Karnataka

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

Kasaragod, Aug 28: An activist of Communist Party of India (Marxist) was killed on Friday and his brother seriously injured when they were attacked allegedly by a group of RSS-BJP workers at Kayakunnu in Kasaragod district. The deceased has been identified as C Narayana (42), a resident of Kodobelur. A tense atmosphere prevailed in the district following the incident. It is said that Narayana was

Mangaluru, Aug 28: Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police Dr SD Sharanappa said that under the Intensive Awareness and Enforcement Drive on Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) for a period of two months from July 1 to August 28 in the district, a total of 1,837 cases had been booked under sections of the Act and a total fine of Rs 3,28,870 was collected. Speaking at a press

Kasaragod, Aug 28: Keralites across the state today celebrated Onam with traditional fervour and gaiety. People offered prayers in temples early in the morning while the day was marked by feast and festivities, including cultural programmes organised by various institutions. Heavy rush was witnessed at major temples, including the famous hill shrine of Lord Ayappa at Sabarimala, Sree Krishna

Mangaluru, Aug 28: Strongly objecting to the ongoing construction of the Nethravati river diversion or Yettinahole project despite public opposition, Tulunada Rakshana Vedike (TRV), Dakshina Kannada on Friday announced its complete support to organisations opposing the disastrous project. Speaking at a press conference here on Friday, founder president of the Vedike Yogeesh Shetty told

Mangaluru, Aug 28: Urging stringent action against those who involved in fresh incident of ‘saffron goondaism’ where a Muslim youth was tied, stripped and beaten for being in company of a Hindu woman in the city, Congress leader and MLC Ivan D’Souza said that Home Minister KJ George would hold a review meeting soon in the backdrop of increasing instances of assault by vigilante groups. Addressing

Mangaluru, Aug 28: A Muslim boy and a Hindu girl pursuing pre university course at a government college on the outskirts of the city have been suspended by the principal on the charge of being friends and helping each other despite belonging to different communities! The incident comes within a couple of days after Mangaluru hit the headlines for what police call ‘immoral rowdyism’, wherein a

Bengaluru, Aug 28: Union Minister of State for Power, Coal and New and Renewable Energy, Piyush Goyal, on Thursday said the Centre had not been able to bail out Karnataka from power crisis because of constraints in its transmission lines. Addressing reporters after chairing a review meeting with Karnataka Energy Minister D K Shivakumar and senior department officials, he said the Centre was ready

Mysuru, Aug 28: A 400-year-old copy of the Qur’an that the police seized from a 10-member gang in Mysuru district on August 10 wasn’t stolen from a museum in Jammu and Kashmir, as suspected earlier. A five-member team of archaeologists and police from J&K came to Mysuru on August 25 and examined the seized copy with the help of some documents it had brought along. While the calligraphy in the two

Mangaluru, Aug 27: Along with her businessman husband Raj Kundra and three-year-old son Viaan, the proud daughter of the soil of Mangaluru, Shilpa Shetty on Thursday arrived in the coastal district to visit famous temples. The family arrived at Mangaluru International Airport and directly headed to Shri Durgaparameshewari Temple in Kateel to fulfil her vow to ‘Kateeldappe Ullalthi’. After