Karnataka

Mangalore, December 6: A girl had a miraculous escape when speeding car rammed into two shops near Pumpwell bus stop in the city on Thursday evening. Sandeep, the proprietor of 'Sandeep Arts', and Prahalhad Sahani, the proprietor of 'Sahani Furnitures' suffered a loss of around Rs 30,000 each when the ill-fated car entered their shops all of a sudden. Luckily, the 'Ford Fiesta' bearing

Mangalore, December 6: Fathima's (name changed) mother was leading a tough life rolling beedies with her two female children. The owner of her rented house Ismaeel (29), who wanted to take advantage of their financial problems, posed as a well-wisher and won their trust. When Fathima's elder sister fell ill, he extended help and also helped Fathima when she had hurt herself after falling off from

Mangalore, December 6: The ruling UPA government comfortably defeated the opposition-sponsored motion against Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in retail in Lok Sabha on Wednesday. Concerns over its implementation in the country continue to be raised. Even as the nation is discussing the pros and cons of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in retail, the central government repeated its claim that states

Mangalore, December 6: Even after 20 years of the demolition of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya in 1992, the Congress has not lived up to its assurances of reconstructing the Masjid or punishing the accused named by the Liberhan Commission, said Popular Front of India (PFI) state committee member Abdul Razak Kemmara. Addressing a press meet convened by the district unit of PFI here on Thursday, he said

Mangalore, December 6: Representatives of Kulur Muhiyuddin Jumma Masjid have demanded a CBI probe into the Panjimogaru double murder case. Addressing media persons at Press Club in Mangalore on Thursday, Hakeem Kulur, Joint Secretary, Kulur Muhiyuddin Jumma Masjid, Panjimogaru said that even after 1 year and 5 months passing by, the culprits who carried out the murder of Raziya and her eight year

Mangalore, December 6: The Indira Gandhi National Open University has invited applications for admissions to various academic programmes starting January 2013. The filled-in application forms for degree, diploma and certificate programmes can be submitted up to December 14, 2012 without late fee and up to January 8, 2013 with a late fee of Rs 200. The selection for the MBA programme of July 2013

Udupi, December 5: Mangalore based Shanti Prakashana's new Kannada book on Islam and terrorism titled “Islam Bhayotpadaneya Dharmavalla” (Islam is not a religion of terrorism) b will be released at the Town Hall here on Friday. This is a Kannada translation of the Hindi book, “Islam - Aatank Ya Adarsh” authored by Swami Lakshmi Shankaracharya. According to a press release issued here, a symposium

Mangalore, December 6: The Udupi district administration has extended prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code in the coastal areas of Udupi district from Wednesday mid night to December 20. The prohibitory orders were extended following reports of continued non-traditional fishing of cuttlefish by fishermen from other states, especially from Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Goa

Mangalore, December 5: In a shocking incident, a minor girl from K C Road in Mangalore taluk was allegedly gang-raped by at least two men for more than an hour on the outskirts of the city. The victim Fathima (name changed) has been admitted to a private hospital for emergency treatment. The accused identified as Ismaeel (29), the owner of the victim's rented house and his friend Raheem, a

Mangalore, December 5: Media houses and journalists are not above the law and hence the Press Council of India (PCI) needs to be given more teeth to bring about meaningful regulation said Justice Markandeya Katju, Chairman, PCI, and former judge of the Supreme Court of India. Speaking at an interaction programme with media persons at the SDM College of Law and Management in Mangalore on Wednesday