Karnataka

New Delhi, Sep 23: The Centre today told the Supreme Court that securing Aadhar cards, being issued by Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), was optional and it has not made it mandatory for the citizens. The apex court, hearing a batch of pleas against decisions of some states to make Aadhar cards compulsory for a range of activities including salary, PF disbursals and marriage and

Bangalore, Sep 23: Karnataka government intends to enact a legislation to crack down on superstition and black magic on the lines of the one in Maharashtra, Law Minister T B Jayachandra said today. Illiterates and gullible sections of society falling prey to such practices are rampant in the state, and the government wants to curb them, Jayachandra told reporters here. The Minister said he would

Mangalore, Sep 23: Dharmadhikari of Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala Dr. D Veerendra Heggade will inaugurate the Mangalore Dasara 2013 at Kudroli Gokarnatheswara temple on October 5 at 5.30 pm. Addressing the reporters, Harikrishna Bantwal of Temple Development Committee said that Congress leader B Janardhan poojary will preside over the function. The finale will be held on October 14 with traditional

Mangalore, Sep 23: Activists of Dakshina Kannada unit of the Bharathiya Janatha Party (BJP) on Monday carried out demonstrations in front of Mangalore City Corporation building, Lalbagh demanding appointing of MCC Mayor. Repair of roads, efficient water supplies and issuance of birth and death certificates on time were some of the other demands. MLC, Monappa Bhandary addressing the protesters said

Mangalore, Sep 23: A two-day national seminar on'Explosives and Blasting Techniques for Mining, Quarrying and Infrastructure Industry' organised by Department of Mining Engineering at National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), Suratkal, will be inaugurated at the institute on Friday, said conference chairman Prof V R Sastry. Speaking to mediapersons at a press conference here on Monday, he

Manipal, Sep 23: Shocked and worried, parents of students staged protest outside a school in Manipal opposing the sexual abuse of a four-year-old child by school van employee, on Monday. As the news of the sexual abuse of a child came to light, parents gathered in large number outside Madhava Kripa school in Manipal and staged stir against the school management, highlighting its lapses. According

Mangalore, Sep 23: Many kids, who were once given on adoption, often initiate a search for their biological parents. While everyone is not lucky enough to meet the one's they come in search of, a two-year-old boy who was given in adoption to a Dutch couple, from Moodbidri, showed that he was lucky enough to meet his biological father after thirty odd years. Martin with his wife Nazareth After

Krishnapura, Sep 23: The residents of Idya area who were fed up of persistent cattle theft were further raged by a theft incident on Saturday. Following this, the residents picketed Surathkal police station and took the SI to task. At about 3 a.m. on Saturday thieves entered the cow-shed and took away a cow belonging to Vasanthi Giriyappa Idya. Around 4 am, the family members discovered that the

Mangalore, Sep 23: The ban on fishing is over, but, yet shortage of fish has led to rise in price, literally making fish connoisseurs think twice before buying their favourite varieties. Sardine, one of the common and widely consumed variety itself costs Rs 80 per kg. This is the all time high. The stock of sardine has diminished considerably, leading to increase in price. While there is huge

Kasargod, Sep 23: A dead snake was allegedly found in a tetrapack of a branded soft drink after a child had consumed its contents in a village near Thiruvananthapuram, police said. The snake was found in the pack of mango pulp bought by Sajiv from a shop for his two-and-a-half-year-old daughter, police said. In his complaint, Sajiv said his daughter had almost drained the contents of the packet