Karnataka

Mangalore, Jan 12: Members of Vishwa Hindu Parishat and Bajarang Dal staged a protest at Kadri war memorial, Kadri in the city on Friday against the alleged killings of two Indian soldiers by Pakistani Army. While addressing the protesters, District President of Vishwa Hindu Parishat Manohar Thulajaram demanded India to take stringent action against Pakistan. “Even after few days of barbaric

Mangalore, Jan 12: The president of Primacy Industries Limited V K Talithaya has said that despite huge loss in fire mishap his company would rebuild India's largest candle plant and make functional at the earliest. Stating that Thursday night's accident has caused an estimated loss of Rs 50 crore, he said that the cause of mishap will be known only after an investigation by officials. “We will

Mangalore, Jan 11: Members of the BJP held a protest in front of the Deputy Commissioner's office in Mangalore on Friday accusing their Congress counterparts of playing 'vote bank politics' over Swami Vivekananada. Speaking on the occasion, Capt. Ganesh Karnik, MLC said that by boycotting the programme held at Ramakrishna Mission premises in the city organized by the district administration, the

Mangalore, Jan 11: The Rotary Club of Mangalore organised a Friendship and Fellowship Meet at Hotel Moti Mahal, Mangalore, welcomed and felicitated the Rotary Group Study Exchange (GSE) team from R.I.Dist.1190 England. R.I.Dist.3180 Dist Governor Rtn. Dr. B. Devdas Rai speaking as a chief guest revealed that GSE programme is paired between the two districts is a part of Rotary International

Mangalore, Jan 11: A protest demanding tougher laws against sexual harassment of women was held by CPI (M) in front of the Deputy Commissioner's office in Mangalore on Friday. Speaking on the occasion, B Madhava, District Secretary, CPI (M), said that the Delhi gangrape incident apart, incidents of sexual harassment of women have been taking place with astonishing frequency in our own region, the

Mangalore, Jan 11: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leader Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat in a government programme on Friday stated that Swami Vivekananda had “inspired” revolutionaries like Shaheed Bhagat Singh to “have bombs in their hands”. He was speaking after inaugurating 'National Youth Day' and 'Yuvajanotsav Camp' organised under the joint auspices of Dakshina Kannada district administration and

New Delhi, Jan 11: The Supreme Court on Friday set aside the appointment of Justice (Retd) Chandrashekaraiah as Upa Lokayukta of Karnataka on the ground that he was appointed by the government without consultation with the Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court. A bench of justices K.S. Radhakrishnan and Madan B. Lokur held that the consultation with the chief justice is mandatory before

Mysore, Jan 11: Calling Tipu Sultan one of the greatest rulers of India, Jnanpeeth laureate Prof U R Ananthamurthy has debunked opposition to the proposed Tipu University for minorities Replying to the queries of media persons Mr Ananthamurthy said: "He was a freedom fighter and a great person. If we are not proud of Tipu, who else will be?” “Political agendas apart, we should neither oppose the

Bangalore, Jan 11: The Karnataka government called upon the educational institutions in the state to promote a "brother-sister" relationship among students as part of a 12-point plan to curb sexual harassment. Educational institutions "should organize workshops to promote sisterhood and brotherhood relationship among students", state Higher Education Minister C.T. Ravi told reporters unveiling the

Mangalore, Jan 11: Lakshadweep M P Hamdulla Sayeed has said that said that Lakshadweep administration has mooted a proposal to build a “dedicated wharf” for the cluster of islands in Mangalore Speaking to media persons following a meeting with the port conservator and port officials in Bunder (old port) of Mangalore to address the issues of Lakshadweep related to Mangalore on Thursday, he said