Karnataka

Mangalore, May 9: The Bunt community is the reason for keeping the social harmony intact in the district of Dakshina Kannada. It is from this community that the minority communities find support for themselves, said DK district in-charge minister B Ramanath Rai, speaking at the centenary programme of Bunts Sangha, Mangalore here on Friday. Addressing the gathering on the occasion, he said that

Mangalore, May 9: Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Mangalore, along with other Hindutva organisations, will undertake a mass protest rally and meeting against the Congress-led state government and its anti-Hindu policies, in the city on Monday, said Jagadish Shenava. Addressing a press conference here on Friday, he said that the organisations would jointly take part in a mass protest rally from Ambedkar

Mangalore, May 9: Melkar Women's Pre University and Degree College has achieved 97.5% results in Karnataka PU board examination this academic year. Commerce stream once again recorded 100% results. 45 students had appeared for exams among whom 7 students have scored distinction and 32 students secured first class. Sameeda Banu secured the highest by scoring 548 marks. She scored 100 marks in

Mangalore, Apr 9: Senior advocate and Hindutva activist Padma Prasad Hegde has expressed displeasure over what he said the moral corruption and illicit activities of a local leader of Bharatiya Janata Party. In a press release, Mr Hegde, who has been reportedly relieved from the responsibility of the Membership of National Executive (Security Cell) of BJP on charges of anti-party activities, said

Mangalore, May 9: There is an urgent need to bring out the talents in the students by instilling competitive spirit and moulding them to combat the future challenges, said Prof. Narendra Nayak, Chairman, Expert Group of Institutions. He was speaking after releasing the book Little Black Book for Students authored by Ananth Prabhu at a function held at Hotel Ocean Pearl on Thursday. Stating that

Mangalore, May 8: A local businessman and rowdy sheeter was brutally attacked by a gang of four men with weapons opposite Kadri Park on Friday morning. He died at a hospital. The victim has been identified as Aneesh Shetty (35), owner of Sridevi Travels, is said to have suffered fatal injuries. Even though a critically injured Aneesh was rushed to a hospital immediately after the attack, he did

Panaji, May 9: He dreamt of flying to Dubai but 11-year-old Sameer Bagoda's parents abandoned him at the airport here, gave him Rs.500 and told him to head back to his hometown of Satara in neighbouring Maharashtra. Sameer was, earlier this week, found abandoned at Goa's only international airport at Dabolim, 40 km from capital Panaji, sobbing and anxious to see his parents again.According to

Mangalore, May 9: Alleging police inaction in recent rape on a minor in Vittla, several members of the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) staged a protest in front of the office of the Superintendent of Police in Mangalore. A 14-year-old girl from Vittla was allegedly abducted by two persons and repeatedly raped in an isolated spot in Madikeri on April 18. According to the complaint

Mangalore, May 9 Monsoon-like conditions prevailed in coastal Karnataka and malnad areas as pre-monsoon rains continued to lash various parts of Karnataka. Meanwhile, meteorological department has issued heavy to very heavy rainfall warning in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Uttara Kannada, Kodagu, Shimoga and Chikmagalur and Hassan districts in the next 48 hours Due thanks to depression in Arabian Sea

Bangalore, May 9: An 18-year-old girl jumped into a well in the backyard of her house and breathed her last after one of her far cousin told her that she had failed her PU examination. The victim, Tejaswini Ramakrishnaiah, a commerce student of Basaveshwara PU College, in Bidadi, had actually scored a first class. Her cousin just wanted to fool her for a few minutes. However, the distraught girl