Karnataka

Udupi, Mar 13: A tense atmosphere prevailed on the Venkataramana temple road in Udupi for some time after a firecracker was thrown by alleged BJP workers into a hotel owned by a defeated Congress candidate in recent ULB polls on Tuesday night. The incident happened during the victory procession of a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate. The BJP workers had taken out a procession to celebrate the

Kasargod, Mar 13: In a major drive against smuggling of narcotic substances into the district, the police seized 55 kg of ganja, estimated to cost over Rs.6 lakh, and arrested three persons here on Tuesday. The accused have been identified as Abdul Haris, 40, of Thalangara Kadavath; Azeez, 46, of Thalangara; and Kalander Shafi, 22, of Kannadipara, near Uppala, They were transporting the drug in a

Mangalore, Mar 13: Coastal Security Force, NDC and CID units held a joint operation and seized cannabis worth Rs 8, 65,000 (about 34 kgs) from 'Uppina Dakke' in Attavara. Three persons have been nabbed in this regard along with several things that were in their possession. Sayyed Anis Ahemed (53) from Mysore, Mansoor Ahemed (28) from Chikmagalur and Ansar Pasha (45) from Shankarapura are the

Mangalore, Mar 13: Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) has bagged six seats in Dakshina Kannada Urban Local Body polls. The party calling the victory to be 'triumph of value-based politics' has attributed success to the services it has been doing for the people. Party Distirct President Abdul Jaleel said that the Party has won six seats, which is a huge success, considering the fact that the

Mangalore, Mar 13: Education field is nation's valuable resourceful asset which is instrumental in the development of country's economy. Hence, is to be developed by imparting quality education in the institutions, opined Vice-Chancellor of Nitte University Dr. S. Ramananda Shetty. He was addressing the students after inaugurating the “Annual Day Celebration” of Shree Devi Group of Educational

Mangalore, Mar 13: Three persons including a nine-month baby have gone missing from Kavoor Bolvu Gudde since March 10. According to Franki John Rodrigues, the complainant, the missing are Dhanalakshmi alias Deepa (21), Komala alias Jyothi (24) and her son Vasudeva (9 months). All the three were distant relative of Rodrigues' wife and were staying with them since 2012. Dhanalakshmi was 4.6 feet

Bangalore, Mar 12: A day after its rout in Karnataka municipal polls, the ruling BJP blamed the debacle on infighting and vowed corrective measures to ensure the party wins the assembly polls due in two months. Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders met here Tuesday to discuss the reasons for the dismal show in the polls to 207 urban local bodies held March 7. The results were announced

Mangalore, Mar 12: An autistic child has every right to pursue education in a 'normal' school and denial of this opportunity by school authorities amounts to violation of child rights, said Dr. Rameela Shekhar, Member, Juvenile Justice Board, DK. Ms. Shekhar revealed this during an interaction meet on education and RTE related issues held at SDM College, Mangalore on Monday, when Alwyn D'Souza

Mangalore, Mar 12: Although Tulu originally had a script, due to strong Kannada hegemony which we have accepted over the years, Tulu has remained as a dialect, said former professor and chairman of Department of Studies in History at Mangalore University Dr B Surendra Rao. Delivering the keynote address following the inauguration of a two-day national seminar on 'Dakshina Kannada Then and Now'

Bangalore, Mar 12: After playing spoilsport to the ruling BJP in the recently concluded polls to Urban Local Bodies in Karnataka, KJP President B S Yeddyurappa today set his eyes on storming the Assembly in upcoming elections. "My first target was to finish the BJP in ULB elections because they had ditched me. People have taught them a lesson. My next target is to storm assembly in the upcoming