Karnataka

Mangalore, August 11: Former Mayor Ashraf, along with a Congress delegation and his son Araf, on Wednesday evening met Mangalore City Police commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh to clarify the issues raised in the wake of allegations against his son Araf. Araf was accused of luring a girl in to drug addiction and planning to pack her off to Mumbai. The girls' father Mr Arjun had even accused Araf of

Mangalore, August 11: In a first-of-its-kind exercise, Mangalore Police Commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh convened an exclusive meeting of Muslim leaders, office-bearers of Muslim association to discuss the problems faced by the community members. The meeting was convened also in the backdrop of the upcoming Eidul Fitr and Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations. The police chiefs discussed the ways and

Kasaragod, August 11: A woman who was riding pillion in a motor bike died as the two wheeler overturned after falling in a puddle on the National Highway near Uppala on Tuesday night. Zainaba,46, residing at the Badar quarters in Bhgavathy nagar died of the injuries. She was returning from the house of a relative in Udyavar in the motor bike her son Kalanthan was riding. Zainaba fell on the road

Mangalore, August 27: Reaching out to the most deserved and poorer sections among the community effectively and methodically is Hidaya Foundation's approach towards tackling the issue of poverty. Hidaya foundation, a mangalore based organization has been sincerely engaged in a constructive way in addressing the problem of poverty among Muslim for quite some time now. And it has now ambitious plans

Kaup, August 11: In a heart rending tragedy, two students of Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT), who went for swimming on Wednesday in Arabian Sea at Kaup beach in Udupi district drowned. The victims have been identified as Abhijit Singh (18), from Chandigarh, and Janakish (21), a citizen of Macedonia. According to police the body of Janakish has been recovered with the help of local people

Mangalore, August 11: Sulaiman, a resident of Nelyadi near Uppinangady has finally reached his home after spending three years in a Saudi Arabia jail after being convicted in an accident case. The 53-year-old man arrived at the Bajpe airport on Wednesday afternoon from Mumbai and was received by his family members and wellwishers. His two children were also present. Speaking after the arrival

Mangalore, August 11: The Beedhi Badhi Horata Samthi along with CITU staged a stir against the atrocities of police on street vendors, at Bunder Police Station on Wednesday. The protestors alleged that Traffic Police Sub Inspector Gopalkrishna Bhat confiscated the weighing scales of the street vendors on Tuesday in spite of MCC stopping the Civic Tiger operation on account of Ramzan. The tussle

Kasargod, August 10: The anti-endosulfan action committee on Wednesday staged a protest against the stance of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the Indian Council of AgricultureResearch (ICAR) in favour of the endosulfan manufacturers. Addressing media persons here, the anti-endosulfan action committee leaders Narayanan Peria, K B Mohammed Kunhi and T C Madhava Panicker alleged

Mangalore, August 10: As part of nationwide protest against price hike and demanding the government to provide ration cards to all families and 35 kilograms of rice at the rate of Rs 2 a kilo, members of Janavaadi Mahila Sangatane on Wednesday staged at demonstration in front of Deputy Commissioner's Office here. The protesters lashed out at the State and Central Governments for their uncontrolled

Mangalore, August 10: The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee on Wednesday urged the Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner to stop the eviction drive by the district administration targeting poor families at Kasba-Bengre. The houses belonging to Haseena, wife of Moideen, Badrunnisa, wife of Abdul Rehman, Hafsa, wife of Musthafa, Kunhimonu, Rizwan and Mohammed Rafiq were demolished on August 6