Karnataka

Mangalore, December 2: The Karnataka Komu Sauharda Vedike on Friday exhorted the State government to take action against ministers and pontiffs of the mutts for justifying casteist ritual of 'made-snana' and against police officers, who failed to provide protection to fact finding team at government-run Kukke Subrahmanya temple in Sullia taluk. Addressing a press conference here, K L Ashok, state

Mangalore, December 2, Bearys Public School and His Grace Montessori celebrated their Annual day at Town Hall here on Thursday in the presence of a galaxy of eminent guests including Mangalore Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh and Management consultant Joe Gonsalves. The main attraction of the evening was a string of cultural shows namely 'Suswagatham', 'Dil Hai Hindustani', 'Sur aur Sargam'

Mangalore, December 2: Mangalore MLA U T Khader has said that the Development works in his constituency have suffered hindrance duo to the delay in distribution of constituency development fund for MLAs. Addressing a press meet at District Congress Office, here, Mr Khader alleged that the State Government has failed to keep its word under the leadership of DV Sadananda Gowda too. “It is

Sullia, December 2: Police have arrested six persons in connection with the assault on K S Shivaramu, president of Karnataka Rajya Hindulida Vargagala Jagrutha Vedike. Mr Shivaramu was assaulted outside the government-run Kukke Subrahmanya temple in Sullia taluk by a group of people, apparently belonging to the same temple on Wednesday, after the former met Assistant Commissioner of Puttur

Mangalore, December 2: Backward classes leader KS Shivaramu, who is recovering after being attacked by the supporters of 'made-snana' at government-run Kukke Subrahmanya temple in Sullia taluk, pledged to continue his fight against casteist ritual. Mr Shivaramu, who is the president of Karnataka State Hindulida Vargagala Jagrutha Vedike, said that he has decided to intensify the campaign against

Bangalore, December 2: The BJP government in Karnataka withdrew 23 cases filed against members of a community who protested attacks on churches in parts of the state in 2008. The cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda, gave the nod for withdrawing cases against those who protested against attacks on churches in Mangalore, Chikmagalur and other parts of the state. "In all 26

Mangalore, December 1: Cruise vessel M V Nautica with 662 cruise passengers and 397 crew members called at NMPT on Thursday, December 1. This is the sixth cruise vessel calling at the Port during the current financial year 2011-12. The vessel, which came from Goa, continued tis journey towards Cochin in the evening. Majority of the passengers on board the vessel were from USA, Canada, Germany and

Mangalore, December 1: The nation-wide bundh call given by the Confederation of All India Traders against the Foreign Direct Investment in retail sector, had hardly any impact in this coastal city, as most of the shops remained open on Thursday. The fight against Union Cabinet's decision to allow foreign direct equity into the retail market was confined to protests in front of the Office of Duty

Mangalore, December 1: 'HIV/AIDS awareness week-2011' organised by the students of Dr MV Shetty College of Social Work, was launched on the premises of Government Wenlock Hospital in the city on the occasion of World Aids Day on Thursday. Students of the college presented a street play to spread awareness among the people about the killer disease. Dr. Saroja RMO, Wenlock Hospital inaugurated the

Mangalore, December 1: Progressive organisations in the district on Wednesday staged a protest in front of the office of deputy commissioner condemning the assault on backward class leaders by the devotees at Kukke Subramanya temple. The `fact finding' team of Karnataka State Hindulida Vargagala Jagrutha Vedike, consisting of its state president KS Shivaramu and Bangalore district president DR