Karnataka

Mangaluru, Jan 18: Tension continued to prevail in Puttur and Belthangadi taluks of Dakshina Kannada for the third day even as the Superintendent of Police Dr Sharanappa asserted that the situation in the clash-hit areas is under control. Miscreants, allegedly belonging to Sangh Parivar on Saturday attacked a Madrasa at Ilanthila village in Belthangadi taluk causing huge losses. This is the fourth

New Delhi, Jan 18: Growing instances of religious "intolerance" have to be "nipped in the bud" as the country can "ill-afford" that they spread like "wild fire", Delhi High Court has observed. Dismissing a PIL against Aamir Khan's block buster 'PK', a bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice R S Endlaw said "the present petition is an instance of a growing tendency in the country of intolerance

Mangaluru, Jan 18: A woman who was riding pillion with her husband on a motorbike while returning after attending the Virat Hindu Sangama at Puttur on Friday, accidentally fell from the bike near Anemajalu and lost her life. The deceased is Janaki (27), wife of Anemajalu resident Babu Gowda's son Santosh. The incident occurred when Santosh was returning from the Virat Hindu Sangama on Friday with

Mangaluru, Jan 18: A 30-year-old woman was allegedly raped in a village near Vittla in Bantwal taluk on the outskirts of the city. The victim, a mother of two children, reported the incident to the police on Saturday, a day after the incident. According to the Vitla police, 30-year-old Naveen Poojary has been accused of entering her house and raping her when there was nobody else in the house. He

Bengaluru, Jan 18: The 9th Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court here on Saturday issued summons to cricketer M S Dhoni and the editor of a business magazine to appear before it with regard to an advertisement featuring the cricketer as the idol of Vishnu. Hearing a petition filed by activist Jayakumar Hiremath, Judge J V Vijayanand ordered summons to Dhoni, the editor and five others to

Bengaluru, Jan 18: The State government will launch the Rajiv Arogya Bhagya scheme for providing subsidised healthcare for Above Poverty Line families and cash-less medical treatment for government employees under the Jyoti Sanjeevini scheme, on January 20. Implementation of the Rajiv Arogya Bhagya scheme also means every citizen, irrespective of income and who is not covered by any health

Mangaluru, Jan 17: 'Dar-ush-Shafqath', an old age home for Muslim women aged above 50 years, built under the aegis of Kudroli Jamia Masjid, was formally inaugurated on Saturday. The building was inaugurated by Nissar Ahamed, chairman and managing director of Dubai’s Nash Group of Companies, and who bore the entire cost of construction in the presence of Dakshina Kannada Khazi Thwaka Ahmed Musliyar

Kasargod, Jan 17: A police team led by DySP T P Ranjith has successfully nabbed a notorious criminal wanted by the police department in over 20 criminal cases including murder and ganja trading, in Kumble in Kasargod district. The police team has arrested Chaikatte Muhammed (45), from Kodyamme in Kumble, after the criminal was on the run from several months. When the accused was engaged in illegal

Mangaluru, Jan 17: In view of the recent revision in the SSLC syllabus textbooks from the state syllabus to that recommended by National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) for Class 10 students, academic staff of Vikas P U College, Mangaluru have jointly compiled a handbook to help the students prepare well for their final board examinations. The handbook ‘Score More’ is a

Mangaluru, Jan 17: “The paramedical graduates should acquire adequate knowledge and skills to suit and meet their future responsibilities and follow the professional ethics to achieve success in their chosen field” opined Member of Legislative Council Adv. Ivan D’souza. He was addressing the fresh graduates of Shree Devi Group of Institutions (M.P.T., B.P.T., M.Sc. Nursing, B.Sc. Nursing, M. Pharm