Karnataka

Udupi, November 7: DCIB police headed by its inspector Ganesh Hegade on Sunday morning raided a temporary slaughter house in Janatha colony of Chandranagara in Padoor village and arrested three persons. They seized 32 cattle stored in the courtyard to slaughter them on the eve of Bakrid. The arrested are Hasanabba Beary (66) of Janatha Colony, who was operating the slaughter house, Rahim (28) and

Mangalore, November 7: The joys of the Eid season may be palpable in the air, but for a considerable number of Muslims women in the twin districts of coastal Karnataka, it is also a time for missing their kin, who live in gulf countries. “My husband went to Dubai, four years ago and since then celebrating Eid has been a strange experience for me”, said Shama Parween, a home-maker from Moodbidri.

Mangalore, November 7: “Allahu Akbar Allahu Akbar, La Ilaha Illallahu Wallahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar Walillahil Hamd” (Allah is Great. There is no God, but Allah, Allah is Great, Allah is Great. To Him belongs all Praise) - the chants resonated across the districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi, as Muslims celebrated Eid-ul-Azha or Bakrid with traditional fervor and gaiety on Monday. Thousands of

Ullal, November 7: A team led by Mangalore Tahsildar caugt a team which was engaged in illegal transportation of kerosene meant for the distribution under public distribution system, to Kerala for higher rate at Manjanady in Konaje police station limits, on Sunday. The team had waylaid a jeep which had cans and while cheking found that 140 litres of kerosene. When the officials informed Tahsildar

Mangalore, November 7: Dalit leaders expressed acute contempt over the delay in solving the Venur atrocities case. During the SC/ST grievances meet held on Sunday at SP Office in presence of Superintendent of Police Labhu Ram, Dalit leader Shekar calling the incident nothing less than an atrocity said that the lady in question was cheated by a man promising her marriage. He however, abandoned her

Mangalore, November 6: Passengers of Mangalore-bound Air India Express flight, consisting mostly of commuters flying down for Eid celebrations, had a torrid time on Sunday as they had to wait for an entire day to get possession of their luggage. The Dubai-Mangalore flight scheduled to reach the airport at 8.30pm arrived here half an hour behind the schedule, but the passengers were in for more

Mangalore, November 6: The sixth all India Conference of Corporation Bank Worker's Organisation (CBWO) which is affiliated to National Organisation of Bank Worker's and Bharathiya Mazdoor Sangh, will be held on Monday, November 7 at Hotel Taj Mahal in the city said R Ramnath Kini, General Secretary, CBWO.Addressing media persons on Sunday, Mr Kini said that delegates from all over India would

Manipal, November 6: The Coastal Security Police (CSP) of Malpe station arrested four persons and seized one kg of brown sugar valued at Rs. 1.65 crore in Manipal in Udupi district on Friday night. The CSP personnel headed by Police Inspector M.P. Diwakar followed an autorickshaw from Malpe to Manipal. They caught four persons red-handed when they were trying to sell brown sugar. The accused had

Mangalore, November 6: Festivity is in the air and malls and markets across the city are busy with people rushing for Eid-ul-Adha shopping. People are busy shopping for new clothes, sweets and gifts and looking forward to spending the Eid holiday with their families and friends and relatives. The sales are on, and long queues of people rushing to finish their Eid shopping are a common sight in

Mangalore, November 6: Rendering service in rural areas for three months will be mandatory in the one-year internship that undergraduates have to do for obtaining the Bachelor of Dental Sciences (BDS) degree, said Dental Council of India (DCI) President Dr Dibyendu Mazumdar. Speaking at the national conference of the Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry organised by A B Shetty