Karnataka

Mangaluru, Aug 25: Around a dozen miscreants have been taken into custody by police in connection with Monday’s vigilante attack, wherein a group of Sangh Parivar activists stripped and thrashed a Muslim youth for accompanying a female Hindu colleague at a crowded marketplace in the city. Police sources said that 12 persons were taken into custody after the victim lodged a complaint with

Mangaluru, Aug 25: A young swimmer from the coastal city has qualified for the forthcoming 8th AASF Asian Age Group Swimming Competitions 2015. Mangaluru resident Manohar M. Prabhu, had represented Karnataka in the recently conducted National Aquatic Championship organised by the Swimming Federation of India at Pune. He won gold medals in 100 m breast stroke, and 4x100 m medley relay, and silver

Indore, Aug 25: Finding difficult to fulfill the poll promise of 'achhe din', union minister for steel and mines Narendra Singh Tomar on Monday said BJP had never promised 'achhe din', the slogan was coined by the people on social media during parliamentary election for the BJP. Tomar, who was in Indore to participate in several programme, said several slogan were becoming popular on social media

Mangaluru, Aug 25: Minister for Forest, Ecology and Environment B Ramanath Rai said that a plan would be formulated to introduce a comprehensive cashew policy for the state after discussing it with concerned officials in the state government. Speaking in response to the demands concerning the development of Dakshina Kannada submitted by Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) through a

New Delhi, Aug 24: A central team is being sent to Karnataka soon to assess the drought situation there, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told an all-party delegation from the state led by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah which raised the matter along with a number of other issues. The delegation also sought the Prime Minister's intervention for an out-of-tribunal settlement on the Mahadayi River water

Mangaluru, Aug 24: In a shocking incident, a few dozens of activists swearing allegiance to a saffron outfit assaulted a Muslim youth in broad daylight in the heart of the city on Monday, for accompanying a woman belonging to Hindu community. The victim has been identified as Shakir, aged 28, resident of Kulur town in Mangaluru taluk. He has been admitted to a hospital. The victim is a manager at

Kundapur, Aug 24: The Karnataka state government, which stands for a secular outlook, has introduced several progressive programmes over the past two-and-a-half years towards ensuring social justice to all classes of people in the society, said Minister for Urban Development and Udupi district in-charge Vinay Kumar Sorake. Speaking at a felicitation programme of elected members of gram panchayats

Mangaluru, Aug 24: With great zeal and enthusiasm the Indian Catholic Youth Movement (ICYM) - Episcopal City Deanery, organized Yuva Samavesh 2015 on Sunday at Rosario Church Hall in the city. Around 150 youth were present. Mr.Leon Saldanha was the convener for the event. The theme of the program “Youth Unity, Builds Community” was inaugurated by the guests in a unique way. Mangaluru City

New Delhi, Aug 24: A 20-year-old Delhi University student was allegedly harassed by a youth in west Delhi's Tilak Nagar area who also brashly posed for a photograph when told by the former that she would report the matter to police. After reporting the matter to police, the girl uploaded the photograph of the accused on Facebook with the post soon going viral. The accused, identified as Sarabjit

Leh(JK), Aug 24: India's premier defence research organisation DRDO has now roped in yoga guru Ramdev's Patanjali Ayurveda Limited to manufacture and market in the country and abroad some herbal supplements and food products developed by it. DRDO today entered into licensing agreements with Ramdev's company for transfer of Seabuckthorn technology based products developed by Defence Institute of