Karnataka

Mangalore, Jul 28: Even after a year of right-wing activists attacking youngsters celebrating a birthday party at Morning Mist homestay located at Padil on the outskirts of the city, the issue of the assault on youngsters and the rights of women continues to be a much-debated topic. Speaking at a discussion on moral policing and the aftermath of the homestay attack, organised by Journalists' Study

Mangalore, Jul 28: Sahayog Job Fair – 2013 organised by Department of Higher Education and SDM Business Management College for graduates from Government colleges under Mangalore University was held at SDM College campus, Mangalore on Sunday. Speaking after inaugurating the job fair, Minister for Higher Education and Tourism, RV Deshpande said that job seekers have to set themselves apart in terms

Mangalore, Jul 28: In order to spread awareness on the decreasing population of tigers worldwide, Pilikula Biological Park, Pilikula Nisargadhama will observe International Tiger Day by organising essay and collage competition for students on conservation of tigers. Director, Dr Shivaram Karanth Biological Park, H Jaganatha Bhandary speaking to coastaldigest.com said that since stage program

Chandigarh, Jul 28: Daughters of the erstwhile Maharaja of Faridkot are set to inherit his estates and assets worth a staggering Rs 20,000 crore following a local court's ruling after a 23-year-old legal battle that his will was forged. Chief Judicial Magistrate Rajnish Kumar Sharma on Thursday gave the verdict in favour of Sir Harinder Singh Brar's eldest daughter, Amrit Kaur who had challenged

Moodbidri, Jul 28: The prime accused in the Moodbidri Basadi statue theft case, which has been billed as the biggest temple theft in the State, has been nabbed by the police, from Bhuvaneshwar in Odisha. The arrested is Ghanshyam alias Santhosh Das. There are all possibilities of Das being brought to Mangalore on Sunday evening. A special team was constituted to nab Das, who was the kingpin of the

Kasargod, Jul 28: The source of the gas tankers and other consumer durables that had been washed ashore on various beaches of the district in the past few days has been finally traced. Officials have confirmed that these goods were wreckage from the sunken cargo ship MV Mol Comfort. The ill-fated vessel sank last month in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Oman while going to Singapore from Jeddah

Bangalore, Jul 28: Media Watch Department of Students' Islamic Organisation (SIO) along with the help of journalists, activists and researchers has published a book 'Media and Terror-Facts and Fiction' with the aim of highlighting the language, which is used by media houses ubiquitously when it comes to reporting terror cases. The book is the product of documenting, compiling and analysing

Mangalore/Udupi, Jul 28: The heavy rains continued to lash across Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts keeping people indoors. Mangalore city experienced heavy downpour on Saturday night. Kinnigoli area witnessed favourable rainfall which increased by evening on Saturday. A landslide occurred on the backyard of Kateel temple. Kilenjoor-Soorinje road was disconnected due to the rains. Bajpe area

Udupi, Jul 28: A member of Udupi City Municipal Council has received death threat on his phone, police sources said. Naveen Bhandary, Udupi municipal councillor, received a phone call from a person who identified himself as Kali Yogesh, at 2 p.m. on Friday, town police said. The caller told Mr. Bhandary that both he (Mr. Bhandary) and another councillor Yashpal Suvarna had constructed two

Udupi, Jul 28: The existing Hejmady Fisheries Harbour in Udupi district would be developed at a cost of Rs. 100 crore, said Urban Development Minister Vinay Kumar Sorake. Speaking to presspersons after visiting the harbour and studying the blueprint for its development on Saturday, Mr. Sorake said that Rs. 100 crore will be provided with a 75 per cent contribution by the Union government, and the