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

New Delhi, Jul 16: Mangalore International Airport has been ranked among top 10 small airports in India. According to a Customer Satisfaction Survey conducted by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) between January and June this year in 52 small airports having annual passenger load of less than 15 lakh, 14 airports, including Mangalore, share space in the Top 10. Hubli airport is ranked 19th. Of

Udupi, Jul 16: In an unusual incident, a three-year-old boy, who accidentally fell into a vessel containing hot 'sambar' at Nadsal village near Padubidri on last week, died at Kasturba Hospital in Manipal on Monday.The deceased is Santhosh, son of Venkatesh and Kavitha originally from Vikharabad in Rangareddy district of Andhra Pradesh, was a contract worker at a private company. They were living

Mangalore, Jul 15: A wildlife explorer hailing from New York, Paul Rosolie, specialising in the Western Amazon, bordering between Brazil and Peru in South America, shared his experiences with the audience in a programme organised by Kudremukh Widlife Foundation, in Mangalore. Speaking at the programme held in SDM Law College here on Monday, he articulated his experiences and encounters with the

Mangalore, Jul 16: A high speed milk packing machine at Dakshina Kannada district Milk Producers Union was inaugurated on Monday here. SCDCC Bank Chairman M N Rajendra Kumar inaugurated the machine. Speaking on the occasion, he said that there was a need to support dairy farming, to meet the demand for milk in the district. He said that the demand in undivided Dakshina Kannada is 3.50 lakh litre