Karnataka

Mangalore, Oct 11: Few leaders from the Muslim community who had gathered at an emergency meeting convened by the newly-formed Dakshina Kannada District Congress Muslim Leaders Vedike on Friday, voiced similar opinions on the necessity to put a complete halt to the increasing cattle vigilantism in the district, in the backdrop of the brutal attack on five cattle transporters on the outskirts of

Mangalore, Oct 11: Citing the continuous attacks on cattle transporters and minorities, Anjuman Khadimul Muslimeen Trust (AKMT), Mangalore has appealed for maintaining peace in the district and sought protection from the district administration. President of AKMT Hameed Kandak, addressing mediapersons here, said that some vested interests were trying to disrupt the communal harmony in the district

Mangalore, Oct 11: Kasturba Medical College (KMC) Hospital will be able to provide children diagnosed with cancer with tertiary care with the setting-up of a new Paediatric Haematology Oncology Department, said Medical Superintendent of the hospital Dr Anand Venugopal. Announcing this at a press conference here, he said that roughly about 50,000 estimated children developed cancer each year in

Mangalore, Oct 11: Balakrishna Gowda, Town Planning Officer and Principal Information Officer, Mangalore City Corporation, who failed to provide information sought under Right to Information (RTI) Act to an applicant on time, will have to cough up Rs 5,000 as penalty for the lapse. The commission in its September 17 order (KIC 1746 PTN 2013) asked the official to pay a compensation of Rs. 1,000 to

Bantwal, Oct 11: Valuables of lakhs of rupees were stolen by the thieves from a residence of a beedi businessman at Nehrunagar, near Panemangalur toll gate, on Wednesday night. The house belongs to P S Abdul Razak, owner of P S Beedi works. The thieves had gained entry into the house by breaking open the back door. Surprisingly, they took away valuables, gold weighing 15 sovereigns and Rs 19.6

Mangalore, Oct 11: Mangalore police on Thursday arrested three persons who allegedly assaulted five persons for transporting cattle on a goods truck near Kudupu on Wednesday, and booked them on charges of attempt to murder and robbery. Police arrested Santhosh (23) and Bhaskar Poojary (24), residents of Moodushedde and Yathish (24) from Gurupura and seized two motorcycles. Haneef (32), a cattle

Mangalore, Oct 11: Acting on a tip, Mangalore police arrested an alleged ganja peddler near Nehru Avenue Road, Ballalbagh here on Thursday, who used to supply drugs to youngsters around the vicinity. A team led by Crime Investigation Department, DySP Thilak Chandra arrested Manikanta alias Mani (26), a resident of Devinagar, Kunjathbail for allegedly trying to sell ganja packets weighing 650 grams

Mangalore, Oct 11: Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari D Veerendra Heggade inaugurated 'Mangalore Dasara' at the splendidly lit up Kudroli Gokarnanatheshwara Kshetra on Thursday. The former Union Minister B Janardhana Poojary and other dignitaries took him around the temple where he offered prayers at all shrines within the Kshetra, including the newly inaugurated Shirdi Sai Baba temple. The

Mangalore, Oct 11: The foundation-laying ceremony of'Westgate Venezia' was held on Thursday near Valencia. K S Ata Koya Tangal laid the stone. Khazi Twaqa Ahmed Musliyar offered dua while Fr Ravi Santosh Kamath blessed the occasion. Rev Daniel blessed the foundation stone. S M Rasheed, Managing Director of SMR welcomed the gathering. Yenepoya Mohammed Kunhi, KCCI President Mohammed Ameen, Hameed

Belthangady, Oct 11: A surveyor was caught red-handed by Lokayukta police while accepting bribe in Belthangady on Thursday. Surveyor Eeregowda Kutticha, from Hassan was caught while receiving an amount of Rs 2,000 from complainant to Prurushottam Gowda of Shishila village in Belthangady. Purushothama had given an application for a map of his 5-cent plot but Eeregowda kept postponing it, bargaining