Karnataka

Mangalore, Jan 24: Thousands of Muslims in the city celebrated the Eid-Milad, the birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammed on Thursday. Homes, mosques, dargas and madrasas were decked with flags, buntings and banners to mark the day, considered by a section of Muslims to be the most blessed in Islamic calendar. Madrasa children took out Milad rallies in various parts of the city. Hundreds of children

Mangalore, Jan 24: 'Jo Jo Laali', a short film on HIV/AIDS awareness made by film director Sandeep Malani, was screened on Wednesday at Roshni Nilaya School of Social Work. The screening was organised by the Mangalore chapter of Alliance Francaise for its members and the general public free of cost. The short feature film, featuring actress Kalpana Pandit, Akash Hora and child artiste Shrey Tejani

Mangalore, Jan 24: The Central Bureau of Investigation has conducted raids on Dental Council of India members at eight places across the country including the port city of Mangalore. Apart from Mangalore, the raids were conducted in Hyderabad, Chennai, Bangalore, Namakkal and Jabalpur too on Wednesday. The raids were part of CBI's continued investigation into an alleged bribery case related to

Mangalore, Jan 24: In yet another case of corporal punishment, a student of Class 7 of Narayana Guru Higher Primary School at Kudroli here was allegedly caned on Tuesday by her teacher, for not writing her notes properly. Family members of the 12-year-old girl were shocked when she went home for lunch, teary-eyed and with blood on her hands. The accused has been identified as Rakshita, a science

Mangalore, Jan 24: In yet another case of sexual assault on minor girl, a domestic servant was allegedly raped by a middle aged man at a remote village in Sullia taluk of Dakshina Kannada district. A 16-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by Ashraf, resident of Ubaradka at Mithuru village on Tuesday. The victim, a resident of the same village, who was doing odd jobs, was lured by the

Bangalore, Jan 24: Assembly Speaker K?G Bopaiah came under sharp attack from the BJP?MLAs whose attempts to destabilise the Jagadish Shettar government by submitting their resignation letters failed on Wednesday. The absence of Bopaiah in the office and the Legislative Assembly joint secretary Jayatreertha Galagali's refusal to accept the MLAs' resignation letters left B S Yeddyurappa and his

Mangalore, Jan 23: Members of the Bajarang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) held a protest in front of PVS Circle in Mangalore on Wednesday condemning the statement of Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on 'saffron terror'. The protestors disrupted traffic for 15-20 minutes and shouted slogans against Mr. Shinde. Speaking on the occasion Shivananda Bhandar, District Convenor, Bajarang Dal

Bangalore, Jan 23: Thirteen BJP MLAs, including two Ministers, loyal to former party strongman B S Yeddyurappa, today met Governor H R Bhardwaj and requested him to take suitable steps for acceptance of their resignations by Speaker K G Bopaiah. Earlier today, the MLAs led by Public Works Minister C M Udasi and Energy Minister Shobha Karandlaje, went to the Speaker's office to submit their

Mangalore, Jan 23: To highlight the problems of consumers due to the cap on subsidized LPG cylinders, along with the delay in handing them over to registered users, members and activists of various groups under the banner of 'Gas and Ration Card Consumers Forum' will organise a public contact meet (Jana-samparka Sabhe) on January 28 at Town Hall here at 2.30 p.m. Announcing this at a press meet

Bangalore, Jan 23: In a development that could trigger fresh crisis for ruling BJP in Karnataka, two Ministers loyal to the B S Yeddyurappa-led Karnataka Janata Party today resigned from the Jagadish Shettar Ministry. Public Works Minister C M Udasi and Energy Minister Shobha Karandlaje handed over their resignations to the Chief Minister this morning. Official sources said the resignation letters