Karnataka

Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 25: A 33-year-old Keralite priest who was missing from last four days was found dead on a beach in Edinburgh in the United Kingdom, according to information received by Church sources in Thiruvananthapuram today. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tonight condoled the priest's death and asked the Consulate General of India in Edinburgh to provide help. "I am sorry

Lucknow, Jun 25: A student of graduation died after being thrown out of a moving auto rickshaw after she resisted rape bid by the driver and an accomplice of his in the state capital. According to the police sources here, the girl, who also worked part time at a company, boarded an auto rickshaw on Friday night to go home. Sources said that the driver and an accomplice of his allegedly tried to

Bengaluru, Jun 25: The state government is sending 1,000 pourakarmikas on a study tour to Singapore. Social Welfare Minister H Anjaneya told reporters they would study mechanised cleaning of manholes. The department has earmarked Rs 10 crore for the purpose. The first group of 70 will leave for Singapore in July. The department will bear the full cost of the tour. Manual cleaning of manholes is

Today as the first rays of sunlight appeared, Muslims in many countries wake for Eid al-Fitr, the festival of the breaking of the fast. It marks the end of Ramadan, a month in which every Muslim (who is able to) fasts from food and water from dawn to dusk. The Qur’an, Islam’s holy book, was believed to have been revealed during this month. Eid al-Fitr is one of two annual festivals in Islam

Mangaluru, Jun 25: Muslims in parts of Dakshina Kannada district have plunged into confusion after Khazi of Ullal refused to announce the beginning of Shawwal and urged his followers to fast on Sunday and celebrate Eid al-Fitr on Monday. The bizarre development comes within hours after Dakshina Kannada district Khazi Thwaka Ahmed Musliyar formally declared the end of Ramadan after verifying the

Mangaluru/ Udupi/ Bhatkal, Jun 24: Muslims in coastal belt of Karnataka will be celebrating Eid al-Fitr on Sunday, June 25, as the crescent moon of Shawwal was sighted in the region on Saturday evening. Local leaders of Muslim community confirmed the sighting and urged the Muslims to celebrate the festival according to the principles and teachings of Islam and pray for the peace and communal

Mangaluru, Jun 24: A day several local TV channels claimed that five persons were arrested in connection with the coldblooded murder of SDPI activist Ashraf Kalai, a senior police officer on Saturday confirmed the reports and said that the cops have secured the custody of all the arrested after producing them in a local court. Ashraf (33), president of SDPI’s Ammunje zonal unit, was hacked to

Moodbidri, Jun 24: Minister for Fisheries, Sports and Youth affairs Promodh Madwaraj said the present competitive era made the recruiters give preferences to candidates who possess skills and efficiency in their chosen role, rather than just qualification. So it is inevitable to develop required skills to get absorbed in job market. He was speaking after inaugurating the 9th edition of mass

Bengaluru, Jun 24: What started with a 15-year-old's inability to doing well in a home test given by his mother and brother ended in the entire family of four committing suicide in separate incidents over the past week. While the boy Chandrateja ended his life on June 16(Friday), the father Subramanya ended his life on June 23 (Friday). It all started with Chandrateja, a class 10 student failing a

New Delhi, Jun 24: In an apparent case of communal hate crime, five Muslim men on board a train from Delhi to Mathura were attacked by other passengers, resulting in the death of one. The incident took place on Thursday evening between Okhla and Asoti in Haryana, a distance of about 60 km. The four injured said: At Khaddawli, a small village in Haryana’s Faridabad district, the attackers