Karnataka

Bangalore, July 9: The Karnataka government's opposition to Unesco's heritage tag for the Western Ghats is being strongly criticised by greens and environmental scientists as illogical and another example of the BJP administration's ignorance about global issues. The greens have also trashed state Forest Minister C.P. Yogeshwar's claims that the heritage tag will prevent development and spur

Mangalore, July 9:As part of the nationwide campaign 'Save Jammu and Kashmir', the members of Sangh Parivar in the city staged a demonstration in front of the office of Deputy Commissioner here on Monday. The agitators, after categorically rejecting the interlocutors' report on Jammu and Kashmir calling it prejudiced, warned against any attempt to restore Kashmir's pre-1953 status. Raising slogans

New Delhi, July 9: A controversial poster appeared in the premises of the BJP headquarters in Delhi. It warned against Muslim youth marrying and converting Hindu girls and even gives Bollywood stars Aamir Khan and Saif Ali Khan as examples. It has now been removed from the BJP office. The poster was allegedly put up by the radical Hindu outfit Bhagat Singh Kranti Sena, but advertised a group

Mangalore, July 9: As many as 30 different variants of Yezdi and Jawa bikes hit the road in the coastal city on Sunday even as buffs of the classic bikes flocked to Shanthi Nilaya ground at Balmatta here to have a glimpse of them. According to Arun Shiri, a member of the Mangalore Yezdi and Jawa Owners Club, several youngsters are looking to own such bikes because of their heavy metal look, power

Mangalore, July 9: The Air India pilots' strike has had an impact on the Indian diaspora living in the UAE with non-operation of flights from Dubai to Mangalore becoming a cause of worry for them. Owing to the pilots' strike, day flights from Dubai to Mangalore have been stopped temporarily. The Mangalorean populace living in Dubai has expressed concerns with respect to availability of flights to

Mangalore, July 10: The city unit of Jamiyyatul Falah, under its Student Support Scheme (SSS) distributed scholarship for poor and needy students at a programme at JF community center here recently. In his presidential address, JF President Khaleel Ahmed urged that Muslims should send their children for higher education, so that community could produce more and more professionals. He briefed about

Mangalore, July 9: Nearly Nearly 100 solid waste collectors and sweepers from a thanda at Huvinahadagali taluk of Bellary district who have been working in the city for the last two months were felicitated at the Bala Samrakshana Kendra in Kuthar on Sunday. They were served with sumptuous food by the children of the kendra and activists of Mangala Seva Samiti, which runs the Kendra. Deputy Speaker

Mangalore, July 8: It is not possible to define poetry mathematically and scientifically. Poetry has got to do more with the 'feel', said Gulzar, veteran poet and lyricist. He was delivering a lecture on poetry at a programme organized by Kavita Trust in Mangalore on Sunday. Poetry is not bound by regulations such as rhymes, rhythm, meter, musical sense and so on. It cannot be confined to

Mangalore, July 8: Atrocities against Dalits were in existence during the British Raj too, said Dr. Madhava Peraje, Lecturer, Hampi Kannada University. He was speaking at a seminar on 'Life of Dalits in Independent India', organized by Karnataka Dalitha Sangharsha Samithi (DSS Bhimavada) in Mangalore on Sunday. Records mentioning British men carrying atrocities on Dalit women in 1700s are

Mangalore, July 8: The nature of fine arts is such that they overlap each other. One can find painting in poetry and poetry in paintings, said Gulzar, legendary poet and lyricist. He was expressing his thoughts after inaugurating a painting exhibition of artist Wilson J P D'Souza at Orchid Art Gallery in Mangalore. Mr. Gulzar said that he agreed to inaugurate the exhibition because he likes