Karnataka

Thiruvananthapuram, April 29: The 'Kerala Yatra' taken up by All-India Sunni Jamiyyathul Ulama general secretary Kanthapuram A P Aboobacker Musaliyar has come with the right message at the right time for the State, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has said. Addressing a packed Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium where activists of various Sunni Muslim organisations and fellowships gathered on Saturday to

Hyderabad, April 29: It was not 'jihadis,' but four Hindu youths, instigated by two local leaders, who planted the legs of a cow and sprinkled green paint in a temple at Madanappet, sparking communal clashes in the old city three weeks ago, the police have said. The youths have been arrested, and the police have launched a hunt for Niranjan, a wine merchant, and Srinivas, a moneylender, accused of

Mangalore, April 29: Lack of education, no land of own, untouchability, harassment from all sections of the society were some of the problems highlighted by the representatives of the marginalised communities in Dakshina Kannada district. The community members came out with a list of problems faced by their communities which has blocked their way from being the part of the mainstream. They were

Puttur, April 29: A group of people belonging to Bajrang Dal assaulted a priest belonging to minority community on Saturday for allegedly misbehaving with a girl in auto-rickshaw. The incident triggered tension in Puttur and surrounding areas for some time. Police sources said that Khatheeb of Parlottu masjid sustained injuries when he was assaulted by the mob. The mob alleged him of misbehaving

Bhatkal, April 29: With two more deaths on Saturday, the toll in the Bhatkal accident case has gone up to six. On Friday night, four persons were killed on the spot, including a child, when a bus rammed into a tempo trax at Bhatkal cross, some 15 kms from here, on Friday night. The deceased have been identified as Rangappa (34), Jayamma (40), Sakamma (25), Siddesh (11), Anitha (28) and Mahesh (32)

Mangalore, April 29: The Ullal Sayyid Muhammad Shareeful Madani Charitable Trust and Sayyid Madani Arabic Educational Trust will jointly start a Dawah College at Ullal for boys from the academic year 2012-13. The college will impart religious and regular education to meritorious students for a period of seven years, till the time they complete their post-graduation. US Hamza, president of Ullal

Mangalore, April 28: The sight outside Samruddhi Bhavan near Garody was of total chaos on Friday, as a group of people staged a protest against a religious head of Grace Ministry for allegedly cheating thousands of devotees of their hard earned money. The protestors alleged that Fr Andrew Richard had collected funds in the name of holding different programs under his ministry. Fr Andre holds a

Mangalore, April 28: The trophy for the 'Heath Streak Corporation Bank Mohtisham T20 International Cricket Cup 2012' was unveiled by Heath Streak, Former Zimbabwe captain, in Mangalore on Saturday. The T20 match is to be played on Sunday at NMPT Cricket Stadium, Suratkal, at 2 pm between team Zimbabwe (named as Property Infratech Zimbabwe Africans) and team Mangalore (named as The Western

Mangalore, April 28: Beary litterateur and journalist Hamza Malar's new work 'Ajji Sakida Pulli' was released on Saturday at press club here. Releasing the Kannada book, Dharmadarshi Harikrishna Punaroor, former president of Kannada Sahithya Parishath said that young writers like Mr Malar, who contributed several valuables works to Kannada literary world, always deserve encouragement from the

Mangalore, April 28: In the wake of controversy over its burqa ban regulation the St Aloysius College, Mangalore, has appealed the media not to blow the issue 'out of context'. “We, the management, principal and the staff wish to state that all Muslim girls are welcome to study in St Aloysius College”, said the College's official press release, which bears signatures of Joseph Rodrigues, Vice