Karnataka

Mangalore, Oct 23: A revolutionary change was brought into being when hundreds of widows were allowed to participate in the Lakshmi pooja performed at Shree Gokarnanatheshwara Kshetra on the occasion of Diwali celebrations at Kudroli here on Thursday. The three women priests belonging to Dalit communities, recently posted at historic temple led over a thousand widows who offered special poojas

Panaji, Oct 23: Molested on a Goa beach last week, a Russian woman has now told Russian consular officials here that she was molested against by a male doctor at a government hospital where she was sent for medical examination after the first assault. Speaking to media persons, advocate Vikram Varma, legal advisor to honorary Russian Consulate in Goa, also said that there were massive procedural

Manila, Oct 23: Migrant domestic workers from many countries in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are beaten, exploited and trapped in forced labour situations, Human Rights Watch said in a report released Thursday. The UAE government, about to take up an influential new role in the International Labour Organization (ILO), has failed to adequately protect female domestic workers - many of them from

Mangalore, Oct 23: A man was found murdered at MCC Bayalu Ranga Mantapa near Urwa Marigudi Temple in Mangalore in the early hours of Thursday. The middle aged man, identified as Nanda Kumar, was apparently bludgeoned to death with a heavy stone by unknown miscreants. Mangalore City Police Commissioner R Hitendra and Deputy Police Commissioner Vishnuvardhan rushed to the spot while jurisdictional

Mangalore, Oct 23: With sanitation problems rising in the city, Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) has decided to undertake a'clean and healthy Mangalore' campaign and install'e-toilets' at various locations in the city in order to keep the surroundings clean and hygienic. If all things work as planned, there are possibilities of automatic e-toilets being bet up close to bus stands, auto-rickshaw

Kasargod, Oct 23: To end the feeling of alienation among tribal children when they get initiated into the world of letters in state or national languages, the Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KSCPCR) has decided to implement an educational package for tribal pre-primary children in their own language. The project that will introduce the children to formal education will be

Bantwal, Oct 23: Three persons including a child sustained critical injuries after the car they were travelling in plunged into a deep gorge near Kanyana village in Bantwal taluk. The injured have been identified as Abdul Rahman, Zubair, and child Hasan, all residents of Odiyoor village the same taluk. The incident occurred on Wednesday when the trio were on their way to Uppala in Kasargod

Riyadh, Oct 23: Over 100,000 illegal foreign workers have been arrested in the Eastern Province over the last 12 months, police announced. A total of 101,302 people were arrested during the period across the Eastern Province, said Col. Ziyad Al-Ruqaiti, spokesman for Eastern Province police. He added that the police were supported in the operation by local municipalities and the Commission for the

Ullal, Oct 22: A P Aboobaker Musliyar's impending Karnataka yatra intends to end violence and establish harmony in the society, said K P Hussain Sa'adi, a local cleric. He was delivering the keynote address at a programme recently held under the aegis of SYS and SSF units at Kinya village near here, as a prelude to'Karnataka Yatra' to be held from October 25 to November 2. Quoting Prime Minister

Bangalore, Oct 22: The sexual assault on a three-and-half-year-old girl student at a school here has been confirmed by doctors, as police today intensified the probe into the horrific incident which evoked protest from parents. The school staff members were questioned and the CCTV footage was being examined by the police, as outraged parents thronged the campus of Orchid International School