Karnataka

Mangalore, October 23: Former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa needs to do some introspection and recall his journey from being a party worker to becoming a party leader before embarking on quitting the BJP and forming a separate party, C T Ravi, DK District in charge Minister, and BJP leader, said. He was speaking at a press meet in Mangalore on Tuesday. Responding to a media person's question as

Mangalore, October 23: The coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi celebrated Ayudha Pooja with pomp and gaiety on Tuesday. Vehicles were specially decorated and aligned for the pooja. A number of associations had organised various contests and entertainment programmes. Special rituals were performed at most of the Hindu homes, shops, workshops, commercial complexes and offices. Members of

Mangalore, October 23: A gang of four robbers forcefully entered a house in Krishnapura, on the outskirts of the city, sprayed a liquid on the house-owner and threatened the couple, before decamping with jewellery and other valuables worth Rs 1 lakh on Monday evening. The robbery took place in the house belonging to NMPT employee Abdul Samad. It is said that four well-built men sprayed a liquid

Mangalore, October 23: 'Love Jihad' and 'forcible conversion' are the root causes of communal clashes and all other confusions and chaos in the society, said BJP leader and MLC Monappa Bhandary. Speaking at 'Bakrid Message', a programme organised by Akhila Bharata Beary Barishat at Jamiyyatul Falah Auditorium in the city on Monday called upon the Muslims to refrain from communal activities. If

Bangalore, October 23: The state Government, on a recommendation from the State Wakf Board, has changed the date of public holiday for Eid-ul-Adha to October 27 instead of October 26 as fixed earlier. On Monday, the government issued an Order to this effect. All government offices and nationalised banks will function on October 26 and will observe holiday on October 27 under Negotiable Instruments

Karwar, October 23: Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri, Minister for Primary and Secondary Education, on Monday said the Finance Department had given its go-ahead for the appointment of 4,000 teachers to primary schools in the State. Mr. Kageri told presspersons in Sirsi that the process of appointing the teachers would commence next month. He insisted that only candidates who had completed the D. Ed course

Belthangady, October 23: The state government has decided to step up intelligence gathering in coastal belt and improve security in the region, Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister R Ashoka said on Monday. As a first step, the State government has decided to sanction Rs 30,000 to each Coastal Security Police (CSP) Stations, he said while speaking to media persons after inaugurating the new

Mangalore, October 22: The Mangalore City Corporation in association with Suvarna Kanrnataka, Mangalore, on Monday launched a campaign on city cleanliness and destitute rehabilitation centre. Inaugurating the publicity vehicle of the campaign, in front of Town Hall in the city, Mangalore Mayor Gulzar Banu urged the public to join hands with civic body to make the city clean and beautiful. Speaking

Mangalore, October 22: The Bharath Parikrama Yatra undertaken by RSS Pracharak Seetharam Kedilaya of Puttur with an intention to 'Know Bharat, Be Bharat and Make Bharat Vishwaguru' reached Mangalore on Monday, October 22. Addressing the media persons at Bikarnakatte here, Mr Kedilaya said there is need to stop commercialization, materialization and politicization of any issues. He said

Kochi, October 22: Managements of several private schools in Kerala want women teachers to adopt a dress code to avoid prying eyes of male students. They have suggested teachers wear an apron or an overcoat "to cover themselves properly" in class. There isn't a formal diktat but it's the talk of staff rooms after many women teachers noticed students taking pictures of them with mobile cameras. "We