Karnataka

Mangalore, December 30: Two elderly brothers including a physician were killed on spot in a ghastly road mishap at Uppinangady in Puttur taluk on the outskirts of the city. The deceased have been identified as Narayana Bhat (60), a physician and his younger brother Eshwar Bhat (53). Both were residents of Bellare. The tragedy occurred when their motorcycle was hit by a speeding bus. According to

Mangalore, December 30: The state government has appointed Udupi BJP general secretary Tingale Vikramarjuna Hegde as Chairman of Coastal Development Authority. He would take the charge on Monday, December 31. The post was vacant since B Nagaraj Shetty resigned from primary membership of the Party. In fact, the post had 'constituted' for Mr Shetty as he had been defeated by Ramanath Rai in the

Kasargod, December 30: A group of unidentified people assaulted a student leader near Vidyanagar here. The victim has been identified as Students Federation of India (SFI) district unit secretary Shalu Mathew. Shalu Mathew, with multiple wounds, is being treated at a hospital at Chengala. Meanwhile, the SFI activists alleged that the Muslim Students Federation (MSF) was behind the attack. The MSF

Mangalore, December 29: The Diocese of Mangalore prayed in front of the Bishop's House, Mangalore, on Saturday evening for the repose of soul of 23 year old paramedical student who was raped and attacked in a moving bus in Delhi on the December 16 and succumbed to death on December 29 in Singapore. Speaking on the occasion, Prof. Sabeeha Bhoomigowda, Professor at the Department of Kannada

New Delhi, December 29: NIA today made its first arrest in connection with Maharashtra's 2006 Malegaon bombing after the role of right-wing groups came to the fore with the nabbing of Swami Aseemanand last year. The National Investigation Agency arrested one Mohan, who is alleged to be part of the criminal conspiracy and touted as planter of explosives in communally-sensitive powerloom Malegaon

Mangalore, December 29: In the background of the recent brutal gang rape of a paramedical student in Delhi, Higher Education Minister and Dakshina Kannada district-in-charge Minister C T Ravi called for stringent laws and changes in educational system to help check the rising crimes against women in the country. Addressing a news conference at Circuit House here on Saturday, he said that every

Mangalore, December 29: Calling it merely a part of the 'propaganda', social activist Teesta Setalvad said that most Muslims in Gujarat did not vote for Narendra Modi in the recent elections. Interacting with media persons at the sidelines of a programme organized in Mangalore on Saturday by Karnataka Komu Souharda Vedike (KKSV), Ms. Setalvad rubbished the claim that there was an increase in

Mangalore, December 29: The ideology of 'Hindutva' has its roots in casteism, said Dr. Anand Teltumbe, Marxist scholar and grandson of Dr. B R Ambedkar. He was speaking after inaugurating the 'Unity Convention' organized by Karnataka Komu Souharda Vedike (KKSV) in Mangalore on Saturday as part of its decennial celebrations. “The RSS took birth in 1920s which was also the time when Dalit movement

Kundapur, December 29: Former Kundapur MLA Halady Srinivas Shetty, who had resigned from the Legislative Assembly revealing his angst at not getting a ministerial berth in last July, now resigned from primary membership of Bharatiya Janata Party. In the same development, he has sent a letter to the State BJP chief K S Eshwarappa and Udpi district BJP president. In his letter Mr Shetty has

Kasargod, December 29: Police have arrested three more persons in connection with the alleged 'gang- rape' of an 18-year-old girl from Kanyana, on Friday. The arrested have been identified as Mohammed Kunhi (24), his friends Hussain (26) and Unnais (35). All the arrested are from Uduma Kundolam Para. Among them Unnais who was working in Gulf had returned to his native last month. The police have