglary in Puttur and Sullia taluks in the past two years. The arrested have been identified as Kabeer alias P A Ahmed Kabeer, aged 23, resident of Kavumballa in Chattanchal village and Sajuddin alias Farooq, aged 30, resident

Ullal, Sep 23: On no occasion should Indian Muslims be the cause for impairing the harmony in the society. It is the duty of every Muslim to love his country as equally as he loves his religion, said Mangalore Khazi Thwaka Ahmed Musliyar. He was speaking after inaugurating the foundation-laying ceremony of a new Masjid and Madrasa organised by Raulatul Islam Committee in Yeliyarpadavu near here on

New Delhi, Sep 23: In a hair-raising incident which was captured live on cameras, a white tiger killed a youth after he fell into the animal's moat in the Delhi Zoo, an official said Tuesday. The incident, which took place between 12.30 p.m. and 1 p.m., created a sensation and word soon spread through the city. Eyewitnesses and zoo officials said the young man, who was later identified as Maqsood

Mangalore, Sep 23: Students of various colleges, under the banner of Akhila Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), staged a protest inside the office premises of Commissioner of Police, Mangalore here on Tuesday, against the uploading of obscene photos of girls studying in private colleges through fake accounts on social networking sites. Objecting to the obscene photos of students posted

Mangalore, Sep 23: Yakshagana exponent Amrith Someshwar and senior teacher and artiste Bannanje Sanjeeva Suvarna have been chosen for this year's Yakshamangala Award by Mangalore University. In addition K M Raghava Nambiyar's book'Himmela' has been chosen for Yakshamangala book award. The awards have been instituted by P. Dayananda Pai and P. Satish Pai at the Yakshagana Adhyayana Kendra at the

Mangalore, Sep 23: There has been no respite in gold smuggling acts despite intensified checks by customs officials at Mangalore International Airport. In a fresh case a middle aged man was caught while smuggling gold and handed over to jurisdictional police by the authorities. The accused has been identified as Abdul Rahiman Sulaiman (40), who landed at the Airport on Monday. It is learnt that he

Sullia, Sep 23: All preparations were done for a grand marriage creating an atmosphere of joy and celebration in the small village of Sannamoole near Jalsooru of Sullia Taluk in Dakshina Kannada district. However, at 11:30 a.m. instead of Nikah a fight took place on the stage wherein family members of the bride delivered deadly blows to the bridegroom. The marriage was fixed nearly three weeks ago

Hassan, Sep 23: There is a need to identify a second capital for the State, preferably in the central region, said Patil Puttappa, veteran journalist and Kannada activist. Speaking at an interactive session with the students of the Government First Grade College for Women here on Monday, he said compared to many other district headquarters Davangere would be the ideal place to become second