Karnataka

Udupi, December 23: Demanding the abolition of the practice of “made snana” at Kukke Subrahmanya temple and “pankti bheda” at Sri Krishna Mutt/Temple and 'Ashta Mutts', the Communist Party of India (Marxist) will organise a protest here on December 27. “Made snana” is a ritual in which people from lower castes roll over the plantain leaves containing food left behind by Brahmins after their meal.

Mangalore, December 23: In a shocking incident, a Janata Dal (Secular) activist was found dead under mysterious circumstances at Permude, near MRPL, on the outskirts of the city on Saturday night. 50-year-old Girish Putran, who was an active member of JD(S) and president of JD(S) Hoige Bazar Fisheries Wing, had gone missing since Friday. His family members had lodged a missing complaint with

Kasargod, December 23: The Kasaragod police with the assistance of their counterparts in Karnataka have busted a gang involved in extortion. Five persons, including two from Karanataka, have been arrested so far. The gang used to target seemingly financially sound and vulnerable individuals and used to blackmail them using women, Superintendent of Police S. Surendran told reporters. The arrested

Mangalore, December 22: A labourer engaged in UGD pipe connection work, under the ADB funded KUDCEMP project died after being washed away in water, at Simon Lane, Naguri, on outskirts of the city on Saturday evening. The deceased has been identified as Raju (24) from Andhra Pradesh. According to sources, Raju, along with three other workers was working on the drainage connection work at Naguri

Jubail, December 22: A fire broke out in a factory in eastern Saudi Arabia on Saturday killing six workers, a spokesman for the Jubail industrial zone said. The fire erupted at around 10:30 a.m. in one of 'BeeA'h' Development Companies in the city of Jubail. Many other workers sustained injuries during the tragedy. It was not yet immediately weather there were any Indians among the deceased or

Kasargod, December 22: The Kasargod district sessions court has sentenced a madrasa teacher to 22 years in prison for raping and sodomizing a 10-year-old girl in 2008. Judge K Bhaskaran also imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on the teacher. If the fine is not paid, he will have to serve an additional six months in prison. Bedakam police said the accused V T Ayyoob, alias Ayyoob Sakhafi (28), a native of

New Delhi, December 22: The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) would soon allow more technical courses including engineering through correspondence, Human Resource Development Minister M.M. Pallam Raju said Friday. After a meeting with AICTE Chairman S.S. Mantha and other officials, Raju told reporters that a new accreditation body for technical education, Indian Board of

Mangalore, December 22: Love for moolah can drive one to invent bizarre ways to acquire it. A city resident was arrested here on Sunday for faking the death of his wife to claim Rs 5 lakh insurance money. The accused, identified as Shivaram Shenoy, a resident of KS Rao Road, in the city, planned this disgraceful act earlier this year with the help of others, police said. The matter came to light

Mangalore, December 22: The secret behind the device built by President of Federation of Indian Rationalist Association Dr Narendra Nayak that had supposedly averted the apocalypse or 'Doomsday' on Friday, December 21, is finally out. Introducing a sophisticated water purification plant as 'Pralaya Prevention Machine' to the reporters on Saturday, Rationalist Narendra Nayak said that the machine

Mangalore, December 22: The best way to combat corruption is through spiritualism and nationalism, said Vishwesha Theertha Swamiji of Pejawar Mutt. He was speaking after inaugurating the All Karnataka State Youth Convention as part of Swami Vivekananda's 150th birth anniversary celebrations organized by Ramakrishna Mission, Mangalore, at Sangha Niketan in the city on Saturday. Corruption is one of