Karnataka

Kasargod, Oct 4: Four persons allegedly belonging to an inter-State gang of burglars have been arrested on Thursday while planning to break into the houses of an industrialist and a contractor in the district. The arrested have been identified as Ashraf, 28, and Khasim, 32, from Belthangady in Dakshina Kannada district, Shamsuddin, 35, a quarry owner from Ukkinadukka in the district, and Narayanan

Mangalore, Oct 4: Kendra Beary Sahitya Parishad (KBSP) organised various events as part of'Beary language day' celebrations at Town Hall in the city on Thursday. Speaking after inaugurating the programme, former Higher Education Minister B A Mohideen stressed on the importance of providing education to young girls from the Beary community. “At one point of time, education was looked down upon in

Bangalore, Oct 4: Sleuths of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday evening arrested G Nagendra, independent MLA from Kudligi in Bellary district, in connection with the case related to missing iron ore from the Belekeri port. Eagle Traders and Logistics, a company owned by G Nagendra, is accused of illegally exporting 6.05 lakh tonnes of ore from the Belekeri port alone. Sources

Mangalore, Oct 3: Jamiyyatul Falah Mangalore Corporation unit conducted'Prerana-2013' at JF community hall in the city on Wednesday. The orientation programme was inaugurated by Saduddduin M Salih, President Jamiyyatul Falah, Dakshina Kannada and Udupi. Nazeer Ahmed and Ahmed Hussain, Dammam were chief guests. Murugesh, Principal, Minority Residential School, participated as Resource Person. In

Mangalore, Oct 3: Kudroli Gokarnatheshwara temple, has witnessed the onset of new traditions, breaking the age old conventional beliefs. After'pada pooja' of Mundaala woman and presence of widows during'Chandrika homa' and'Lakshmi pooja',the temple is all set to witness another new tradition this year with the appointment of widows as priestesses during the Dasara ceremony. Speaking at a press

Mangalore, Oct 3: Two youth on bike were killed after being ram over by a truck near Ayyappa Swamy Temple, Deralakatte on Thursday morning. Deceased have been identified as Mahesh Gatty (26) and Lakshman (30), residents of Konaje. They were riding towards Mangalore on work from their home in the morning. On reaching near Ayyappa Swamy temple, their bike collided with another bike plying from the

Mangalore, Oct 3: A group of residents took out a procession from Bikarnakatta to Nanthoor Circle here on Thursday to protest against the delay in completion of the Nanthoor circle and road construction work on the NH-13 by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). They marked day long hunger strike in Nantoor circle. Residents said that the NHAI should have completed the work by the end of

Bangalore, Oct 3: The Karnataka government will release Rs 150 crore this month for railway projects in the state being taken up with the Ministry of Railways on a cost-sharing basis, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said today. A sum of Rs 100 crore has already been released in this regard, and Rs 150 crore would be pumped in this month, the Chief Minister said after a meeting with senior Railway

Mangalore, Oct 3: On the basis of a document obtained through Right To Information (RTI) on September 9, 2013 from the Chief Election Office, Karnataka, activist Mohammed Kabeer has submitted a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) demanding recovery of heavy and unnecessary expenditure incurred by the government on the account of H D Kumaraswamy and Cheluvarayan Swamy from Janata Dal (Secular)

Mumbai, Oct 3: Senior IPS officer Ranjit Sahay, who was hospitalised with severe burns after he allegedly attempted suicide at his residence, today succumbed to his injuries here. Additional Director General of Police (Police Housing) Sahay suffered a partial loss of kidney function and was battling for life due to "extremely critical health conditions since a few days," a police officer said.