Karnataka

Washington, Aug 23: In an effort to overturn the image of Muslims as fire-breathing, sword-slashing conquerors and avengers, a Muslim group in America will resort to a pacific response to the provocative burning of the Quran by a fundamentalist Christian evangelist. Pastor Terry Jones, the notorious Christian extremist who riled Muslims across the world with his inflammatory burning of the Quran

Mangalore, Aug 23: In a major haul, customs officials at the Mangalore International Airport on Thursday seized 12 kilograms of saffron estimated at Rs 12 lakh from a passenger. The arrested is Abdul Rasheed from Mattannur, Kannur district of Kerala. The passenger came by a Jet Airways flight 9W 531 from Dubai 7.45am. The saffron was concealed along with clothes and other personal belongings

Puttur, Aug 22: A day after seven cattle thieves, allegedly belonging to a Hindutva outfit, were caught red-handed by the residents of Savanoor near here, police on Thursday arrested the owner of the stolen cows, thanks to the counter-complaint lodged by one of the alleged thieves. Usman, whose cows were stolen allegedly by Bajrang Dal activists, was arrested after Sundara Poojary, the driver of

Mangalore, Aug 22: Mangalore South MLA J R Lobo officially launched 'Nirmala Mangalore,' a cleanliness campaign to keep city clean on Thursday. Speaking on the occasion after launching the campaign JR Lobo said “In order to keep city clean public must start keeping their environment clean. Mangalore city corporation officials alone cannot maintain cleanliness but it can be achieved with the

Mangalore, Aug 22: Dakshina Kannada Co-operative Milk Producers Union Limited (DKMUL), Mangalore has announced a scheme to provide free education for farmers' children wishing to pursue veterinary medicine or agriculture-related courses through Dairy Farmers' Welfare Trust set up for the purpose. Speaking at a press conference here on Thursday, president of DKMUL and Dairy Farmers' Welfare Trust

Udupi, Aug 23: Police on Thursday filed a chargesheet against the five accused in the Manipal gang rape case in Karnataka. There are 92 witnesses in the case. Accused Yogesh, Hariprasad and Anand were arrested on charges of sexually assaulting a medical student of Manipal University while Balachandra and Harindra are charged with tampering evidence. The court on August 12 had extended the judicial

Mangalore, Aug 22: Mansharu Saquafathil Islamiyya (MSI), an educational institution located at Gerukatte in Belthangady, will conduct a community mass-marriage for five Muslim couples on Sunday in the premises of the institution. Announcing this at a press meet here on Thursday, secretary of the institution K M Aboobaker Siddiq Montugoli said that five Muslim couples from a poor background would

Mangalore, Aug 22: The Akhila Bharatha Billawar Union in association with Narayan Guru educational institutions celebrated the 158th birth anniversary of Brahmashree Narayan Guru at Damodhara R Suvarana Hall, Narayan Guru College, Kudroli on Thursday. MLA, Mangalore South Constituency, J R Lobo delivering his inaugural address at the formal function said that Brahmashri Narayana Guru was a social

Washington, Aug 22: Back from a study trip to India last year, a Chicago university student recalls it as a visit full of adventures and beauty but also relentless sexual harassment, groping and worse. In a powerful account posted on CNN iReport under the username RoseChasm, Michaela Cross says upon her return, she was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and is now on a mental leave of

Bangalore, Aug 22: "Government work is God's work", proclaims a sign at VidhanaSoudha's portal. But a secret CBI dossier says it isn't work that preoccupies people in the hub of administration, but viewing porn on official computers during office hours. The dossier, which has been forwarded to the criminal investigation department (CID), is an offshoot of the CBI monitoring internet activities in