Karnataka

Kasargod, December 22: With incidents of sexual harassment of women and children on the rise in Kasargod and other parts of the state, a special advisory meeting convened at the district police headquarters here called for more vigilance on the part of the police to initiate stern action against the culprits. At the meeting, attended by Childline, Legal Services Society, NGOs, and Women Cell

Mangalore, December 22: The tragic story of Jacintha Saldanha, who committed suicide in her nursing staff quarters in London on December 7, may have much deeper roots than just the humiliation she suffered at the hands of the two Australian Radio DJs two days earlier, on December 5. Eleven months before she ended her life, Jacintha had developed suicidal tendencies. She had attempted suicide twice

Mangalore, December 22: Minister for Higher Education C T Ravi on Friday inaugurated the month-long karavali Utsav began at Karavali Utsav Grounds in the city. Various cultural events, an exhibition and a beach utsav will be held as a part of the utsav that will be celebrated till January 27. Speaking on the occasion Mr Ravi said that the country's richness was know not by the wealth of its people

Mangalore, Dec 21: Youngsters who experience sexual harassment must report the matter to the RTO said C Mallikarjuna, Regional Transport Officer, Mangalore. Speaking on 'Road Safety' at a programme organized by the Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) in Mangalore on Friday, the RTO said that the incidents of sexual harassments are not confined to metros. Citing example of the recent

Mangalore, December 21: Diocese of Mangalore has several plans lined up for Christmas to bring smiles on the faces of the less fortunate. The major plan of the Diocese is to build houses for the homeless and site-less families living in the diocese jurisdiction. Informing about the same, Mangalore Bishop Dr Aloysius Paul D'Souza, in a news conference said that in commemoration of 125 years of the

Mangalore, December 21: The Minority Cell of Dakshina Kannada district Congress has demanded probe into Panjimogaru double murder, advocate Preetham and Kodikere Shivaraj murder cases by the CBI. Speaking at a protest organized in this regard on Friday in front of the Deputy Commissioner's office in Mangalore, Moideen Bawa, President, DK Congress Minority Cell, said that in spite of a year and a

Mangalore, December 21: According to the ancient Mayan predictions, the World, as we know it, would come to an absolute end on December 21, 2012. Termed 'Doomsday', December 21 is already here, and yet there is no sign of the impending apocalypse. Rationalist Dr Narendra Nayak claims to have invented a machine which is in fact currently preventing the end of the world today. The reason that the

Bangalore, December 21: General Secretary of All India Sunni Ulama Federation Kanthapuram A P Aboobaker called on Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar and Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister R Ashok seeking justice for under-trial PDP leader Abdunnaser Ma'adani. Ma'adani was among the 31 persons chargesheeted for the 2008 Bangalore blast which killed one person and injured 20. He was arrested in

Mangalore, December 22: The number of aspirants vying for Puttur Assembly seat ticket has been on the rise within Congress circles, especially after a group of Muslim leaders from the party demanded at least two seats in any of the eight Assembly constituencies in the district for Muslim candidates. In four of those constituencies, Congress has influential MLAs who are unlikely to be denied a

Mangalore, December 21: 'Raknno' the Konkanni Weekly managed by the Diocese of Mangalore founded in the year 1938 with the motto 'soth uloy, dhorm choloy' (Speak the Truth, Lead the Religion) is stepping into 75th year of its publication on Saturday, December 22at 10.15 am at Bishop's House Hall, Kodialbail. 'Raknno' though being a Konkanni Weekly by nature has strived to keep its readers abreast