Karnataka

Bantwal, Feb 13: As part of 'Message of Prophet' campaign, the Vittla unit of All India Imams' Council (AIIC) held a massive public programme 'Hubb-ur-Rasool' on Monday in the maidan near town masjid in Vittla. Addressing the gathering, JD(S) Dakshina Kannada district secretary Mohammed Kunhi Vitla, chief guest of the programme, said that rather than politicising the issue of establishing a

New Delhi, Feb 13: Relief for protesting parents against the hike of fee in unaided private school in Bangalore as the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday, while hearing a batch of petitions filed by a Parents Association on the hike of fee, passed an interim order that schools cannot oust the children for not paying the fee. The court further directed the school authorities to approach the state

Mangalore, Feb 13: The renovated building of Jamia Masjid Kudroli will be formally inaugurated on February 16 at 10:30 a.m, said K S Mohammed Masood, President, Jamia Masjid Kudroli Committee and former Chairman, Karnataka State Minorities Commission. Addressing media persons at Press Club in Mangalore on Tuesday, Mr. Masood said that the renovated Masjid building has been constructed after

Bangalore, Feb 12: Doctors and paramedical staff of government hospitals in Karnataka today called off their five day old state-wide strike, bringing much needed relief to patients, who had been hit hard by the stir. Doctors Association President Dr H N Ravindra announced the end of strike, saying they had decided to resume work keeping in mind the suffering of patients. He said the agitation to

Mangalore, Feb 12: The red compound walls with beautiful line drawings from Wenlock hospital to University College at Hampankatta in Mangalore painted three years ago, has surely been a feast for eyes. This move did not just help in beautifying the area but also prevented the area from the very generous spitting and urinating habits of people. The line drawings depicting the rural life and culture

Mangalore, Feb 12: Members of the city unit of Hindu Jagrana Vedike and Kodikere Residents' Committee jointly staged a protest in front of the Deputy Commissioner's office here on Tuesday, pressing for crackdown on the drug mafia operating in the city and the arrest of the real culprits in the Shivaraj murder case. Speaking on the occasion, convener of HJV Satyajit Suratkal said the steady supply

Mangalore, Feb 12: Load shedding has already become a major problem for the citizens but the Mescom simply does not seem to be pondering on some immediate solution. This was evident as the Mescom MD S Sumanth talking about the same said that Mescom will reach state of surplus capacity in four to five years! Speaking to media persons at the 'meet the press' interaction on Tuesday, the MD said that

Sharjah, Feb 12: Seventeen Indian men, who were spared death sentence in a Sharjah murder case, flew back home last night after a legal battle that lasted for four years. The men, whose case was taken up by the Indian government due to the extraordinary capital punishment pronounced initially, landed in New Delhi earlier this morning, the Indian Consulate in Dubai confirmed. “They will be heading

Mangalore, Feb 12: Two residents of Mangilapadau near Vittal, on the outskirts of the city, died in a mishap that took place at Thanjavoor in Tamilnadu on Monday. Eight persons have been injured. The deceased are Isabu (45), son of Kunhabbu Beary and Sulaiman (50) son of Kodapadau Isabu. On Sunday, ten persons from Mangilapadau had left to for a pilgrimage to Muttipete but unfortunately the

Mangalore, Feb 12: An engineering student died after his bike collided against a parked bus, late on Monday night near Kottara Chowki on the outskirts of the city. The deceased has been identified as Nikunj Patel (23) from Gujarat. When the speeding bike collided against the bus, the bike and the rider, both were thrown under the bus. However, the rider succumbed to the severe head injuries and