Karnataka

Hyderabad, Jan 14: Mohammed Abdul Rahim Qureshi, assistant general secretary and spokesman of All India Muslim Personal Law Board, died of cardiac arrest here on Thursday. He was 81 and survived by wife and 11 children. He was admitted to a private hospital in Nampally for the past 15 days. His funeral prayer, Namaz-e-Janaza was conducted at Mecca Masjid in the city at 5 p.m. Qureshi was not just

Mangaluru, Jan 14: Sleuths of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Mangaluru acting on specific intelligence, intercepted Mohammed Aouf, 28, resident of Bhatkal and seized huge quantity of foreign currency notes of different countries. Foreign currency seized include British Pounds, US Dollars, Euro, Australian Dollar, Saudi Riyals, UAE Dirham, Qatar Riyals, Oman Riyals and Kuwait Dinars

Mangaluru, Jan 14: Property owners in Dakshina Kannada district police limits had a lot to cheer at the district police office premises on Monday. Thanks to a move by the district police top brass, the owners got back property worth Rs 55 lakh at an impressive property returns parade organized by district police. The property was recovered by personnel of 12 law and order police stations in the

Mangaluru, Jan 14: Kannada activist Vatal Nagaraj is all set to launch a fight against new helmet rule. Addressing media persons in the city on Thursday Vatal said that he will hold a convention of two-wheeler riders in Bengaluru on January 16. He also has plans to burn helmets as a token of his protest against the government order that made helmet compulsory also for pillion rider. "Making helmet

Udupi, Jan 14: It’s world’s first ‘zero energy’ eco friendly green mosque that has been constructed with adoption of solar passive design and energy-efficient building materials. Conceptualised and accomplished by the Bearys Group, known for innovative and green architecture in Karnataka, the ultra modern ‘Badria Juma Masjid’ at Kodi in Kundapur taluk will formally be inaugurated on Friday

Mangaluru, Jan 14: St Agnes College (Autonomous), Mangaluru, will be hosting a two-day national level intercollegiate fest ‘NAKSHATR 2016’ for the undergraduate students of all the colleges of India on January 18 and 19. Giving information about the fest in a press meet, Prof. Sr. M Supriya A.C, Principal, St Agnes College said that the fest would be held in two categories: ‘ARKA’ – the general

Mangaluru, Jan 14: Hurricane, an all-terrain vehicle designed by students of Canran Engineering College Mangaluru is all set for national level Baja Student India 2016 vehicle race which will be held at Buddh International Circuit, Noida from 21st Jan to 26th Jan 2016. Using modern techniques and skills Hurricane was designed by a team of 30 mechanical engineering students within a short span of 6

Mangaluru, Jan 14: Opining that the lack of encouragement and training is hindering the growth of talented Muslim youths, Abdul Riyaz Khan, former chairman of Chairman of Karnataka Board of Wakf, said that collective effort from the community is necessary to address this shortcoming. He was speaking at the seventh annual day celebration of Melkar Women’s PU and Degree College in Bantwal taluk on

Kasaragod, Jan 14: In a move aimed at providing drinking water to the residents here, the municipality has come out with a novel project to offset drinking water scarcity during peak summer months. The municipality in association with State Women’s Development Corporation Ltd has set up a drinking water plant at the municipality’s industrial park at Vidyanagar here and commenced its operation from

Udupi, Jan 14: The Muslim fans of Pejawar Mutt seer Vishwesha Tirtha Swami took out a Horekanike procession from Jodu Katte to the Rajangana Parking Space here on Wednesday. The procession was organized by the Udupi District Muslim Paryaya Souharda Samiti as a tribute to the 84-year-old seer who is all set to ascend the Paryaya Peetha at the 800-year-old Sri Krishna Mutt/Temple for a record fifth