Karnataka

Mangaluru, Oct 14: A fatal collusion between a car and a passenger bus claimed the life of a groom-to-be at Mijar near Moodbidri on the outskirts of the city on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as ace videographer Harish Acharya, son of Sridhar Acharya, a resident of Shirtady. 29-year-old Harish was on his way to distribute his wedding invitations among his friends and relatives when

Mangaluru, Oct 14: Reiterating that the Yettinahole project was unscientific and was being hastily implemented by the state government, Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel said that the padayatra held by the BJP opposing the project had been successful in conveying the collective voice of the people to the state government and the struggle would continue until the government stops its

Faridkot (Punjab), Oct 14: Two people were killed and 75 others, including an IGP, were injured as clashes rocked a number of places in Punjab, including Faridkot, Moga and Sangrur districts, over alleged desecration of a holy book. A major clash between protesters and police took place in Behbal Kalan village, some 20 kms from here, where activists of various sikh organisations, including

Udupi, Oct 14: The Bharatiya Janata Party has continued to indulge in political mudslinging over the recent murder of a Bajrang Dal activist in Moodbidri, with former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa accusing a prominent minister in Siddaramaiah led govt of protecting the criminals and exerting pressure on police. Mr Yeddyurappa apparently lashed out at Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs

Mangaluru, Oct 14: In a tragic incident an engineering student was killed in a road accident near Padil in the city on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as Vinay, son of Ramesh and Asha couple from Bejai area in the city. 19-year-old Vinay was perusing his Bachelor of Engineering at of Canara Engineering College at Benjanapadav, here. The accident occurred when Vinay was riding his newly

Mangaluru, Oct 14: The executive committee of Muslim Educational Association (MEA) which runs Badria Educational Institutions, Mangaluru, has taken a momentous decision to embark on an ambitious Rs 100 crore expansion programme of the historic institution. Termed as ‘Badria 100’, the mega inactive also commemorates the looming centenary celebrations of the Badraia Educational Institutions. The

Faridkot, Oct 14: Members of several Sikh groups protesting against the alleged desecration of their holy book, Guru Granth Sahib, clashed with police in Faridkot district of Punjab on Wednesday, leaving at least 15 people injured. 12 cops, including Bathinda inspector general of police Jitendra Jain, were among those injured. Police used batons and water cannons and fired in the air to disperse

Mangaluru, Oct 14: Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel urged the government to immediately hand over a sum of Rs 25 lakh compensation to the family members of deceased Bajrang Dal activist Prashant Poojary and arrest the culprits. Speaking at a press conference at the BJP office here on Wednesday, he said that the attack on the activist in broad daylight had occurred since the police department

Bhopal, Oct 14: Three years ago, a Muslim woman named Sughra Bi discovered a temple near her house in Indra Colony of Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur district. The temple was in ruins and no one was aware of it. Sughra Bi decided to rebuild it and today, the temple has become a source of inter-religious harmony, television reports said. "After I found the temple in ruins, I decided to rebuild it. The

Mangaluru, Oct 14: In a positive development, people of all faiths and communities in Dakshina Kannada district have decided to join their hands together to fight against “unfeasible” Yettinahole water diversion project. All prominent religious and social organisations of Muslims and two prominent Billva and Bunts organisations have reiterated their support to ongoing protest against the project