Karnataka

Mangaluru, Jun 21: Moderate to heavy rains lashed parts of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Chikkamagaluru and neighbouring districts in the last two days. While many trees were uprooted, roads were blocked and a few houses damaged due to rain. Parts of Mudigere, Koppa, N.R. Pura and Sringeri in Chikkamagaluru district have been receiving copious rain. Vehicles plying on the Charmadi Ghat section had to

New Delhi, Jun 21: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today led the first International Yoga Day celebrations in the country, defining yoga as a means to train the human mind to begin a new era of peace and harmony. The Prime Minister, who practised 'asanas' along with nearly 35,000 participants during a mega event at Rajpath here, also thanked the United Nations and the countries which backed the

Patna, Jun 20: A case was filed on Saturday against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP president Amit Shah and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat in a court in the Bihar capital for giving a "religious colour" to yoga, thereby hurting people's sentiments. "We have filed a case against Modi, Shah and Bhagwat in the chief judicial magistrate's court in Patna for defaming yoga by giving it religious colour that

Makkah, Jun 20: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Makkah Police arrested six Asian workers with over 200,000 altered copies of the Holy Qur’an in their possession. Spokesman for Makkah Police Lt. Col. Ati Al-Qurashi said the six Asian workers stored the altered copies of the Qur’an in a warehouse. The seized copies were handed over to the concerned authorities. Investigations are

Mangaluru, Jun 20: Dakshina Kannada district administration, Zilla Panchayat, District AYUSH Department, District Health and Family Welfare Department and Youth Empowerment and Sports Department, Dakshina Kannada will observe the first International Yoga Day - 2015 at Dr TMA Pai Convention Centre here on Sunday. Briefing mediapersons at a press conference here on Saturday, Dakshina Kannada deputy

Udupi, Jun 20: In a major breakthrough in Akshata Devadiga murder case, the Udupi district police have arrested two teenagers including the alleged murderer after questioning several persons in the area. The arrested have been identified as Sunil and Akshay, both 19-year-old and residents of Yojana Nagar near Byndoor. They both are cousins and closes friends. On the day of crime, the duo had gone

Mangaluru, Jun 20: Popular Front of India chairman K M Shareef in a statement issued on the eve of International Yoga Day requested all sections to refrain from mixing religious and political agenda into Yoga and other physical fitness practices. “Since Yoga has evolved into thousands of variants as it prevail today, those who insist adding ‘Suryanamaskar’ to it are led by motives other than that

Bengaluru, Jun 20: Three priests of the Banashankari temple, one of the richest temples in Bengaluru, have been accused of stealing gold from the idol of goddess Banashankari. Nagaraj, a trust member, has filed a complaint with the temple trust accusing the priests of cutting open the crown of the idol. The allegation prompted Deputy Commissioner of Bengaluru district (Urban) V. Shankar and senior

Mangaluru, Jun 20: The Mangalore International Airport located at Kenjar on the outskirts of the city is all set for the commissioning of the domestic air cargo terminal on June 26 as the Airports Authority of India has finalised the agency to run facility. With this the MIA will be the first airport off the blocks among 22 domestic air cargo terminals to operate the same with private

Mangaluru, Jun 20: In a fresh case of suspected debit card cloning, a Malaysian student residing in Managluru has lost Rs 1.18 lakh from his account to frauds. The victim has been identified as Mohammed Toufeeq, a Malaysian who is persuading his MBBS in Kastruba Medical College, Mangaluru. In a complaint Mr Taufeeq claimed that Rs 1.18 lakh cash has been withdrawn from his account without his