Karnataka

Bangalore, Jan 13: A heated argument ensued between members of Cow Protection Force and policemen when the former were heading to Raj Bhavan to submit a memorandum to the governor urging him to give assent to the Cow Slaughter and Cattle Preservation Act Amendment Bill, 2012, on Saturday. After much pursuation and talks with police officials, five volunteers of the Force were allowed inside the

Mangalore, January 12: Despite 'Saffron' being one of the colours in the Indian national flag, Congressman B Janardhan Poojary who is known to take digs on fellow congressmen, took a fresh dig on new entrant Vijaynath Vittal Shetty for wearing saffron attire on the day of his induction into Congress. On the occasion of Youth Convention organized by District Congress as a part of Swami Vivekananda

Mangalore, Jan 12: Swami Vivekananda is being used as an 'agent' for accumulation of votes by certain political vested interests, said Prof. Nityananda Shetty, Associate Professor, Tumkur University. He was delivering the keynote address at a youth convention organized by the District Congress in Mangalore on Saturday as part of Swami Vivekananda's 150th birth anniversary celebrations. Swami

Udupi, Jan 12: Congress party worker and RTI activist Vandaru Vasudeva Adiga who was missing found dead at Kadur in Chickmagalur district on January 12. The body bore multiple injuries and his face had been smashed in beyond recognition. On Saturday, passersby saw a body which was floating in the tank and informed police. A bill in the name of Adiga helped Sakharayapatna police establish the

Mangalore, Jan 12: Hundreds of students from various schools and colleges in the city took out a procession rally organized by the Dakshina Kananda district administration and Ramakrishna Mutt to observe 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekannada. The procession which started from Nehru Maidan traversed via Pandeshwar then culminated at Ramakrishna Mutt, Mangaladevi. District incharge minister C

Mangalore, Jan 12: Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) conducted a road show in Mangalore on Saturday with the aim to increase tourist arrivals to Thailand. In 2011, Thailand received a total number of 9,16,787 Indian tourists, a growth of 20.57 per cent over the previous year and last year Thailand received a total number of 1016013 tourist arrivals from India, an increase of 11 per cent. Through

Bangalore, Jan 12: Stating that complete body-covering garment is often misused by girl students in schools and colleges, a Christian panel has strongly defended the ban imposed by several missionary-run educational institutions in Karnataka on wearing the burkha on campus. Replying to queries of media persons at a press conference called to announce a daylong seminar on 'combating saffronisation

Udupi, Jan 12: K Jayaprakash Hegde, Udupi-Chikmagalur MP, laid the foundation stone for the 200-bed Bethestha Hospital, which will be constructed by the Divine Generation Ministries Bethel Church (DGMBC) Trust, at Innanje village in Udupi district on Friday. Addressing the gathering, Mr. Hegde said the DGMBC Trust was rendering yeoman service to society through its Vishwasada Mane Rehabilitation

Kasargod, Jan 12: The police on Friday arrested Girish, an ex-serviceman who was absconding for nearly a month, on the charge of sexually abusing a minor girl hailing from Thayannur, near Kanhangad. Girish was arrested from Ambalathara by a police team led by Hosdurg Circle Inspector K V Venugopal. The police had in December arrested seven persons, including a labourer hailing from Assam, in

Mangalore, Jan 12: Members of Vishwa Hindu Parishat and Bajarang Dal staged a protest at Kadri war memorial, Kadri in the city on Friday against the alleged killings of two Indian soldiers by Pakistani Army. While addressing the protesters, District President of Vishwa Hindu Parishat Manohar Thulajaram demanded India to take stringent action against Pakistan. “Even after few days of barbaric