Karnataka

Mangalore, November 8: Two accomplices of underworld fugitives Ravi Poojary and Kali Yogish alias Yogesh Bangera were arrested by Mangalore City Crime Branch Police on charges of extortion on Thursday. Police identified the arrested as Taranath (32) from Suratkal, and Subrahmanya alias Subbu (28). Taranath owns a milk parlour 'Milk Way' opposite BJP office at Kodiyalbail, while Subrahmanya runs a

Mangalore, November 8: Mangalore police have apprehended two persons for allegedly printing and issuing fake documents and academic certificates through a website. The arrested are Avinash Shetty (31), son of Shridhar B Shetty, resident of Marigudi in Suratkal, and Mohammed Shahid N P (32), son of T P Shahadulli, from Kannur in Kerala. According to police sources, Avinash Shetty had played a small

Bangalore, November 8: The Karnataka government today informed the High Court it would modify the controversial practice of "Made-Snana" in Kukke Subramanya temple in Dakshina Kannada district. The ritual involves devotees rolling over leftovers of food partaken by Brahmins on plantain leaves. The government, in its response to a PIL seeking a ban on the practice, filed an affidavit in the court

Puttur, November 8: At least three persons were killed and several others injured when the jeep in which they were travelling was hit by an Eicher lorry coming from the opposite direction on National Highway 75 at Neladka near Udane in Puttur taluk on Thursday. One of the victims is identified as Chandra, a resident of Karyapady near Andethadka in Belthangady taluk. The identity of two men -

Mangalore, November 8: The arrest of city based television journalist Naveen Soorinje has triggered protests from activists, politicians and members of media across the state. While media fraternity has termed the police action against Mr Soorinje as an assault on freedom of press, political representatives from Congress, Janata Dal (Secular) and other parties have strongly condemned the arrest

Mangalore, November 8: Justifying the recent controversial remarks made by the Ajmer Dargah chief at a public meet in the city, Popular Front of India (PFI) said that his speech was neither inflammatory nor communally-provocative. Addressing a press conference here on Thursday, PFI State Committee member Abdul Razaq Kemmara said that the comments of President of Ajmer Sharif Dargah Syed Sarwar

Mangalore, November 9: Senior Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Sampath Rai has termed the controversial statement on Narendra Modi made by Ajmer Dargah chief Sarvar Chishti at a public address in Mangalore as 'non-sense'. Mr. Modi has been serving as the Chief Minister of Gujarat from the past 10 years. Although there are many Muslims in Gujarat, they are not terrorists. By stating that Muslims will

Mangalore, November 8: Westgate Heights, the latest venture of city based SMR Group was inaugurated on Thursday. Located at Sturruck road in Falnir Westgate Heights has 20 flats with six-story apartments. Mangalore Qazi Twaka Ahmed Musliya formally inaugurated the commercial block, Fr Ravi Santosh Kamath inaugurated the residential apartments while P Ramanand Hegde (Managing trustee of Mangaldevi

Bangalore, November 8: Karnataka High Court has directed the Central and state governments to act against “endosulfan poisoning” in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts as the pesticide was wreaking havoc on many families there. On Wednesday A division bench comprising Chief Justice Vikramajit Sen and Justice B V Nagarathna, hearing a suo motu petition, observed that the endosulfan chemical had

Mangalore, November 8: Three men posing as police officers fooled an elderly woman near Landlinks Township in Konchady on the outskirts of the city on Wednesday and made off with her gold necklace worth Rs 60,000. Leela (68), resident of Konchady Brahmanadakodi, was approached by the three men while she had been walking near Landlinks. They began conversing with her. Convincing her that they were