Karnataka

Mangalore, December 4: Activists of Democratic Youth Federation of India staged a flash protest in front of a police station, here after one of their activists was reportedly dragged to the station by a constable for asking him not to create problem to the movement of traffic in Bunder on Monday. Muneer Katipalla, District Secretary of DYFI said that activist Dayanand was dragged to the station by

Bangalore, December 4: Karnataka, which will go to the polls in May next year, is set to witness 'son rise' of a different kind. A record number of children of top political leaders are expected to test their luck in the 2013 assembly elections. Former Chief Ministers H.D. Kumaraswamy and N.Dharam Singh, Union Minister Mallikarjun Kharge, former Union Minister C.K. Jaffer Sharief, and former

Mangalore, December 4: A 21-year-old man allegedly killed his elder brother over a trifling matter at Baruva in Belma village under Konaje police station limits on Tuesday morning. The deceased has been identified as Praveen D'Souza (25). The accused Naveen D'Souza (21) was later arrested by Konaje police. Family sources said Praveen was unemployed and he used to quarrel with his younger brother

Bangalore, December 4: Mangalore city shares the dubious distinction of having the state's highest crime rate -- the incidence of crime for every 1 lakh of population - in 2011. But, Bangalore city is ahead in terms of the number of crimes, according to a study by the State Crime Records Bureau (SCRB). The good news is that there's been a decline in the overall incidence of crime in the state

Mangalore, December 3: Senior scholar and writer Bannanje Govindacharya was on Monday conferred with 'Polali Shastri Award' at a function organized by Kalkura Prathishtana and Polali Shastri Smaraka Samiti (PSSS), at Sharada Vidyalaya in the city. Delivering the felicitation address, scholar and critic Dr M Prabhakar Joshi said that Govindacharya was second to none in the sphere of Madhva

Mangalore, December 3: Two Cruise vessels M.V. Sevenseas Voayager with 650 cruise passengers and 454 crew and M.V. Seabourn Odyssey with 438 passengers and 339 crew called at New Mangalore Port on 3-12-2012. M.V. Sevenseas Voayager is on her 3rd voyage and M.V. Seabourn Odyssey is on her maiden voyage to New Mangalore Port. So far 7 cruise vessels called at the Port during the current fiscal year

New Delhi, December 3: Key witness and approver in the 2006 Malegaon blast case Abrar Ahmed's revelation that he was pressurized by Maharashtra ATS to take names of the Muslim accused in the case, has ironically become a “hurdle” for National Investigation Agency's (NIA) probe of the case. Post-Swami Aseemanand's confession of a Hindu hand behind the blast, the NIA was investigating how the nine

Mangalore, December 4: In response to a statewide call, the district unit of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) staged a demonstration at Bunt's Hostel Circle in Mangalore here on Monday in protest against permitting private universities and urged the government to come out with clear-cut guidelines for establishing such universities. The ABVP has expressed concern over the State

Mangalore, December 3: Justice Markandeya Katju, President of the Press Council of India (PCI) and former judge of the Supreme Court of India, has warned the Karnataka government against violation of the fundamental right of journalists and suppression of the freedom of the press. Speaking to mediapersons on Monday at the Circuit House in Mangalore where he arrived today to participate in a

Mangalore, December 3: N Prakash officially took charge as the new Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada district on Monday at the DC's office in Mangalore. Hailing from Nanjangud, Mysore, and an IAS officer of 2011 batch, Mr. Prakash has replaced Dr. Chennappa Gowda, as the Deputy Commissioner of the district. Speaking to media persons after taking charge, Mr. Prakash said that a Deputy