Karnataka

Mangaluru, Oct 15: In a shocking development, an elderly man, said to be a key eyewitness in the murder case of Bajrang Dal activist Prashant Poojary in Moodbidri has allegedly committed suicide on Thursday. 65-year-old Vaman Poojary was found hanging himself in a shed adjacent to his daughter's house, a week after six unidentified miscreants hacked Prashat Poojary to death. Vaman owned a small

Mangaluru, Oct 15: “The time for debates and discussions are over and it is now time to act. We need to take the first step. Will you join me. It is time to dream and see that the same is realised,” exhorted the tenth standard Kripa Rasquinha of St. Gerosa School in her prize winning elocution at Vision 2020, inter-school elocution event held at Lions Seva Mandir in the city on Thursday.The event

Mangaluru, Oct 15: In a fresh case of cash theft from a parked car, unidentified miscreants decamped with a huge amount of money in the heart of the city on Thursday. Arun Kumar, an advocate was left poorer by Rs 5 lakh in this broad daylight robbery occurred in front of the Joy Alukkas showroom on KS Rao Road. It is learnt that Mr Kumar had kept cash inside his car and gone somewhere on some work

Udupi, Oct 15: Nearly two –and-a-half years after a medical student and was abducted in an auto-rickshaw and gang-raped in Manipal, three accused in the case were sentenced to life on Thursday. The Udupi District and Sessions Court on Thursday convicted the three persons to life imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 1.10 lakh each. The three convicted persons are Yogish Poojary, Hariprasad Poojary and

Mangaluru, Oct 15: Rubbishing the claims of Sangh Parivar that Muslim youths indulge in conversion of Hindu girls in the pretext of love in Dakshina Kannada, a senior police officer said that the coastal district is plagued by communal violence and ‘immoral rowdyism’ and that the so called ‘love jihad’ doesn’t even exist. Dr SD Sharanappa, the superintendent of police of Dakshina Kannada was

Mangaluru, Oct 15: Hundreds of activists belonging to various organisations and residents of Mangaluru staged a major road block at Mahaveer Circle at Pumpwell junction for nearly two hours on Thursday morning. The ‘rasta roko’ was organised under the banner of ‘Nethravati Nadi Samrakshana Okkoota’ to exert pressure on the state government to stop the Yettinahole (Nethravati) river diversion

New Delhi, Oct 15: Expressing dismay over the controversy in the wake of his participation in book launch function of former Pakistani foreign minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri in Mumbai, veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah said he was being targeted for being a Muslim. "My name is Naseeruddin Shah and I believe that's why I was targeted. It really pains me to say this. I have never ever been aware of my

Dubai, Oct 15: The Master’s Premier League comprising 12 top teams from GCC countries was launched in a glittering function at the Lotus grand hotel in Dubai on October 14 in the presence of team owners. In this tournament, which presents a different notion of cricket, each team will have at least 8 Indian players. As many as 3 foreign players are allowed to be part of the team. Day/night matches

Bagalkot, Oct 15: Balkhees Banu, chairperson, Karnataka State Minorities Commission, has suspected that recent communal violence in parts of North Karnataka that erupted during a Ganesh idol immersion procession on the night of September 23 in Mudhol of Bagalkot district could be a premeditated one. Speaking to media persons after visiting the riot-hit area on Wednesday, she said that while the

Tumakuru, Oct 15: A 28-year-old widow was on Tuesday night allegedly gang-raped by six persons, who offered her a lift from Town Hall Circle in Tumakuru. Later, she was allegedly dumped near Dobbspet. The Dobbspet police found her and admitted her to Tumakuru District Government Hospital. After regaining consciousness on Wednesday, she related the incident to the police. She is from Koratagere