Karnataka

Mangaluru, Jan 19: The district unit of Popular Front of India (PFI) has urged for a detailed probe into the communal unrest and rioting that occurred in few sensitive areas in Puttur and Belthangady taluks in the wake of Virat Hindu Hrudaya Sangama organised by Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Friday, alleging that the rioting incidents had been pre-planned. Addressing a press conference here on Monday

Bengaluru, Jan 19: JD(S) leader and former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy today sought a CBI inquiry into Arkavathi Layout land de-notification, an issue on which the Opposition has targeted Chief Minister Siddaramaiah alleging irregularities. "Finding out the quantum of financial loss because of this is not possible by the commission, CBI has to investigate... today big cases have come out

Bengaluru, Jan 19: In a shocking incident on Monday, a woman committed suicide by setting herself ablaze during the customary morning pooja at Swami Sivananda Mutt in Koppla district in Karnataka. The victim has been identified as Padmavathi a disciple in the mutt. She also injured the main seer of the mutt, Swami Sivananda Sri, as she fell on him, while she was on fire. The seer, who suffered 80

Jeddah, Jan 19: The Health Ministry has instructed all public hospitals and health facilities not to allow celebration of “religious or personal” birthdays inside their compounds. The ministry’s religious awareness department said Sunday that the circular was based on a religious edict issued by the Dar Al-Ifta 27 years ago. Dar Al-Ifta had given the verdict in 1409H after it came to know that a

Muzaffarpur/Patna, Jan 19: At least 14 persons have been arrested in connection with yesterday's violence in a village here in which three persons were charred to death when a mob torched nine houses following recovery of body of an abducted youth. Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, who was in Mumbai, has cut short his visit, in view of the Muzaffarpur incident, and security has been tightened

Mangaluru, Jan 19: Kerala Kuwait Muslim Association (KKMA) distributed scholarships to students and handed over a house to a poor family at a formal programme held at Jamiyyatul Falah hall in the city on Sunday. Speaking after inaugurating the programme, Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister B Ramanath Rai said that education was essential for a life free from exploitation as well as to

Bengaluru, Jan 19: Congress leader and MLC V S Ugrappa has alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party is trying to destabilize the Siddaramaiah government by taking the Arkavathy land denotification issue to the Governor’s office. Speaking to reporters here on Sunday, Mr. Ugrappa said the BJP had not raised the denotification issue in the Belagavi session of the State Legislature He alleged that the

Hassan, Jan 19: Chairman of Karnataka Minorities Development Corporation Masood Faujdar said, interest-free education loan will be extended to at least 5,000 students belonging to minority communities to pursue professional education this year. Stating that 2,000 students have been benefitted under the scheme in 2014-15, he said the corporation has received more funds and programmes are being

Bengaluru, Jan 19: The State recorded 88 per cent immunisation in the first round of the pulse polio programme of the year. There has been three per cent increase this time when compared to corresponding period of the previous year, said, Dr H?C Ramesh, Director, Department of Health and Family Welfare. Udupi topped the chart with 95.4 per cent of children under five were administered with the

Mangaluru, Jan 19: The riot-mongers have continued to randomly target religious centres and places of worship belonging to Muslim community in the rural areas of Belthangadi and Puttur taluks in the aftermath of Virat Hindu Hrudaya Sangama held in Puttur three days ago. After vandalizing Badria Juma Masjid at Karaya, near Uppinangady and attacking a Madrasa at Ilanthila village in Belthangadi