Karnataka

Mangalore, October 16: Navarathri festivities got underway at the historic Shri Gokarnanatheshwara Temple and Mahathobhara Shri Mangaladevi temple in the coastal city on Tuesday with the installation of the decked idols. While the idols of Navadurgas, Ganesha and Sharada were installed together at Kudroli temple, which is the showpiece of 'Mangaluru Dasara', idol of Sharada was installed at

Mangalore, October 16: Strengthening the party at grass root level is the most important thing for a party activist, said Oscar Fernandes, MP. He was addressing party activists at a meet organized at the district Congress office in Mangalore on Tuesday. The toughest elections are the Panchayat elections and strengthening the party at the grass root level should be of prime concern for party

Puttur, October 16: Two students of opposite sex belonging to different communities were targeted by moral police who found them roaming together. A male Muslim youth studying in a college here was apparently hanging out with a female counterpart and another female from the Hindu community. This was noticed by a gang of moral police who instantly approached the Hindu female and threatened her not

Puttur, October 16: A businessman from Nellikatte in Puttur taluk of Dakshina Kannada district died in a road accident in Mumbai. The accident occurred when Saiprasad Rai (50), had been returning to his home in Panoli. He died on the spot when the Maruti Swift he had been driving was hit head-on by a lorry. His dead body was brought to Puttur and last rites were performed. Saiprasad Rai, who had

Mangalore, October 16: Not too long ago, the case of Akku and Leela, two ladies who worked as scavengers in a government institution in Udupi for a meager basic salary of Rs. 15 per month, had come to light. Now, a case of two more such ladies has come to the fore. Ms. Akku and Ms. Leela were working as sweeper and scavenger in Government Women's Teachers Training Institute, Udupi for a salary of

Mangalore, October 16: City based IT firm InfosoftX, has bagged the prestigious 'Business and Service Excellence Award 2012'. The Award function was held in Bangalore by Big Research India and its media partner NDTV Profit. The Award was honored by chief guest Krishnamachari Srikanth, Chairman Selection Committee, National Cricket Team of India. Jeena Jenet Furtado, Corporate Relation Officer of

Mangalore, October 16: The methodology being used by Dakshina Kannada district administration in carrying out a survey to list the victims of endosulfan is faulty, alleged Dr. Ravindranath Shanbhag, President, Human Rights Protection Foundation, Udupi. Addressing mediapersons at Press Club in Mangalore on Tuesday, Mr. Shanbhag said that the district administration is aiming to hold a survey in 78

Bhatkal, October 16: Ankola police have arrested five youths on charges of illegal cattle transportation and seized cattle laden-lorry which had been heading to Bhatkal. Three among the arrested are from Bhatkal. The police have arrested the lorry driver Abiood Wahab (23) originally from Hubballi Meghanagar in Savanoor, cleaner Ramesh Siddappa Urulugatti from Raichur, Mohammed Salman (22)

Suratkal, October 16: It is time for all Hindus to be united under the banner of Hindutva, instead of being divided in the name of castes and sub-castes, said Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leader Suresh Parkala. He was speaking at the closing ceremony of the primary training class organised by Mangalore unit of RSS at Hosabettu near here. While other community members call themselves as Muslims and

Mangalore, October 16: Taking a dig at the BJP State President Eshwarappa for calling Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as the agent of a State, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President G Parameshwar said that it was not right for the senior BJP leader to make such an inappropriate statement. Addressing media persons during his visit to the city on Monday, Parameshwar said that the Prime