Karnataka

Mangalore, Jan 15: The Veera Rani Abbakka Utsava Samiti has exhorted the government to fulfill its long pending demand of naming Mangalore International Airport after Veera Rani Abbakka. Addressing media persons in the city, K Jayaram Shetty, former MLA and chairman of the reception committee of the Abbakka Utsava here, said that even though they had already written letters to the state government

Mangalore, Jan 14: Talent Research Foundation has decided to celebrate Eid-Milad by honouring the common people who work for the benefit of the society without recognition over the years. Revealing this to media persons at Press Club here on Thursday, Muhammad Rafeeq, Advisor of the Foundation said that the awards will be given in 10 categories in which three prizes will be given in each category

Mangalore, Jan 14: All India Muslim Personal Law Board president Maulana Mohammad Rabe Hasani Nadvi has called upon the Muslims of coastal Karnataka to work for the promotion of brotherhood and unity in the society. The senior Islamic scholar on Monday participated in a programme at Iqra Arabic School in Mangalore, on his way to Mumbai from Bhatkal. Speaking at the programme, he said that Muslims

Mangalore, Jan 14: The DK unit of Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) held a protest in front of Deputy Commissioner's office in Mangalore on Monday demanding action against police officers who misuse their power. Speaking on the occasion, Aboobakkar Kulai, Member of the party's district unit, said that he was fixed and put behind bars in a false case for a month by policemen at Mangalore

Bhopal, Jan 14: In an embarrassment for the ruling BJP, one of its leaders who was till recently an active member of its cow protection cell, has been booked under a legislation that prohibits cow slaughter. Former district convener of BJP's cow cell Vipin Bilauha, who lives in Katni's Gayatrinagar area, and his two accomplices, M L Jain and Kandhi Yadav, have been charged under sections 4, 6, and

Mangalore, Jan 14: In one of its kind, a citizen has urged the Apex Court to intervene and see to it that the lower court takes his case up for hearing, before his death! Well, the person concerned is none other than social activist, PUCL national Vice-President P B D'Sa, who in an open letter to the Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India said that in the course of his work, which is done gratis

Mangalore, Jan 14: Senior Congress leader B Janardhana Poojary's negative remarks on fellow Congressman Vijaynath Vittal Shetty's donning saffron attire seems to have not gone down well with other Congress members. After Poojary walked away insulting several Congressmen publicly in the past without getting back any replies, this time, former Mayor K Ashraf has opted to raise voice against the

Mangalore, Jan 14: Strongly supporting the long-pending demand of establishing direct aviation link between Mangalore and Saud Arabia, Udupi-Chikmagalur MP K Jayaprakash Hegde has exhorted the Union Government to speed up the process of launching direct flight from South Indian port city to oil rich kingdom. Forwarding a feasibility study for direct flight prepared by Coastaldigest.com, to

Mangalore, Jan 14: The district Congress is organizing a vehicle rally followed by public convention against the mal-administration of BJP government on Tuesday at Kannur on the outskirts of the city. Briefing media persons about the event at the district Congress office in Mangalore on Monday, Congress leader Ivan D'Souza said that the rally cum convention is being organized to create awareness

Moodbidri, Jan 14: Listeners experienced a musical high when the famous duo M D Pallavi Arun and Vijay Prakash joined to enthral audience at Shobhavana in Mijar, near Moodbidri on the final day of Alva's Virasat on Sunday. A wonderful stage with the designs of dull sunlight in the dusk was beautified by the enthralling voices of the duo. At first, the task of catching the hearts of audience was