Karnataka

Mangalore, Oct 27: Dozens of people staged a peaceful protest in front of police station in Konaje on the outskirts of the city on Monday evening demanding the arrest of Bajrang Dal activists, who allegedly abducted a Christian girl nearly two weeks ago and forced her to marry a Hindu youth. The protesters also demanded protection for the girl, who managed escape from the clutches of her'husband'

Kasargod, Oct 27: In a shocking incident, an activist of CPI (M)'s youth wing Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) was stabbed to death allegedly by a group of RSS-BJP supporters near Seethngoli under Kumbla police station in Kasargod district. Muralidharan (35), son of Ramankutty was stabbed by a four-member group as he, along with his friend was riding in a two-wheeler near Apasara Mill

Mangalore, Oct 27: Gillnet and traditional boat fishermen led by Dakshina Kannada district Gillnet and Traditional Fishermen's Association organised a mass protest in front of the deputy commissioner's office here on Monday, pressing for supply of subsidised kerosene for the fishermen. The fishermen protested at being denied supply of subsidised kerosene since September, as they used kerosene as

Kolkata, Oct 27: City-based UCO Bank today said it has "identified" Vijay Mallya-owned Kingfisher Airlines (KFA) as a "wilful defaulter" and will be sending a notice to the defunct carrier. "We have identified KFA as a wilful defaulter. We are in the process of sending a notice to the company in this regard", a source in the bank said. Other banks like State Bank of India and Punjab National Bank

Mangalore, Oct 27: Dalit activists have urged the organisers of the Vishwa Tuluvere Parba to be held in Mangalore not to showcase the folk or tribal dances performed by the scheduled caste and scheduled tribes as it would amount to insult to the community. This issue was raised at the SC/ST monthly grievance meeting chaired by Mangalore City Police Commissioner at his office here. Dalit activist

New Delhi, Oct 27: The government is working with all stakeholders in resolving the issue regarding use of 'Aadhaar' card as a proof of address for procuring new SIM cards in its proposed online verification system. The Home Ministry had raised multiple concerns over using UIDAI number as an address proof in the Department of Telecom's (DoT) proposed online verification system, saying the

Gulbarga, Oct 27: The Karnataka-Yatra launched by A P Aboobaker Musliyar, the General Secretary of All India Ulema Federation, last week under the theme'Respect the Mankind' has evoked overwhelming response in northern districts of Karnataka. The Yatra is organized to mark the silver jubilee of Sunni Students Federation (SSF) in Karnataka under the leadership of 76-year-old scholar from

Mangalore, Oct 27: Minister for forests, environment and ecology B Ramanath Rai said that he would participate in the membership enrollment drive of the District Congress committee which would be held in Dakshina Kannada on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters at a press conference here in Sunday, he said that he would also take the leadership in the membership enrolment campaign of the district

New Delhi, Oct 27: The union government of India on Monday named only three Indians, who have been prosecuted for illegally stashing black money in foreign banks, in an additional affidavit before the Supreme Court. According to the sources, the first list includes, businessman Pradip Burman, Pankaj Chimanlal Lodhiya, Radha Timblo and the Timblo Group directors. The Modi government's move came

Mangalore, Oct 27: After a gap of several months, India's national carrier Air India Express has resumed air service between South Indian port city of Mangalore and Kuwait. The first flight of the season took off from Mangalore International Airport at 7:30 a.m. on Monday. Thrice a week the AIE flight would depart from Mangalore at 7:30 a.m. and reach Kuwait via Bahrain at 11.15 a.m. (local time)