Karnataka

Mangalore, June 14: The punarpratishtapana rituals of the original deity of Varanasi Kashi math samsthan, Vyasa Raghupathi, were celebrated with devotion and pomp at Sri Venkataramana Temple in Car Street on Wednesday. The junior pontiff of the math Samyameendra Tirtha Swamiji presided over the pre-installation rituals in the presence of a large number of devotees. Hundreds of devotees had arrived

Mangalore, June 14: The 42and anniversary and 33rd convocation ceremony of Sayyid Madani Arabic College was held on Thursday on the premises of Ullal Dargah, near here. Ullal Qazi Abdurrahman Kunchi Koya Thangal alias Tajul Ulema handed over the degree certificates to 37 newly ordained mullahs. After obtaining 'Madani' title the new graduates kissed the hands of Thangal and sought his blessings

Puttur, June 14: In a heartrending tragedy, a mother and her three young children were found brutally murdered in their home in a remote village in Puttur Taluk on Thursday morning. The deceased have been identified as Sandhya Bhat (40), and her children Vedya (20), Harigovind (15) and Vimala (12). All three children were students. Police are of the suspicion that Sandhya's husband Venkataramana

Mangalore, June 14: “Don't call this school as Hajabba's School. This is a Government School. Neither I nor my children deserve any special privileges in this school…” This was orange vendor Harekala Hajabba's humble request to the people. When the people forced him to utter a few words during the opening ceremony of the new building of Government Composite High School, build by himself with the

Mangalore, June 14: The 24hour Trissur Nazeer show kicked off at Town Hall in Mangalore on Thursday. Gulzar Banu, Mangalore Mayor, inaugurated the programme. Guests present at the formal programme included journalist Gangadhar Padubidri, Shobha Bhaskar, Teacher, K V Raman, Director, Ranga Bharati. Singers Sali and Khalid, and keyboard artists Bhaskar, Badra, and Naveen were also present. The

Mangalore, June 14: It may be a case of entitlement delayed and denied for beneficiaries of low income group houses in Ullal near here as their 10-year wait for houses may not ever yield a positive outcome. A total of 390 houses constructed over a nine-acre plot in 2002 under the Ashraya Scheme at Ombathukere in Ullal didn't see any occupation due to a decade-old court case over sanitary

Mangalore, June 14: In an early morning ride, the officials of Mangalore City Corporation sealed has an illegal abattoir, that has been functioning at Ansar Road in Bunder, here and seized livestock worth over Rs 5 lakh. The abattoir belonged to Naeem, son of Noor Mohammad, whose slaughter house was sealed by the same officials two weeks ago. The raid was carried out under the direction of MCC

Mangalore, June 14: The Government of Karnataka has issued a notification nominating members for the Karnataka Beary Sahitya Academy. The term of the new committee would be for three years. The new members are: Ahmed Bava (Udayagiri, Mysore), Abdul Ameer Ansari (Raju Nagar, Mysore), A.K. Jamaluddin (Valencia, Mangalore), Umar J. (Oldgate Sullia), Kasim (Mithabagil, Belthangady), Faza Asaigoli

Panaji, June 14: A prominent Congress leader in Goa has warned BJP Government against allowing the Sri Ram Sena to work in the State, despite the fact that its workers had hoisted Pakistani national flag in a Tehsildar's office in Bijapur district to spread violence in North Karnataka. Addressing Congress workers at Siolim near here on Wednesday Rajya Sabha MP Shantaram Naik said that it was most

Mangalore, June 14: In a shocking incident, the body of a 25-year-old private security guard was found in a gunnysack at a fish mill at Kotepura, Ullal near here on Wednesday evening. The deceased, identified as Vinayak (24), had gone missing for a day. Hailing from Hubli, he was working as a guard in the mill for five years. It was the workers of Haris Marine Fish Mill who noticed the dead-body