Karnataka

Jeddah, Sep 27: Amidst ongoing probe into the Hajj stampede which claimed lives of hundreds of pilgrims on Eid al-Adha at Mina, an Iranian official has reportedly revealed that a group of 300 Iranian pilgrims coming from the opposite direction led to the tragedy. Quoting the Iranian official, a Saudi based news paper said: “Violations began when a group of 300 Iranian pilgrims started moving from

Dharwad/Belagavi, Sep 27: Fresh incidents of communal violence have been reported from parts of Karnataka during Ganapati idol immersion procession. Police lobbed tear gas shells and resorted to caning following a clash between two communities near a Ganesha pandal at Malapur in Dharwad on Saturday. A similar incident was reported from Gokak taluk of Belagavi district. Trouble started on Friday

Udupi, Sep 27: In a tragic indent, a student of Manipal School of Communication (SOC) drowned in a rivulet at Shirva village in Udupi district. The deceased has been identified as Raghav Dhyan (19) hailing from New Delhi. According to the Shirva police, Dhyan along with his two friends – Ayush M. and Christian Machado, had gone for a bath in a rivulet near Mari Gudi Temple at Shirva, around 5.30 p

Karwar, Sep 27: Hundreds of families of Kannadigas have been rendered homeless following a demolition drive by the district administration at the Kate Baina beach in neighbouring Goa. The drive began at 7 am when officials of the district administration and the corporation brought cranes for razing 157 houses, mostly belonging to Kannadigas. The exercise was carried out in full police security

Bengaluru, Sep 27: With the Kalasa-Banduri related protests becoming the order of the day, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has begun to blame Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the crisis. Siddaramaiah, on Saturday once again found fault with Modi on the grounds that he was not taking “interest” in resolving the Mahadayi water dispute that could pave way for implementation of the Kalasa-Banduri project

Bengaluru, Sep 27: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said reservation policy should continue till there is discrimination of some communities in society. Speaking at a convention of Mogaveera (fishermen)?in Bengaluru, Siddaramaiah criticised RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s reported statement calling for a review of the reservation policy. “These people do not want any change in the social scenario

Mumbai, Sep 27: Mallika Sherawat may have made stunning fashion statements during her many media appearances in India and abroad but guess what. The stunner dons a burqa if she has to travel alone. Revealing this secret was the actress herself. Said Mallika, “Usually when I travel I have my staff with me. But on occassions when I am travelling alone, I wear a burqa to avoid attracting attention.”

Udupi, Sep 27: The Yettinahole water diversion project is “ecologically disastrous and economically unviable,” according to well-known environmental biologist NA Madhyastha. Delivering a special talk on the project here on Saturday Dr. Madhyastha said that the experts in the government knew that the project was unviable, but were silent on it. During the times when the monsoon is below normal in

Kasaragod, Sep 26: Islamic scholar and Malhar educational institutions chairman Khasi Sayyed Muhammed Umar-ul Farooque Al-Bukhari, popularly known as Posottu Thangal, passed away in the wee hours of Saturday. Thangal, 53, who had been keeping indifferent health for the last two months, died at a private hospital in Kozhikode, sources here said. Thangal, who headed various Islamic educational

Mangaluru, Sep 26: Nihal Ullal, the promising wicketkeeper bandsman, who is considered as one of the T-20 specialists in Mangaluru zone emerged as the costliest cricketer in Amaco MPL 2015 auction. As many as 168 cricketers out of 287 cricketers were purchased by 12 franchisees at the auction held at Fiza Forum Mall in the city from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday. Each franchisee was supposed to