Karnataka

Sakleshpur, May 2: Unidentified miscreants barged into the house of a priest at Lady of Mercy Church, Champaknagar, in Sakleshpur and brutally attacked him before robbing valuables worth lakhs of rupees. The incident has shocked the residents of Sakleshpur. It is said that four masked men gained entry into the house of Fr Vincent D'Souza by removing the roof tiles. Fr D'Souza and his grandmother

Mangalore, May 1: Two youth met a watery grave after they drowned in a school's swimming pool in Deralakatte on Thursday. 16-year-old Neeraj, son of Jairam, a resident of Vamanjoor and 18-year-old Sooraj (23), son of Bhaskar had been to Kanachur educational institute to deliver books and other stationery from School Book Company in Mangalore. School authorities claimed the 18-feet-deep pool was

New Delhi, May 1: Two key Hindu religious leaders will campaign against Nanrendra Modi in the holy city of Varanasi from where the BJP's prime ministerial candidate is contesting the Lok Sabha election. While Puri Shankaracharya Swami Adhokshjanand Devtirath has blamed Modi for 2002 Gujarat riots, Dwarka Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati has also been his critic since long and had taken

Mangalore, May 1: Congress Lok Sabha candidate B Janardhan Poojary said that the central and the state government should implement the K Kasturirangan report which declares 1,580 villages situated in the Western Ghats region as ecologically sensitive, without bringing the number of villages down to 850 as proposed by the Karnataka state government. Addressing a press conference here on Thursday

New Delhi, May 1: Puri Shankaracharya Swami Adhokshjanand Devtirath on Thursday said that he would go to Varanasi to ask religious leaders to oppose Narendra Modi, whom he held responsible for the 2002 riots in Gujarat. Speaking to reporters here, the Shankaracharya claimed that Modi was trying to mislead the people in Varanasi from where he is contesting the Lok Sabha elections. "A 'naami

Mangalore, May 1: Lashing yet again at Narendra Modi after Election Commission lodged two cases of moral code violation against him, Congress Lok Sabha candidate B Janardhan Poojary reiterated that Modi was not suitable for becoming the Prime Minister of the country. “Irrespective of whether or not I will become a Member of Parliament after the election results, I will continue my tirade against

Riyadh, May 1: Over 400 Kerala-bound passengers were stranded for many hours at a Saudi Arabian airport since early Wednesday morning as an Air India flight could not take off due to a technical glitch, a news report said. Air India Flight AI962 was scheduled to leave the Saudi port city of Jeddah for Kozhikode in the south Indian state of Kerala at 12.15 a.m. Wednesday, but got delayed due to a

Bangalore, May 1: Public sector lender Canara Bank has completed all processes to take over the liabilities and assets of Amanath Co-operative Bank, said Managing Director RK Dubey. He said Amanath Bank would be merged with Canara Bank on the lines of the merger of Memon Co-operative Bank Limited in Mumbai with Bank of Baroda which was completed last year. Dubey was speaking after the launch of

Mangalore, May 1: City based lecturer and promising author Dr J Vijayalakshmi's debut novel Quest for God- An Epiphany, has hit the bookstore shelves in Bangalore and Mangalore. The novel is set in the rich background of India with its multi-faceted pattern of incredible surroundings. The novel is a search for the truth and the real meaning of life. How is life sweet' and fragrant'? Is it devoid

Mangalore, May 1: The Common Entrance Test (CET) for professional courses, which began across the State on Thursday, went off smoothly in all the 21 centres set up in Dakshina Kananda and 10 centres in Udupi. In Mangalore alone, 10 centres have been set up for the test, six centres in Moodbidri, three in Puttur and two centres have been set up in Belthangady. Udupi city has five centres, Kundapur