Mangalore, Jul 16: Veteran Congress leader B Janardhan Poojary made a scathing attack on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, over his 'puppy' analogy in reply to a query on the 2002 Gujarat riots in a recent interview. Speaking at a press conference here on Monday, he said that the statement made by Modi was a deliberate reference to the community of Muslims. “We should ponder whether
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Bangalore, Jul 17: Four pedestrians were killed and six injured when a former president of Bommanahalli City Municipal Council ploughed his luxury car into a pavement in Parappana Agrahara here on Monday night. The speeding Land Rover (KA 51 MD 9394) driven by 'Bar' Krishnappa, allegedly in an inebriated condition, rammed the road median, swerved to the right and ran over people walking on the
Bangalore, Jul 16: The BJP?government doled out Rs 616 crore grants to various mutts and temples during the last three years, the Legislative Assembly was informed on Monday. In a written reply to Vasanth Bangera (Cong), Muzarai Minister Prakash Hukkeri stated that while Rs 199 crore was granted to mutts and temples in 2010-11, the amount increased to Rs 167 crore in 2011-12 and was the highest in
Bhubaneswar, Jul 16: Steel major POSCO today announced it has decided to scrap the proposed 6 million tonnes steel plant in Karnataka, following long delay in land acquisition and adverse market conditions. "With the given market conditions and significant delay in acquiring the required land in Gadag, we have decided to close our proposed 6-MTPA (million tonnes per annum) steel plant in Karnataka
Bangalore, Jul 16: Tippu Sulthan Central University will be formed at Srirangapatna at any cost, said Minister for Minority Affairs Dr K Rahman Khan. He said that in this connection a letter has been written to the Government to provide 200 acre of land. Addressing reporters on Monday, he said that, as per the recommendations of Sachar Committee, five universities have to be set up in different
Mangalore, Jul 16: A man has lodged a complaint with Commissioner of Police against Panambur SI Bharati. The complainant, Mohommad Sharief from Kasaba Bengre in his complaint has said that the SI has defamed him by calling him a 'thief'. Mohommad, a boat repair worker has said in his complaint that he lives at Bengre with his ailing mother, brother and sister-in-law and on July 7, the SI who came
Mangalore, Jul 16: A man died after falling off a running train near Hassan, on Friday night. The deceased is Hameed (32) from Bolumbuda of Hirebandadi village. Hameed had been to his relative's house in Hasan and had boarded a train back to Mangalore on Friday night. He must have slipped off the running train and died. It is said that Hameed had minor mental disorder too. He is survived by his
Mangalore, Jul 16: Classes for second year batch of 2013-14 for the course of Diploma Education in Arabic Language (DEAL) in the city were formally inaugurated by Principal of Iqra Arabic School Moulana Salim Nadvi on Monday. The 10-month course for female Arabic teachers has been initiated by city-based Hidaya – Mesco Arabic Academy, a wing of Hidaya Foundation, in collaboration with The Campus
Bhubaneswar, Jul 16: Two days after a joint team of Bhubaneswar and Mangalore police recovered some antique idols, which were allegedly stolen from a Jain temple near Mangalore recently, the police on Monday arrested two persons, including a woman from whose house the booty was seized here. The accused were identified as Diptimayee Mohanty and Digambar Mohanty. Diptimayee is wife of Santosh Das
Sullia, Jul 16: Followers of Islam, invariably resort to giving alms to the needy during holy month of Ramadan. However, a lady clad in Burqa thought of making the best of this but unfortunately fell into police net as the local people grew suspicious over her intention. A lady wearing burqa was seen begging in Karikkala –Muchila area in Panja. The locals who noticed her grew suspicious and