Karnataka

Mangalore, November 25: The Sullia taluk Veterinary Cooperative Society and Subrahmanya Gram Panchayat will be jointly organising Kulkunda cattle fair from November 28 to 30. Though the Gram Panchayat had earlier decided not to hold the cattle fair at Kulkunda this year, following pressure from the Hindu organizations, later Sangh Parivar members said that they are not against holding cattle fair

Mangalore, November 25: Any move by former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa to part ways with the BJP with an intention of hurting the prospects of the party that has given him everything will not do his stature any good, said district in-charge and higher education minister CT Ravi said. "The party is always bigger than any individual and this is the lesson that party workers, including me, who

Mangalore, November 24: Commemorating 25 years of its existence, the Maruthi Yuvaka Mandala (MYM) organised and hosted its maiden beach festival on the shores of Ullal beach, with fun and frolic. The Ullal Beach Festival 2012 beckoned the city-goers of Mangalore on Saturday to its sandy beach for two days of fun and frolic, with several stalls dotting the coastline. Despite the overbearing heat

Gangulli, November 24: Faizuddin Manegar, (58) Joint Secretary of Touheed Educational Trust, Ganguli, passed away recently at Mysore due to cardiac arrest. He is survived by his mother, wife, two brothers, a sister, two sons and a large number of friends and relatives. Mr. Manegar had qualities such as deep respect for the Ulemas, strong conviction, good temperament, a vast circle of friends and

Mangalore, November 24: The historic Kadri Kambala will be held in Mangalore on December 2, B Nagaraj Shetty, President, Kadri Kambala Committee, said. Addressing media persons at Press Club in Mangalore on Saturday, Mr. Shetty said that the event will feature several rural games and competitions such as the 'Kesaru gadde ota' (slush race), tug of war, and other such sports besides the hallmark

Mangalore, November 24: The transgender community in Mangalore is willing to work and earn a living with dignity rather than beg on the streets and other public places, said Ramya, a member of the transgender community at an open discussion programme organized jointly by the DK Zilla Mahila Vedike, Mangalore, and Bethany Service Centre, Bendoor, on Saturday. Pouring out the troubles and pain faced

Mangalore, November 24: 'Eco Be Green', Mangalore, has launched a campaign against usage of plastic bags, in association with Jayashreekrishna Parisara Premi Samiti, an NGO, in order to acquaint the citizens with eco-friendly cotton bags. The campaign was inaugurated and the free cotton carry bags distribution drive was launched at a programme jointly organised by the two organisations here on

Mangalore, November 24: The modern day concept of human rights has its roots in religious theology and it was only later that it was 'secularised', said Prof. SN Balagangadhara (Balu), Director, India Platform, Ghent University, Belgium. He was speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the fourth international conference 'Rethinking Religion in India: Religion, Secularism and Law' at SDM Law College

Mangalore, November 24: Pandeshwar police have arrested one person for cheating a man over a land purchase matter.The arrested has been identified as M Sampath Raj (31), a resident of Bajal Sasihitlu. The arrest was made after Dr. Prakash Shetty complained to the police of being cheated by him. Police are now questioning Raj over the matter. One of the accused in the case, Srinivas Nayak

Mangalore, November 24: Cases have been registered against local Bajarang Dal chief Sharan Pumpwell and Kuntaru Ravish Tantri, Vice President, Kerala Hindu Aikya Vedike, for delivering communally provocative speeches on November 15, by Moodshedde resident Mohammed Saifullah at Pandeshwar Police Station. Mr. Pumpwell had said in his speech during the protest rally demanding ban on cow slaughter