Karnataka

Mangalore, September 1: With a view to clear extra rush of rail passengers in various sectors on the eve of Onam, two special trains will operate by Palakkad Division of Southern Railway. Train 06304 Nagercoil Mangalore Special will leave Nagercoil at 4.50 pm on September 5 and arrive Mangalore Jn at 10.30 am the next day. 06303 Mangalore Jn. Nagercoil Special will leave Mangalore Jn at 1.35 pm on

Mangalore, August 31: With only a few hours to go for the arrival of Ganesha, in the Hindu households, the preparations for the annual Ganesh Chaturthi, also known as 'Vinayak Chaturthi' or 'Vinayaka Chavthi festival, have reached their peak. Although Ganesh Chaturthi festival commences on the fourth day of the Hindu month of Bhadrapada, it begins a day earlier with married woman worshipping Gauri

Mangalore, August 31: Eid-ul-Fitr was celebrated across the coastal districts on Wednesday with traditional fervour and devotion as thousands of Muslims, many of them wearing the conventional kurta-pyjamas, thronged various mosques in Mangalore to offer Eid prayers. Braving windy weather, hundreds of Muslims in Mangalore offered Namaz at Eidgah Masjid in Light House Hill. Mangalore Qazi Twaqa

Mangalore, August 31: Mayor Praveen said that street vendors have been provided with alternative facility and they can carry out the busines beside Service bus stand and a vacant space available next to the service bus stand (tempo stand) near Lady goschen. Speaking at the Mangalore City Corporation monthly meeting here on Tuesday, he said that the Tiger operation will be started from September 2

Udupi, August 31: There is no response from the Central government to the proposal sent urging fund allotments for the upgradation of the stretches from Karavali junction to Malpe under tourism programme, said MLA Raghupathy Bhat speaking at the CMC general body meeting held here on Tuesday. He informed that a proposal for the amount of Rs 47 crores was sent to the central government and we are

Mangalore, August 31: Amnesty International (AI) is putting its effort to make India sign the pact of moratorium on executions with a view to abolish death penalty. AI secretary general Salil Shetty said that 135 nations in the world have already established moratorium on execution. "AI opposes death penalty worldwide because it violates the right to life and other human rights. We will build

Mangalore, August 31: Murders of two taxi drivers in the space of a month, has come as rude shock to a community that toils to earn a livelihood. Lure of making an extra buck from acquaintances and sometimes total strangers who come to hire taxi ostensibly to go to longer destinations at odd hours is proving to be a fatal option for taxi drivers, a fact that Hussain, resident of Kabettu and

Mangalore, August 30: Muslims across the coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi ushered in the Eid-ul-Fitr with traditional fervor and gaiety as Takbirs marked the beginning of the festivities immediately after the sighting of the moon on Tuesday evening. The members of the Muslim community exchanged greetings by embracing each other and with the traditional greeting of Eid Mubarak

Mangalore, August 30: In a bizarre incident, a bomb scare created a flutter at Mangalore City Corporation building located at Lalbagh here on Tuesday. Mangalore City Police and DK district police had a testing time as they received an anonymous call threatening to blast the city corporation office. Immediately, bomb disposal squads and sniffer dogs pressed into service and thoroughly searched the

Mangalore, August 30: Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated on Wednesday in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts as the crescent moon of Shawwal has been sighted in several parts of the coastal Karnataka and neighboring Kasaragod district on Tuesday evening. Leaders of Muslim communities have confirmed the sighting in the coastal region and urged the Muslims to celebrate the festival according to the