Karnataka

Mangaluru, Dec 24: Rev Aloysius Paul D’Souza, the Bishop of Mangaluru, has urged the devout to inculcate virtues of the Holy Family of Jesus Christ and dedicate more time to family life. Delivering annual Christmas message, on Saturday he said though Jesus Christ’s family was poor, they led a holy life. Families should pray together; switch off gadgets at least for an hour a day and spend time

Mangaluru, Dec 23: In a gut-wrenching tragedy, a mother and daughter died on the spot after a speeding bus belonging to Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation knocked down their two-wheeler at a remote area in Puttur taluk of Dakshina Kannada district on Saturday. The victims have been identified as Kamala (41), who was riding the scooter and her daughter Shrijanya (11), who was riding pillion

Mangaluru, Dec 23: Agriculture Minister Krishna Byre Gowda said that a permanent organic and millets stall will be set up in Mangaluru to provide a direct market for the farmers to sell their organic crops and to supply healthy food to the consumers. He was speaking after inaugurating a two-day organic and millets fair, at Kadri Park on Saturday. "The shandy markets are organised for the organic

Vijayapura, Dec 23: With the help of district police, the CID has managed to arrest four persons in connection with the brutal rape and murder of the minor girl belonging to a Dalit community. CID’s investigating officer Ananda Kumar told presspersons on Friday that Sagar More, Srishail Muchakandi, Kailash Rathod, and the main accused, Deepak Mulasavalagi, had been arrested from various parts of

Gadag, Dec 23: In view of the upcoming Assembly elections, the state government has formed an expert panel on Lingayat religion tag in a haste. This is done to divide the Veerashaiva-Lingayat community, said, Rambapuri Peeth seer Veerasomeshwar Shivacharya Swami. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of Veerashaiva-Lingayat awareness padayatra here on Saturday, the seer said, "The government has

Vijayapura, Dec 23: A dawn to dusk Vijayapura bandh on Saturday called by several people's organisation, condemning the rape and murder of a schoolgirl, has evoked good response. But for a stray incident of stone pelting on a KSRTC bus on Indi Road, the bandh was by and large peaceful. The city witnessed a total shutdown. Buses remained off road since morning as the KSRTC bus stand wore a deserted

Mangaluru, Dec 23: The Mangaluru International Airport is all set to become a 'silent airport'. With this, the regular announcements of flight departure and arrival will be stopped, said sources said. A press release said that no announcements will be made at the terminal building effective from January 2. However, special care will be taken care for "Divyang" passengers (Orthopaedically

Mangaluru, Dec 23: A non-resident Indian, who had recently come from Saudi Arabia to celebrate Christmas with his family members in the city breathed his last a private hospital on Saturday a day after he met with a road accident. The deceased has been identified as Ian Mascarenhas (27), son of Stephen Mascarenhas aka Hemacharya, the editor-in-chief of city based Daijiworld Weekly magazine. Ian

Belagavi Dec 23: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday took a dig at his Uttar Pradesh counterpart Yogi Adityanath for stating that the Congress government in Karnataka was celebrating Tipu Sultan Jayanti instead of Hanuman or Ram Jayanti. Siddaramaiah said, "We too are Hindus and the BJP does not have copyright to talk about Hindus. In Karnataka, we celebrate jayantis of 26 great personalities

Bengaluru, Dec 23: A seven-member expert committee has been constituted to look into demands for a minority religion tag for the Lingayat and Veerashaiva faiths, even as all three major political parties - the Congress, the BJP and the JD(S) - tread cautiously on the sensitive issue ahead of the Assembly elections. Retired High Court Justice H N Nagmohan Das will head the committee that has been