Karnataka

Mangaluru, Dec 9: Within hours after a so called peace meeting hosted by Mangaluru City Police Commissionerate concluded, a group of miscreants brutally stabbed a youth at Katipalla on the outskirts of the city. 29-year-old Taslim Arif, a local resident, sustained severe injuries when the assailants stabbed him and fled the spot. It is said that the assailants belonged to Sangh Parivar. The fresh

Mangaluru, Dec 9: The peace meeting hosted by the Mangaluru City Police Commissionerate in its office premises here on Tuesday largely saw leaders belonging to the Sangh Parivar, while several Muslim organisations chose to boycott or not attend the peace meeting citing bias towards a particular community by the police and district administration. A few representatives of Left parties also took

Jaipur, Dec 9: An IIT-Bombay student has claimed to have received a job offer of two crore rupees from the social networking site Facebook. Aastha Agrawal (20), a fourth-year student of Computer Science at IIT-B, had completed her third-year internship in the company's headquarters in California in May-June this year following which the company gave her the pre-placement offer. "I am very happy

Mangaluru, Dec 9: A middle aged man has been arrested by police for sexually assaulting his two stepdaughters from a village near Dharmasthala in Belthangady taluk of Dakshina Kananda district. The accused has been identified as Raja (40). He is said to be a Sangh Parivar activist. The police arrested him based on a complaint lodged by the mother of two minor girls, who were allegedly raped by him

Mangaluru, Dec 9: Several Muslim organisations in Dakshina Kannada have boycotted the peace meeting hosted by the city police commissionerate on Tuesday following recent communal clashes in various parts of Mangaluru taluk. The Muslim Central Committee decided not to take part in the meeting for not inviting any of the elected representatives to the meeting, stated its general secretary in a media

Bengaluru, Dec 9: In connection with the probe in Thirthahalli student Nandita death case, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has submitted an interim report to the government. The CID, which submitted its interim report to the State government on Monday, ruled out sexual abuse and abduction in the case, highly placed sources added. In its 223-page report, the CID said œthere was no

Mangaluru, Dec 9: This new-year the shoppers of Mangaluru have an exciting event to look forward to. Mangalore Wedding Fair 2015, a three day exhibition bringing together over 50 brands and vendors related to weddings is being organized by Femina at TMA Pai International Convention Centre in city from January 2. Big names in the silk industry like Deepam Silks and Vijayalakshmi Silks are excited

Uppinangady, Dec 9: Al- Barakah Charitable Trust, Mangaluru handed over four houses out of the total 23 houses built with the Zakaat money collected by the organisation at Safa Nagar, Uppinangady to poor families at a programme held here on Sunday. Title deeds of the houses were handed over to Safiya, Basheer, Ashraf and Fouzia on the occasion. Speaking after handing over official documents of the

Surathkal, Dec 9: A few communal outfits behind the Ulaibettu incident, subsequent clashes and violence in the area were trying to bring a bad name to the government and Dakshina Kannada district by creating unrest in sensitive areas of the taluk, which is condemnable, said Mangaluru North MLA B A Mohideen Bawa. After visiting victims of recent stabbing incidents in the area, he made an appeal to

Mangaluru, Dec 9: Even though clash-stricken areas of Mangaluru taluk are slowly returning to normalcy, ill-intended rumours of attacks are creating panic among people. Sporadic incidents of violence were reported from various parts of the coastal taluk late on Monday night. A group of miscreants set a fish tempo on fire at Padavinangady and on the outskirts of the city causing heavy losses to its