Karnataka

Mangalore, November 27: Explaining the status of the Christian Dalits in Karnataka, Deputy Director at the Centre for studies of local culture at Kuvempu University Dr Shanmukha A and Research Scholar Shankarappa N S said that the plight of Christian Dalits has not improved in the State, despite converting from Hinduism to Christianity. The duo was speaking at a session on 'Problems of Christian

Thalassery, November 27: The father, brother and an uncle of a 13 year-old girl from nearby Dharmadom in north Kerala's Kannur district have been arrested for allegedly raping the minor for the past two years. The shocking incident came to light two days ago when the 8th standard student of a local school was seen crying and refused to go home even after school hours. When one of her teachers

Mangalore, November 26: If corruption creeps into the education system, it will destroy generations of students, but, if it creeps into the legal system, it will destroy the society, said Vice Chancellor of Mangalore University T C Shivashankara Murthy. Speaking at the 'National Law Day' celebration organised by Mangalore Bar Association, Mangalore, and District Legal Service Authority, Dakshina

Mangalore, November 26: Rotary Club of Mangalore South in association with Rotary Club of Aleppy East (Kerala) organized an Inter-Dist Joint Meeting on Sunday at Hotel Moti Mahal, Mangalore to promote peace and communal harmony among the Rotarians. President of R.C. Mangalore South Rtn. Gurudas karkera welcomed all the 35 Rotarians of R.C. Aleppy East and exchanged the club flag and memento with

New Delhi, November 26: Senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Alok Joshi will be the new chief of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) and Syed Asif Ibrahim the next Director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB). Mr Ibrahim will be the first Muslim to head IB with four officers senior to him having been shifted out. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) headed by Prime Minister Manmohan

Mangalore, November 26: Two luxury cruise vessels - M V Aida Diva with 1810 cruise passengers and 617 crew and M V Clipper Odyssey with 60 passengers and 70 crew - called at New Mangalore Port on Saturday, which marked the beginning of the cruise season. M V Aida Diva one of the biggest luxury cruise vessels is on her third voyage to the Port. Out of 1810 passengers from Germany, around 1439

Mangalore, November 26: It was the story of young students in a village fighting to eradicate alcoholism. The short children's film 'Putanigala Party' garnered claps and cheers from the children who viewed it. The short film in Kannada was screened after the inauguration of the children's film festival organised by Department of Public Instruction at Jyothi theatre on Monday. Addressing the

Pune, November 26: Konkan Sabha of Jnana- Deepa Vidyapeeth (JDV) organized a variety entertainment programme on Sunday at Papal Seminary hall, Pune. Priests, nuns, and brothers who are the members of JDV Konkan Sabha exhibited their talents through various programmes. Members of the Mangalorean Catholic Association, Pune, also put on display their performances. A documentary on Konkani culture

Mangalore, November 26: The Congress has reportedly given green signal to the inclusion of 15 BJP MLAs into the party including ministers Anand Asnotikar and CP Yogeshwar. 30 MLAs from the BJP had submitted applications to join Congress including 5 ministers. The Congress leaders after scanning those applications chose 15 names and sent them for approval of the central unit. The central unit has

Mulky, November 26: An incident of a man murdering his own brother-in-law has been reported from Haleyangadi Light House area under Mulky police station limits late night on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Nagesh (46), a resident of the Light House area and a mason by profession. Nagesh had developed hatred for his wife Uttam from the past few years, it is said. They would reside in