Karnataka

Mangaluru, Nov 28: More than a week after a degree student of a city based college went missing under mysterious circumstances her father has filed a habeas corpus petition at Karnataka High Court on Thursday. Insha Khalil (19) resident of Kotekar, who was pursuing graduation at St Agnes College, Mangaluru, went missing after she left for college on November 19. It is believed that she married

Kasargod, Nov 28: Replicating a scene akin to that of an action-packed movie, a four-member group engaged in smuggling ganja managed to give a chasing police team the slip. The police seized 5 kg ganja and a vehicle near Kumbla town late on Wednesday. On a tip-off, a team of Shadow police intercepted the group of persons while transferring the ganja from a car to another vehicle in the Arikadi

Mysuru: Nov 28: Next time if you go for weekly prayers at mosques and churches in the district, you may also get information about the programmes devised by the Central and State governments for the welfare of minorities in Karnataka state. Chairing a meeting on the welfare of minorities under the 15 point programme of the prime minister on Thursday, Deputy?Commissioner?C?Shikha suggested that

Mangaluru, Nov 28: Chaos erupted at the general meeting of Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) on Thursday as the BJP corporators and workers staged protest both inside and outside the council for not posting a regular Commissioner to the civic body. The Opposition members stormed into the well of the house as mayor Mahabala Marla started his address. BJP members protested urging the state government

Udupi, Nov 27: As many as 10 devotees including seven women and three men performed Ede Snana' an alternative ritual to Made Snana' at Sri Muchlukodu Subrahmanya Temple here on Thursday. It is for the second successive year that the “Ede Snana” was held at this temple, which comes under the Pejawar Mutt. Under “Made Snana,” the devotees rolled over the plantain leaves containing leftovers of meals

Bengaluru, Nov 27: Former minister and mining baron G Janardhana Reddy and two legislators were today granted conditional bail by a CBI Court here in connection with alleged illegal export of iron ore from Belikeri Port in Karnataka. "They - Janardhana Reddy, Anand Singh and Suresh Babu - got bail in one of the cases (Belikeri illegal mining case)," a CBI official told PTI here. However, all the

Mangaluru, Nov 27: St. Agnes College (Autonomous), Mangalore, will be hosting a two day national level intercollegiate fest Vittoria 2014' for the graduate students of all the colleges of India on December 5 and 6. Announcing this at a press meet M. Supriya A.C., Principal, said that events of the fest would be conducted under Arts, Management/Commerce and Science faculties. Renowned cine actor

New Delhi, Nov 27: India Thursday launched electronic visa (e-visa) facility for tourists from 43 countries, including US, Israel, Palestine and Japan to the boost tourism sector and offer hassle-free travel to foreign visitors. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, along with Union Minister of Culture and Tourism Mahesh Sharma launched the Tourist Visa on Arrival (TVOA) service enabled with

Udupi, Nov 27: Pejawar Mutt pontiff Vishwesha Tirtha Swami has said that there should be a debate on what constituted superstition before taking any action against “superstitious rituals”. Speaking to media persons here on Wednesday the veteran seer admitted that several social evils and inhuman practices still prevailed in the society thanks to ignorance. He said that he would support banning

New Delhi, Nov 27: The Centre today submitted before the Supreme Court that Sanskrit will be the third language in classes 6 to 8 in Kendriya Vidyalayas. Appearing before the bench headed by Chief Justice H L Dattu, Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi sought its permission to file an affidavit on the controversy arising out of Centre's decision to drop German as an alternative to Sanskrit as third