Karnataka

Mangaluru, Aug 29: Strongly opposing the controversial Yettinahole project, Congress stalwart B Janardhana Poojary warned that any attempt to divert the tributary of Netravati river will have a catastrophic consequence on the coastal district of Dakshina Kannada. “This project can kill a river, turn fertile agricultural lands into barren lands and destroy biodiversity, besides affecting supply of

Mangaluru, Aug 29: Slamming Narendra Modi for not supporting Karnataka’s effort for an out-of-court (tribunal) settlement of the contentious Mahadayi water dispute, Congress veteran B Janardhana Poojary accused the Prime Minister of playing political games and sidelining the interests of the people of the country. Addressing press persons in the city on Saturday the former union minister called

Mangaluru, Aug 29: In a shocking incident, a youth was found brutally murdered and his face disfigured at Mavina Katte, Natekal in Mangaluru taluk on Saturday. The victim has been identified as Hidayat, a 28-year-old resident of Alekal village. He was operating an auto-rickshaw in Thokkottu. It is believed that the murder might have taken place last night. However, the incident came to light on

Mangaluru, Aug 29: A youth in Dakshina Kannada district was left poorer by Rs 20 lakh as he was duped by an SMS alert claiming that he won a lottery. It is learnt that a youth from Kadaba village in Puttur taluk, who works in Kolar received an SMS alert in November 2014 claiming he has won a bumper prize of Rs 1 crore through Punjab Lottery Scheme. The same message had asked him to pay a

Tehran, Aug 29: Iran's most expensive ever movie, "Muhammad", which chronicles the childhood of the final messenger of Allah, was released earlier this week in the Islamic Republic of Iran, winning praise from early audiences. Directed by Majid Majidi, the 171-minute, visually stunning film cost around $40 million (36 million euros), partly funded by the state, and took more than seven years to

Udupi, Aug 29: The Karnataka Komu Sauharda Vedike (KKSV) has urged the state government and police department to take immediate steps prevent recurrence of immoral rowdyism by communal outfits in costal Karnataka. Activists of the Udupi district unit of KKSV and other groups staged a dharna in front of the Clock Tower here on Friday condemning the incident of stripping and thrashing of a 28-year

Bengaluru, Aug 29: Senior Muslim scholar and community activist Maulana Qadeer Ahmed passed away on Friday following a heart attack. He was 63. He was the Karnataka state president of the All-India Milli Council and a member of All-India Muslim Personal Law Board. The funeral will be held on Saturday. He was also the member of the new moon committee in Karnataka. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, in

Mangaluru, Aug 29: A 55-year-old shopkeeper was arrested by police after he allegedly misbehaved and physically abused a 9-year-old girl at Neermarga on the outskirts of the city. The accused has been identified as Rony D'Souza of Merlapadavu in Neermarga in the city outskirts. He was arrested on Friday based on a complaint filed by mother of the girl. According to complaint the incident took

Belagavi, Aug 29: A special court established under the Karnataka Control of Organised Crimes Act, 2000, headed by the District Principal and Sessions Judge P. Krishna Bhat, on Friday passed orders remanding underworld don Bannanje Raja in judicial custody till September 11. The accused was produced before the court on the last day of his 15-day police custody. The accused was in the custody of

Doha, Aug 28: Well-known NRI activist, Tulu community leader and president of Bunts Qatar, Prakash Chandra Ajila died on Friday at Hamad Medical Hospital, Doha, following a massive cardiac arrest. 55-year-old Ajila was one of the founder members of Tulu Koota Qatar and also served as its president for a period of two years from 2004 to 2006. He was the instrumental to bring all the Tulu community