Karnataka

Mangalore, December 28: The campaign demanding the release of PDP leader Abdul Nasser Ma'adani, presently lodged in a jail in Bangalore in connection with the 2008 serial blasts case, is slowly gaining strength with various forums coming out urging his release. Under the slogan “Save Ma'adani” a 'human right convention' will be organised on December 31 at 2 p.m. at Shaheed-e-Iraq Saddam Hussain

Chikmagalur, December 28: Higher Education and Dakshina Kannada district-in-charge Minister C?T?Ravi has said that the discussions are about the plans of the construction of a grand Datta Mandir outside the controversial place at Baba Budangiri and to build a Masjid in Nagenahalli for Muslims, retaining the original state of the 'Datta Peetha' Speaking to media persons after having the Darshan of

Malpe, December 28: Members of progressive groups led by Udupi chapter of Karnataka Komu Sauharda Vedike staged a protest in front of District Police Officer here on Thursday demanding withdrawal of First Information Report slapped against the parish priest of Stella Maris Church. Speaking on the occasion, KKSV district unit president G Rajashekhar said that nearly 200 activists of the Bajrang Dal

New Delhi, December 28: Investigations into right-wing terror network in the country have led sleuths of NIA to suspect that some blasts in Jammu in 2004 were carried out by the group which was involved in Samjhauta train and Malegaon blasts. After arresting three persons from Madhya Pradesh recently, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) teams were in for a surprise when it was claimed by one

Mangalore, December 28: An emergency-like situation has been prevailing in Karnataka under the BJP rule said M A Baby, the Polit Bureau member of Communist Party of India. After visiting city based television journalist Naveen Soorinje, who is currently undergoing treatment for chickenpox symptoms in the jail ward of Government Wenlock Hospital, here, on Thursday, Mr Baby told media persons that

Mangalore, December 27: In yet another shocking incident, a young girl was brutally gang-raped twice in a moving Maruthi Omni and at an isolated area near Kumble town in Kasargod district. The victim is an 18-year-old girl from Kanyana in Bantwal taluk in Dakshina Kannada district. Though the incident took place last Monday, it came to light much later. The victim, who is a maid at an apartment in

Mangalore, December 27: The members of Hindu Jana Jagruthi Samithi asked the youth not to celebrate New Year on the night of December 31. Addressing a press meet at Press Club here on Thursday, Sangeetha Prabhu said today's youth is blindly embracing the western customs consequently spoiling India culture. “The New Year for Indians is Ugadi which we celebrate in a traditional manner. Celebrating

Mangalore, December 27: Protest against Delhi gang-rape erupted in Mangalore too on Thursday, with hundreds of students of allied science and physiotherapy colleges along with the college faculties taking out a rally seeking justice for rape victim, who is also a physiotherapy student. Wearing white aprons with black badges and holding placards and banners, the protesters marched from Jyothi

Udupi, December 27: The protest organised by Communist Party of India (Marxist) against the practice of “made snana” at Kukke Subrahmanya temple and “pankti bheda” at Sri Krishna Math/Temple and 'Ashta Maths' took a violent turn when agitators tried to forcibly enter the Car Street, here on Thursday. A clash broke out between police and agitators, when the police stopped the protesters near

Mangalore, December 27: A religious programme will be flagged off on Friday, December 27, as a prelude to the Urus ceremony of Hazrat Sayyid Arabi Darga located on the premises of 407 Masjid at Someshwar-Uchil, near here. Announcing the same at a press meet here on Thursday, Abdul Salam Uchil, Secretary of Urus committee said that, president of the Masjid M K Mahmoud would flag off the programme