Karnataka

Mangaluru, Apr 3: Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police Sharanappa S D met with an accident near Ladyhill junction in the city on Thursday evening. The SP and his car driver suffered injuries and admitted to hospital after the car they were travelling in hit a median, police sources said. The police said Mr. Sharanappa was coming from this house in the car. Just after the junction, the driver

Washington, Apr 3: Hindus will become the world’s third largest population by 2050, while India will overtake Indonesia as the country with the largest Muslim population, according to a new study. According to the Pew Research Center’s religious profile predictions assessed data released on Thursday, the Hindu population is projected to rise by 34 per cent worldwide, from a little over 1 billion

Bengaluru, Apr 3: Karnataka got a special mention at the BJP national office-bearers’ meeting with party national president Amit Shah stating that the State should be prepared for Assembly polls any time. The party, at the same time, will not do anything to destablise the Congress government in the State, he said. Briefing reporters on the deliberation of the meeting, former minister C T Ravi said

Udupi, Apr 2: A person who ordered a mobile telephone battery charger through an online shopping company was surprised when he received a stone instead of the charger here on Thursday. This is the second incident of a stone being received by a in the last three weeks in Udupi. Rajesh Nayak, a cashier in a bakery, had ordered a mobile telephone battery charger (power bank) costing Rs. 1,499 through

Mangaluru, Apr 2: A directory comprising basic information of all the existing families from the Bunt community across the globe was launched at 'Bandhavya' - a conclave organised by Buntara Yane Nadavara Mathr Sangha, Mangaluru at Bunts Hostel here on Thursday. Speaking after inaugurating the programme and launching the directory, Inspector General of Police (Western Range) Amrit Paul urged the

Mangaluru, Apr 2: Thousands of devotees paid obeisance at the tomb of Sayyid Mohammed Shareeful Madani Thangal on Thursday, the first day of 25-day long Urs at the historic town of Ullal, which lies 10 km south of the city. The inauguration of the 20th Urs and 423rd annual nerche (vow) also marked the inauguration of the renovated Juma Masjid adjacent to Dargah. The event is being organized under

Bengaluru, April 2: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here on Thursday on a three-day visit to attend the BJP's national executive meeting, which got underway at a hotel in the city earlier in the day. Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Bharatiya Janata Party's national vice president B.S. Yeddyurappa and state unit president Prahlad Joshi received Modi after he

Malegaon (Mah), Apr 2: Police in Malegaon have asked the cattle owners to provide photographs of their cattle along with details on them in view of the new law that bans beef trade in the state. Malegaon's Additional Superintendent of Police Sunil Kadasne Tuesday held a meeting with the cow owners in the town and asked them to provide proper information to police of their cattle along with photos

Mangaluru, Apr 2: The Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2015 will be the first caste-based survey in the State since 1931 and is expected to throw up the reality of the socio-economic status of communities in Karnataka, said Deputy Commissioner A B Ibrahim, who is responsible for overseeing the census in Dakshina Kannada. Interacting with media persons at Mangaluru Press Club here on Thursday

Mangaluru, Apr 2: In a shocking incident, a youth was dragged out of a bus and brutally assaulted by a gang of miscreants at Kankanady in the city on Thursday. The injured has been Naseer (25), a resident of Farangipete on the outskirts of the city. He has been admitted to a hospital for treatment. The assault took place when he was travelling to Mangaluru from home in a bus. It is learnt that the