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Mangalore, Jul 21: Condemning the controversial meeting between Baba Ramdev aide Ved Pratap Vaidik and Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed in Pakistan earlier this month, several Congress members from Mangalore City, Mangalore South and Suratkal block committees staged a protest in front of the deputy commissioner's office here on Monday, demanding action from the BJP-led NDA government

Mangalore, Jul 21: Several protestors undertook a sit-in protest at the Mangalore Railway Junction here on Monday demanding speedy completion of the railway under-bridge at Padil and basic facilities for railway passengers at Mangalore Junction railway station. The protestors also undertook a protest march from the railway crossing at Padil to the Mangalore Junction railway station shouting

Bangalore, Jul 21: Protests over alleged rape of a six-year old girl turned violent on Monday as ABVP activists clashed with police in front of the public school, where the incident happened, leading to a lathicharge. After heated arguments, ABVP activists who besieged the Vibgyor High School, which is facing public anger for its alleged inaction in the incident, tried to forcibly make their way

Mangalore, Jul 21: With a time penalty of 25 seconds, Ganesh Moorthy and co-driver Nagarajan emerged as the overall champions in the CEAT-Mahindra Monsoon Challenge TSD Rally 2014 that concluded here on Sunday. The TSD rally was organised Mahindra Adventure and Indian Motor Sports Club (IMSC) for the fourth season this year. Around 24 teams participated in the TSD rally that was flagged off in

Gaza, Jul 21: Four Indian tailors working in Gaza for the last two years have been evacuated unharmed with the help of the Representative Office of India (ROI) in Ramallah, a top UN official said. The four, Abdur Rehman from Lucknow, Anwar Hussein belonging to Mumbai, Kamil hailing from Badam Ganj and Rashid Ahmed of Bareilly were working for a Palestinian businessman. They left the strip on

Mangalore, Jul 21: Authorities in Dakshina Kannada have finally opened their eyes after five sisters met a watery grave in abandoned laterite stone quarries in two separate incidents within the district on Sunday. Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner A.B. Ibrahim issued an order that all abandoned as well as live quarries should either be filled or fenced by lease-holders within five days. Passing

Kasaragod, July 21: The years' long concerted effort to set up the proposed government arts and science college for Uduma segment at Kanhiradukkam has suffered a setback with the authorities deciding to locate the institution at Kuniya, near Periye, adjacent to the National Highway. The decision to set up the college at Kuniya in Panayal village was taken at a meeting attended by K.P. Mohanan

New Delhi, Jul 21: Eight years after the Centre launched the Prime Minister's 15-point programme for welfare of minorities, some of the key schemes are yet to see the desired results, with many states/ union territories listing zero beneficiaries. Citing data on the allocation of funds by the National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation (NMDFC), the ministry has told parliament that as

Bangalore, Jul 21: Former BJP MLA from Sagar Belur Gopalkrishna's daughter on Sunday lodged a complaint with the RT Nagar police in the City stating that her Facebook ID and photo have been misused by one of her friends. According to the police, Gopalakrishna's daughter Megha Vandana, a BBM graduate, has stated in the complaint that her friend has misused her ID to flirt and send messages to

Bangalore, Jul 21: A 30-year-old skating instructor was arrested on Sunday on the charge of raping a six-year-old girl student at Vibgyor High, Marathahalli. The suspect, Mustafa alias Munna, is a native of Darbhanga in Bihar and the father of a five-year-old girl. He has been working in Vibgyor High since 2011. The police seized a laptop and a mobile phone from him. The laptop contained