Karnataka

Andhra Pradesh, Oct 1: In a gruesome incident, a five-year-old boy was murdered allegedly by a man in a suspected case of human sacrifice as part of a witchcraft-related ritual in Prakasam district on Wednesday. The incident took place this afternoon in Pokuru village under Voletivaripalem mandal, where the accused, Tirumala Rao, was thrashed and set ablaze by locals after the murder came to light

Hubbali, Oc 1: Members of Sri Rama Sene, led by their president Pramod Muthalik, and some seers staged a protest here against writer K.S. Bhagavan for hurting the religious sentiments of the people and seeking action against him. The protestors also condemned what they termed as attempts to frame the organisation’s members in the assassination of writer and researcher Prof. Kalburgi. They first

Bengaluru, Oct 1: On the eve of BJP’s second leg of Raitha Chaitanya Yatra in the State, top leaders of the party on Wednesday held a meeting with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)?functionaries to discuss strategies to take on the ruling Congress in the State. According to the sources, it was decided in the meeting held at RSS headquarters Keshava Krupa in the City that the BJP should go all out

Mangaluru, Oct 1: The council of the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) has passed a resolution opposing the Yettinahole diversion project amid high drama. However, the Mayor Jacinta Vijaya Alfred did not allow any debate on the matter. There was total commotion in the House with the councillors of the ruling Congress and the Opposition BJP exchanging accusations against each other and vying to take

Mangaluru, Sep 30: Congress leaders including Mangaluru North MLA Mohiuddin Bava and MLC Ivan D’Souza on Wednesday took a lead role in the Nagarika Horata Samithi’s protest against toll booth near NIT-K Surathkal and blocked the highway at least for an hour. Commuters between Mangaluru and Udupi had to suffer for over an hour as the protest led to traffic jam. The protesters blocked the highway at

Mangaluru, Sep 30: Three youths allegedly involved in an attempt to attack Prakash Pinto, the owner of Paragon Builders and Promoters, near the latter’s office, off M.G. Road on September 21, have been arrested by the Central Crime Branch police in Mangaluru. The CCB police gave the names of the accused as Siddiq (28), Umar Farooq (30) and Altaf (28). The police said Mr. Pinto had a land dispute

Mangaluru, Sep 30: Slamming Prof K S Bhagawan for his rationalist approach towards Hinduism, Vishwa Hindu Parishad has urged the Karnataka government to arrest him immediately. Addressing a press conference here on Wednesday, VHP Dakshina Pranta executive president M.B. Puranik said that Prof Bhagawan has demeaned Rama, the epics Mahabharata and Ramayana, and the seers Madhwacharya and

Mangaluru, Sep 30: Deputy Commissioner A.B. Ibrahim has said that that citizens’ participation in evolving the Mangaluru smart city concept is vital. They can give the feedback at www.mygov.in. So far, 320 feedbacks have been received, of which 109 had come to the email id: [email protected]. The feedbacks would help the administration choose a proposal to bring Mangaluru under the top

Greater Noida, Sep 30: The lynching of a 50-year-old man by a mob which accused his family of consuming beef in a Dadri village has sparked outrage with opposition parties alleging that such incidents are a result of the "climate of hate" propagated under BJP to polarise people. Around 200 persons attacked the residence of Iqlakh on Monday night after rumours spread in the village that a cow has

Mangaluru, Sep 30: As part of a month-long publicity campaign to promote and popularise Beary language and culture, Karnataka Beary Sahitya Academy will organise ‘Beary Language Day’ in Mangaluru on October 3, for which the official logo was released here on Wednesday. Releasing the logo for Beary Language Day in the presence of Academy members at the Academy office here on Wednesday, president of