Karnataka

Mina/Makkah, Oct 13: The valley of Mina Saturday reverberated with the Talbiyah “Labbaik Allahumma Labbaik,” (I am here, O Lord, I am here!) as tens of thousands of pilgrims poured into the tent city beginning the Haj pilgrimage, the journey of a lifetime. The pilgrims arrived in Mina following the sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) to spend the Tarwiyah Day (Watering Day) here

Udupi, Oct 13: Goa police arrested career criminal Nagaraj Balegar who dramatically escaped while he was being brought to Udupi from Thrissur. Police arrested his wife who was with him while escaping from a lodge in Udupi on August 28. The two policemen escorted the under-trial to Udupi. Nagaraj called a woman named Lakshmi from one of the policeman's mobile phone and asked her to book two rooms

Mangalore, Oct 13: The RSS' march past in Bajpe area, led by four men carrying sword has irked the local residents who have said that the incident created a sense of fear. They are also irked by the fact that, while the'sword march' was taken out on the streets of Bajpe, on Friday the Bajpe police witnessed the entire show as mute spectators, exhibiting their loyalty to the Sangha. The RSS started

Kasargod, Oct 13: A 29-year-old man has been arrested by Kasargod police on the charges of abduction and sexual harassment of a minor girl. The arrested has been identified as Abdul Khader, a resident of Vidyanagar in Kasargod district. He allegedly kidnapped and raped a Class 8 student on August 15, 2013. He offered a lift to the minor in his autorickshaw while she was returning from school. He

Udupi, Oct 13: Sukhananda Poojary, an engineering student who went for a swim, drowned in a rivulet in Kemthur village in Udupi district. He was studying second year 0f Electronics and Communications at the Sri Madhwa Vadiraja Institute of Technology and Management at Bantakal village about 12 km from Udupi. Sukhananda had gone to the Kemthur vented dam along with group of 10 friends from the

Mangalore, Oct 13: The cast and crew of'Chellapilli' movie, directed by Mangalorean Sai Krishna Kudla, starring Vijay Raghavendra and Aishwarya Nag, completed 100 successful screening days. The movie was released in theatres across the state three months ago on July 5. The milestone was celebrated by the team of the film at a programme at Town Hall here on Saturday. Speaking at a press conference

Bangalore, Oct 13: Upset by the snubbing he received, retired police officer Shankar Bidari on Saturday quit the Samajawadi Party (SP). He is planning either to form a new political outfit or join another political party. Addressing reporters in Bangalore, Bidari said his well-wishers are not encouraging him to float a new party as the Lok Sabha elections are around the corner. He sent his

Mangalore, Oct 12: A three- day exhibition organised by Karnataka State Women Development Board and Women and Child Welfare Department of products made by women's groups and women savings and thrift groups formed under'Udyogini Project' and'Sthri Shakti Self-help Groups' in the district opened at Kanthi Church Hall, Mangaladevi on Saturday. The exhibition has over 25 stalls displaying cloth bags

Jubail, Oct 12: In a ghastly road accident, a youth hailing from Dakshina Kannada district died at Jubail in Saudi Arabia. The deceased has been identified as Umarul Farooq from Karambar at Bajpe-Kaikamba in Mangalore taluk. The accident occurred on Saturday morning when he was travelling along with his friend Ibrahim aka Ibba Bajpe to work. He lost control of his car and crashed it to the pole on

Mangalore, Oct 12: The audio launch of'Nirel', the first Tulu feature film shot entirely outside India, will be held on the occasion of Vijaya Dashami on Monday, at Lalbagh in the city. Speaking at a press conference here on Saturday, producer of'Nirel' UAE-based Shodhan Prasad said that the entire movie has been shot in the United Arab Emirates, and the cast of the film has been selected through