Karnataka

Mangalore, Aug 6: Member of Legislative Council K Monappa Bhandary gave a stern warning to the Congress-led state government that the Bharatiya Janata Party would resort to district-wide protests if the former failed to stop the rampant cow-slaughter and close down illegal abattoirs in Dakshina Kannada. Speaking at a press conference at district BJP office here on Tuesday, he said that after

Mangalore, Aug 6: Fr Stanislaus R. Pereira mostly known as Fr Stanly Pereir) who is a priest of the Diocese of Mangalore passed away on Tuesday August 6, 2013 in the morning in Little Sisters of the Poor, Home for the Aged situated in Bajjodi-Mangalore due to age-related illness. He was 88 year old and was a priest for the last 60 years. Bishop of Mangalore Most Rev. Dr Aloysius Paul D'Souza and V

Bantwal, Aug 6: Hundreds of devotees thronged the Karinjeshwara temple and Narahari Parvatha in Bantwal here on Tuesday to take holy dip in the ponds on the occasion of 'Aati Amavasye'. The devotees especially newlyweds thronged both the temples starting from 4 a.m. A few devotees ailing from asthma offered coir ropes as offering to the temple and others offered beetle-leaves with areca nuts into

Kaup, Aug 6: A couple was burnt alive under mysterious circumstances at Katapady Beedu in Pangala in Udupi district after their home caught fire on Tuesday morning. The deceased are Vijaya Shetty and his wife Chandrika Shetty. Though preliminary investigation suggests the house was caught fire, it is said the couple intentionally set fire. The bodies of the couple have been sent for autopsies

Mangalore, Aug 6: In a gruesome incident, a youth was viciously stabbed to death by a gang of men late at night on Monday at Jeppu-Morgansgate in the suburbs of the city. The victim has been identified as Vikranth Shetty (27), resident of Kallapu near Thokkottu. The murder is said to have taken place at 11.15 p.m. on Monday. It is learnt that Vikranth was employed at a recreation club near Kallapu

Mumbai, Aug 6: Kuwait has warned that a dispute over a Rs. 70-crore flat in Mumbai could make it rethink bilateral ties. At stake is trade worth nearly Rs. 1,08, 000 crore. The royal family of Kuwait, which owns the Al Sabah court building in south Mumbai's posh Marine Drive, has moved the Bombay High Court through the building's caretaker Faisal Essa, accusing a builder, Sanjay Punamiya of

Mangalore, Aug 6: In the anger, volatility and hysterics surrounding the numerous thefts of cattle from the outskirts of the city, a traditional cattle trader, from a minority community, has been caught in the crossfire. He narrates the alleged police brutality – where he was thrashed with a lathi and his toe nails removed with cutting pliers – and the persistent harassment that has led him to

Mangalore, Aug 6: The city police on Monday produced Rajaji Subash Sancheti, a leading jeweller from Durg in Chhattisgarh state, before the JMFC Court at Moodbidri here. City police had picked him up in Durg on Saturday in connection with the theft at the Jain repository at Siddantha Bhavan on the Guru Basadi premises at Moodbidri, some 35km from here. The court has remanded Subash in to police

Mangalore, Aug 6: The district unit of Shri Ram Sene (SRS) staged a protest in front of Deputy Commissioner's office here on Monday, against Karnataka Assembly speaker Kagodu Thimmappa for his derogatory remarks on freedom fighter Rani Abbakka. The protestors demanded that either Speaker Kagodu Thimmappa should apologise for his remarks or resign from his post. SRS state vice-president Kumar

Mangalore, Aug 6: A fishing boat owned by Mohan Mendon and carrying eight fishermen capsized at the river mouth of Mangalore Old Port at about 1 p.m. on Monday afternoon. Fortunately, all the eight fishermen were rescued and pulled to safety by locals. Owned by Mohan Menon, the boat 'Nimmi Kalyani' encountered rough waves while entering the sea from the port and was soon filled with water. Luckily