Karnataka

Kozhikode, Aug 31: All-India Sunni Jamiyyathul Ulama general secretary Kanthapuram A P Aboobacker Musliyar on Saturday asked his community members to boycott the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and other terrorist organizations. In his religious decree, Musliyar said favouring the extremist organisations was antithetical to the Islamic Shariah. “The Muslim world is in dire need to take

Bangalore, Aug 31: Chairman of State Haj Committee M M Ahmed said that action would be taken against Air India Express for its sudden and unexpected cancellation of Haj flight from Mangalore International Airport on Saturday. He was speaking to reporters at Bangalore Haj camp in Eidgah Ground. He said that the committee had received several complaints about Air India Express's poor service to the

Jeddah, Aug 31: There is good news for thousands of expatriates and citizens who intend to perform the Haj pilgrimage this year. Authorities have announced that it would accept application for low-cost Haj schemes from Monday. This is the first time that the Haj Ministry has made this announcement in advance, hoping to reach the largest number of pilgrims within the Kingdom. “This is the result of

Mangalore, Aug 31: Veteran journalist Narayan Raghuveer Ubhaya, better known as N R Ubhaya, who had retired as Principal Correspondent of Mangalore Bureau in The New Indian Express, passed away at a private hospital on Friday night. He was 75. Ubhaya, son of Raghuveer Ubhaya who retired as Railway Magistrate, had served in The New Indian Express for nearly two decades. Prior to joining Indian

Mangalore, Aug 30: The ordeal of over a hundred Haj pilgrims from various parts of coastal Karnataka who were stranded in the city due to cancellation of their fligth, continued even after they were shifted to a hotel by the authorities of Air India Express on Saturday. As many as eight relatives of Haj pilgrims were trapped in the lift at Hotel Poonja International for almost an hour because no

Bangalore, Aug 30: A day after he was summoned for recording statements in connection with a complaint of rape and cheating filed by a Kannada starlet, Railway Minister D V Sadananda Gowda's son Karthik Gowda has sought anticipatory bail. Reliable sources said that Karthik filed anticipatory bail petitions before a sessions court in Bangalore on Sunday. Bangalore police had summoned both Karthik

Muzaffarnagar (UP), Aug 30: Tension prevailed after four students from a community were beaten up by a group of people in Jat colony here, sparking protests. The trouble started when the four youths had gone for tuition classes in the colony last evening. A group of people allegedly attacked them claiming that they were indulging in eve-teasing, police said. The boys were rescued by the police and

Mangalore, Aug 30: Women should attain maturity with the help of both material and spiritual education, said renowned gynecologist Dr Jameela. Speaking after inaugurating the Seminar on Islamic Education organized by Thaqwa Girls Islamic School run by Islamic Cultural Centre, Mangalore, on Friday she said that such mature women can build a strong and healthy society. She said that in the current

Mangalore, Aug 30: Around 130 Haj pilgrims from various parts of coastal Karnataka were stranded in the city after their flight was cancelled all of a sudden on Saturday. The fourth batch of pilgrims was ready at Mangalore International Airport early in the morning. They were supposed to board an Air India Express flight at 10.45 a.m. Sources said that at around 10:40 a.m. the pilgrims were

Mangalore, Aug 30: As promised on August 26, Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Minister U T Khader met CITU-backed protesters who demanded Rs 5 lakh compensation for kin of auto-rickshaw driver Rifayi who was murdered last month for no fault of him. Several auto-rickshaw drivers under the banner of Federation of Auto Rickshaw Drivers' Union (affiliated to CITU) had staged a protest dharna in