Karnataka

Sullia, Mar 25: Despite being the majority community of the country, Hindus do not enjoy protection and security in Indian society, lamented Hindu Jagarana Vedike (HJV) State convener Jagadish Karanth. Delivering the keynote address at a massive convention organised by HJV Samajothsava Samiti at Sampaje near here, he said that even though Hindus do not object Muslims living in this country, any

Chennai, Mar 25: Mangaloreans have a reason to cheer, for the Indian National Rally Championship (INRC) 2013 organised by the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI) features Mangalorean Ashwin Naik in the leading spot in the rally, which kicked off in Chennai last week. Defending champions Amittrajit Ghosh and Ashwin Naik, who had emerged as national champions in INRC 2012, clinched the

Panaji, Mar 25: Former Karnataka Lokayukta Justice (retd) Santosh Hegde drew flak from the Goa Mining People's Front for insinuating that illegal mining was akin to Underworld activities. "We condemn the statement of Hegde equating us with Dawood Ibrahim. We are the workers who have been toiling on the mining leases to make our livelihood", Suhas Naik, Convener, Goa Mining People's Front (GMPF)

Kasargod, Mar 25: Six final year engineering students were among seven persons killed and 30 others injured when their bus fell into a ravine at Thekkinkanam near Rajakkad in Idukki district of Kerala on Monday. The driver was among those killed. The victims were returning from Kodaikanal after a tour when the mishap occurred, police said. The injured have been hospitalised and the condition of

Bangalore, Mar 25: Six people were charred to death when fire engulfed and destroyed a godown stocking inflatable seating material meant for exports at Magadi Road on the ourtskirts of the city on Monday. Fire services officer Ravishankar, speaking from the spot, said six people had died in the fire. The godown was locked from the outside even as the workers slept after doing the night shift. The

Mangalore, Mar 25: Pre-paid auto rickshaw service resumed at Mangalore Central Railway Station on Monday. Speaking on the occasion, Jayaprakash Shetty, President, Auto Rickshaw unit, Karnataka Rakshana Vedike, DK, said that the association has taken up the mantle to supervise pre-paid auto services at the Station in collaboration with the RTO and Police. Barring the increase in minimum charges of

Mangalore, Mar 25: The wave of dissidence within the JD(S) against M B Sadashiva, Dakshina Kannada District President of the party, reached a new high with prominent leaders of the party including big names such as B Nagaraj Shetty and M G Hegde officially confirming their resignations along with 60 others. Addressing a news conference in Mangalore on Monday, Mr, Hegde said that fed up of Mr

Yangon, Mar 25: Anti-Muslims riots in Myanmar spread to at least two other towns in the country's heartland over the weekend, undermining government efforts to quash an eruption of violence that has killed hundreds of people and displaced 10,000 more. President Thein Sein declared a state of emergency in the region and deployed army troops to the worst hit city, Meikhtila. But even as soldiers

Mangalore, Mar 25: A summer Cricket coaching camp will be jointly conducted by Cricket India Academy & Mangala Sports Pvt Ltd for young boys and girls in morning and evening sessions in Mangalore.

Puttur, Mar 25: Two pedestrians were killed when an identified speeding vehicle mowed them down at Kemminje village bypass in Puttur taluk late on Saturday night. The deceased have been identified as Narasimha and Nagaraja both from Koodligi taluk in Bellary district. Their colleague Venkatesh, 26, a resident of the same village, sustained serious injuries in the accident and is undergoing