Karnataka

Sullia, September 10: Two Bharatiya Janata Party workers were caught red handed while distributing liquor to lure the voters during the Gram Panchayat by-election at Peruvaje in Bellare near here on Sunday. They have been identified as Kushalappa Peruvaje, the Personal Assistant of Sullia MLA S Angara and Prashanth, a local resident. Both were caught by Congress workers and handed over to the

Udupi, September 10: A youth has gone missing along with a cash amount of Rs 2.5 lakh since he left home on Thursday, September 6 in Udupi. Before leaving the house located near near Sharada Kalyana Mantapa at around 5:00 pm, 20-year-old Nitish Kumar had collected the money from his mother as per the instruction of his father Narayan Lal. When he did not come back to the shop, Mr. Lal got anxious

Mangalore, September 10: Pots and vegetables dangling way above the road seemed to be the cynosure of many people who congregated at different places in the city to celebrate “Mosaru Kudike” to mark Krishna Janmashthami. Traffic remained closed or slow-moving as Attavar, Shaktinagar, Urva Stores, Urva Market, Thokottu, Kadri, Kotttara bore witness to human pyramids, needing three tiers of people

Kasargod, September 10: A highly decomposed body of a young construction worker was found on Sunday in Abu Abu Ali area near Musanah, about 100-km north to Muscat in the Sultanate of Oman. “There was unbearable foul smell coming from his room and the matter was reported by the people living nearby to the police,” a social worker told media on the condition of anonymity. He added that the deceased

Udupi, September 9: The magnificent spiritual gala “Sri Krishna Leelotsav” which is popularly known as “Mosarukudike” and “Vittla Pindi” celebrated on the second day of Sri Krishna Janmastami marked yet another grandeur fiesta. Sri Krishna Leelotsav coincides with the main events of breaking of milk pots, signifying child plays of Lord Sri Krishna. The rituals were held in the premises of Sri

Doha, September 9: Expatriate community members hailing from coastal Karnataka headed by community activist M. Iqbal Manna, has appealed the Area Manager of Air India Express, Doha, Qatar to restore Friday and Sunday flights from Doha destination to Mangalore which was operating earlier and cancelled recently without reasons. At present Air India Express is operating only one direct flight on

Mangalore, September 9: Arrangements to send back the refugees who were rescued by Mangalore police on Saturday from a major human trafficking net, were made by the city police on Sunday. The refugees, most of them hailing from Sri Lanka, besides Indian nationals from Tamil Nadu, left for Chennai today in two buses arranged by the police, after a team of policemen from Tamil Nadu rendered

Mangalore, September 9: The suspected naxal who was shot down near Subramanya recently is a Kannadiga by name Yellappa hailing from Raichur, Pratap Reddy, IGP, Western Range, confirmed. Addressing mediapersons at the Police Commissioner's office in Mangalore on Sunday, Mr. Reddy said that relatives of the deceased who came down to the city from Raichur, have identified his body. “His name

Mangalore, September 9: Hundreds of Hajj pilgrims from across twin district of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi on Sunday were vaccinated in the city. The day-long vaccination camp was organised by Karnataka State Hajj Committee in association with District Wakf advisory council at Yenepoya Hospital, here. Mangalore Qazi Thwaqa Ahmed Musliyar symbolically inaugurated the camp after offering du'a in

Bangalore, September 9: National Commission for Minorities (NCM) vice-chairman H T Sangliana has strongly condemned the ABVP attack on a Muslim girl at Dr. Shivaram Karanth Government First Grade College, Bellare in Dakshina Kannada district. Addressing media persons here on Saturday he said that NCM had already shared its concern over the episode with Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar, Deputy Chief