Karnataka

Udupi, Jan 20: Pejawar Mutt chief pontiff Sri Vishwesha Theertha Swami has stressed on the importance and necessity of Hindu-Muslim unity to check communalism. Addressing the gathering at the 40th annual convention organised by Kasaragod Samyukta Jama'at at Badiyadka in Udupi recently, he said that all people should strive to live together in harmony without falling in the trap of dividing factors

Bengaluru, Jan 20: Congress MLA from Chamarajpet R V Devaraj, his wife, former councillor T V Prabhu and five others have been booked by the Kalasipalya police in Bengalure in a land grab case. The case against them was registered based on a complaint by one Madhuraj, who has alleged that Devaraj and Prabhu created fake documents and usurped prime BBMP property on H. Siddaiah Road. Madhuraj had

Puttur, Jan 20: A shocking incident took place in Konalu village in Nelyadi in Puttur taluk where a man killed his own son-in-law by stabbing him. Bose George (38), resident of Koppa Arla in Konalu village in Nelyadi taluk, was stabbed to death on Sunday. Hailing from Kollam in Kerala, Bose George had tied the knot with Soumya, daughter of Sunny seven years ago. After marriage, he had been living

Bengaluru, Jan 20: A II PU student allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself in the head with a double-barrel gun at his house in Doddabommasandra on Monday. The deceased, Jitendra (17), the son of a retired Border Security Force soldier, Chandrashekhar, used his father’s gun to end his life. Vidyaranyapura police said that Jitendra was alone at home. According to the police, Jitendra spoke

Bhatkal, Jan 20: The four youths from Bhatkal, who were arrested recently on terror charges, were on Monday brought to Bhatkal by the Central Crime Branch (CCB) to “collect evidence”. The team, headed by Assistant Commissioner Omkaraiah, went to the house of arrested Syed Ismail Afaque and Abdus Subur in the Tengengundi Cross area. The team also reportedly visited the house of another youth Afeef

Mangalore, Jan 20: Social and political activists, doctors, professionals and a few NRIs from the district have come together to evolve strategies and action plan to improve the primary health care in the district through by facilitating active involvement of the community. In a consultation meeting held under the banner of an NGO, WHEEL (World Health and Education Enrichment Links) at Campus

Mangaluru, Jan 20: The new air traffic control (ATC) tower at Mangaluru International Airport has been operationalized and commissioned on Monday. The air-conditioned tower has two elevators (lifts), a generator, weather radar and all other communication facilities. Airport director J T Radhakrishna said that the Airports Authority of India (AAI) began round the clock operations at its new ATC

New Delhi, Jan 20: Bollywood film producer Pahlaj Nihalani, also brother-in-law of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Union minister Shatrughan Sinha, is the new chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). The government appointed him within a week after Leela Samson resigned from the post accusing the government, politicians and religious groups of “coercing” the

Kasaragod, Jan 20: Plastic and electronic goods worth lakhs of rupees were gutted in a fire that broke out in a scrap warehouse at Choori near here on Monday. Fire and Rescue Services personnel had to work for over four hours to put out the fire, suspected to have been cased by sparks from an overhead power line around 1.15 p.m. Thick smoke enveloped the locality making it difficult to contain the

Mangaluru, Jan 19: Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister B Ramanath Rai called on citizens to maintain peace and communal harmony in the district, without paying attention to rumours attempting to spark tension among communities. Addressing a press conference here on Monday, he stressed that programmes or conventions should not be held with communalism as their agenda since the district was