Karnataka

Riyadh, Apr 22: A ghastly road mishap has claimed the lives of five Indian expatriate workers in Saudi Arabia. The tragedy occurred when the van they were travelling in overturned overturned due to a tyre burst on the Taif-Riyadh Expressway at Riuan, 150km from Taif. The deceased have been identified as Muhammad Saleem, 32, Muhammed Nawaz, 26, Noushad, 26, Thondiyil Koru Sridaran, 35, and

Dubai, Apr 22: The famous Dutch policy maker and distributor of an anti-Islam film Fitna' Arnoud van Doorn's son Iskander Amien De Vrie has accepted Islam along with three dozen other non-Muslims during the Dubai International Peace Convention. Iskander Amien De Vrie surprised the audiences at the three-day Dubai International Peace Convention by embracing Islam. “I bear witness that there is no

Mangalore, Apr 22: Nearly three months after the murder, Mangalore city police have arrested three persons. The trio have been identified as as Shivaram (26), a former tenant of Ms. Prabhu, Bahadhur (22) and Shanawaz (21). Sumathi Prabhu, a widow was alone at home when the culprits murdered her and made away with the valuables. The accused had cut off her ears to take away gold ear rings and they

Kasargod, Apr 22: The post-poll clashes between Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) and Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) workers which started on the polling day (April 10) is continuing in some parts of Kannur district even today. The house of a Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) worker at Peringome, near Payyannur in the district came under bomb attack late on Saturday. The police said

Udupi, Apr 22: A tense atmosphere prevailed on Sunday evening at Haluvalli and Kodi villages in Kundapur taluk in Udupi district after some miscreants pelted stones at van belonging to one Moideen. The incident occurred when Moideen was taking his van from Kodi to Haluvalli some unidentified miscreants stoned it near Kinara Hotel between 7 pm and 7.30 pm. Three stones hit the van, shattering the

Udupi, Apr 22: Karkala MLA V Sunil Kumar, who is known for his provocative speeches, has seemingly justified the coldblooded murder of a Muslim youth by ANF personnel at a check-post in Sringeri last week. Addressing the mediapersons at Udupi Mr Kumar spewed venom saying by announcing CID probe and compensation, the state government sends wrong message that it suspects the credibility of the

Bangalore, Apr 22: A delegation of Karnataka Muslim Muttahida Mahaz (KMMM), an umbrella body of Muslims in Karnataka and Karnataka unit of Jamat-e-Islami Hind met Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday in connection with the killing of a youth from Mangalore by the ANF personnel. The delegation urged the CM to hand over the case to Central Bureau of Investigation since the police department

Udupi, Apr 22: The Udupi district Bantara Yane Nadavara Sangha alleged that Sri Krishna mutt seers do not find any sort of maligning contents while receiving funds and donations for the temple administration from other caste men, however they behave the other way around when it comes to the rituals in the temple, wherein they strictly adhere to the practice of caste disparity. Speaking to media

Bangalore, Apr 21: Muhammad Atharullah Shariff has been appointed as Karnataka state president of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (Ameer-e-Halqa Karnataka). JIH National President Jalaluddin Umri appointed Mr Shariff for the term from April 2014 to March 2015. Atharullah Shariff has earlier served as a member of Zonal Advisory Council of JIH Karnataka from 1999 to 2014. Hailing from Kolar district in

Mangalore, Apr 21: District-in-charge Minister B Ramanatha Rai said that he could not visit family of Kabeer due to personal pressure.' Speaking to media persons at Congress office on Monday he said that senior leader B Janardhan Poojary and Minister U T Khader have already visited the residence of Kabeer and extended cooperation from the state government in finding the truth. MLA Mohiudeen Bava