Karnataka

Mangalore, September 3: Kalkura Prathishtana will organize a national-level Children festival 'Shri Krishna Vesha competition', at Kadri Shri Manjunatha Temple on Saturday, September 8. Addressing the media persons here Pradeep Kumar Kalkura, President of Kalkura Prathistan said that the competitions will be held under 16 categories at eight venues with the purpose of enhancing religious and

Mangalore, September 3: As part of its cultural awareness programmes, Karnataka Beary Sahitya Academy will be holding 'Pernal Sandola' at Town Hall on September 8 and launching 'Beary folk rally' on September 9, according to Academy chief Rahim Uchil. Addressing press conference here on Monday Mr Uchil said that 'Pernal Sandola' would be the combination of a variety of cultural programmes from 3

Udupi, September 3: The death of a 24-year old man, who was suspected to have suffered from leptospirosis (rat fever), has trigged panic reactions from the people in the district. However, doctors have not yet confirmed the cause of death. Raveendra Achayra, who had been suffering from severe fever since last Monday was admitted to a private hospital in Manipal and died on Friday night as he

Mangalore, September 3: The Anti-naxal Force personnel exchanged fire with suspected naxals during combing operations at Palligadde in Kulkunda near Subramanya on Sunday evening. The ANF team was waiting to ambush the naxals from the past three days after receiving confirmed reports that there was naxal movement in that area and they had visited a house in that area a few days back. ANF IGP Alok

Bangalore, September 3: Police Commissioner Jyothi Prakash Mirji on Sunday said investigation by City Police had revealed no plans to attack the Nuclear power station at Kaiga in Karnataka by those arrested for terror links over the past few days. Mirji's observation was in contradiction to Union Home Secretary R K Singh who on Saturday said Kaiga was on the radar of the arrested men. Reports from

Bagalkot, September 3: The mother of one of the suspected ultras arrested recently has claimed that her son is innocent and is not involved in terrorist activities. Sakina, whose son Mohammed Yousuf Nalband is in the custody of the Bangalore City Crime Branch (CCB) police, claimed that her introvert son only went to the mosque for prayers and he does not even have a passport. Dismissing the

Hubli, September 3: The Bangalore City Crime Branch?police have arrested four persons with alleged links to the Popular Front of India (PFI), following information gathered during the interrogation of suspected ultras arrested in the State recently. The arrested are said to have been taken to Bangalore for questioning. Meanwhile, S?R?Ganachari and Prashant Siddanagoudar, officers of the State

Bangalore, September 2: Abu Raihan Ahmed Noori, one of the pioneers of Islamic literature in Kannada, passed away at a private hospital here on Sunday night. 92-year-old Noori, had been bedridden for many years because of old-age related illness. Family sources said that he had been taken to a hospital a few days ago in a serious condition. Born and brought up in a prominent Beary family in the

Mangalore, September 2: Mounesh Vishwakarma has been elected President of the Bantwal Taluk Working Journalists' Association. An election was held at the annual meeting at B C Road Press Club on Saturday presided over by Vishnugupta Punacha, President of the Press Club. Ibrahim Adkasthala, Secretary of the District Association, conducted the election proceedings. Sandeep Salian has been elected as

Mangalore, September 2: Strongly opposing the 'Yettinahole water diversion project' recently approved by the Government of Karnataka, Vijayakumar Shetty, President of Karavali Jeevanadi Netravathi Rakshana Samithi, said that it lacked a specific objective, and was a waste of Rs 8,600 crore estimated as the cost of the project. Speaking at a press conference here on Sunday, the former MLA said that