Karnataka

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

Chikmagalur, November 24: Sri Ram Sena chief Pramod Mutalik has demanded the State government to shift tomb (dargah) from the Datta Peeta premises and to appoint Hindu priests to perform pooja prior to impending Datta Jayanti. Addressing media persons on Friday, he said that Datta Peeta should be a place exclusively worshipped by the Hindus. The State government should stop its double standard

Mangalore, November 24: Protesting against the Zionist regime's blatant aggression against humanity, Dakshina Kannada district unit of Jama'ath-e-Islami Hind- Youth Wing on Friday staged a demonstration in front of the office of Deputy Commissioner in the city. The main demand of the agitators was that the government of India should snap all ties with the occupying regime of Israel, whose military

Mangalore, November 23: In a bid to create legal awareness among the people, particularly those from rural areas, the District Legal Service Authority has launched `Kanoonu Saksharata Ratha' (legal literacy chariot) and mobile Janata court. The chariot was flagged off by Chief Executive Officer of Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat Dr K N Vijayaprakash on Friday at the premises of District court

Mangalore, November 23: A delegation led by national IMA leader Dr K Mohandas Bhandary of Mangalore and comprising Deputy Speaker of Karnataka N. Yogish Bhat, Mangalore MLA U T Khadar, Malleshwaram (Bangalore) MLA Dr Ashwath Narayan, Director of Cancer Prevention Project, Institute of Public Health, DrVishal Rao, Additional DG Karnataka A M Prasad participated in a high level international

Mangalore, November 23: Departments of Mass Communication and Journalism (MCJ) and Master of Social Work of Mangalore University on Friday organised a 'blood donation camp' in association with the Lions, Lioness and Leo Club of Mangalagangothri and India Red Cross Society of India on the University campus, near here. Addressing the gathering, chief guest Dr Shantharam Shetty M, Pro-Chancellor

Bangalore, November 23: Hundreds of people from various sections of the society Thursday held a massive protest march against the arbitrary arrests of innocent youths under the pretext of terrorism. The 'People's March' organised under the joint auspices of Praja Rajakiya Vedike and Students Islamic Organization Of India (SIO) Karnataka, People's Union for Civil Rights (PUCL), Jamaat-e-Islami Hind

Mangalore, November 23: A businessman lost his life after a motorbike-car collision in front of Hebri Forest Department office on Thursday. The deceased has been identified as Dayananda Hegde (50), a resident of Hadimane, and former member of Karkala APMC. The accident occurred when Hegde was on his way from Hebri to Shivapura when a car barged into his motorbike from the opposite direction

Puttur, November 23: Although BJP has always been touted as the 'party with discipline', there has been a decline in disciplinary values in the last three years. It was inevitable in the best interest of the party. But in future the party will not tolerate any indiscipline, said DV Sadananda Gowda, Former Chief Minister. Speaking to mediapersons in Puttur on Thursday, Mr. Gowda said that the party

Mangalore, November 23: Following a construction site mudslide, which killed a north Indian labourer last Tuesday, Mangalore City Corporation has temporarily suspended the license of the upcoming building 'Essel Heights' at Derebail and issued notice to Somayaji Estates Pvt Ltd. MCC Commissioner Dr Harish Kumar said that further action will be taken depending on the response given by Somayaji