Muzaffarnagar, Dec 24: A 35-year-old Sangh Parivar activist has been arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Police for desecrating two temples last week near Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh with the intention of creating communal riots. The riot monger has been identified as Deshraj Singh. His aim, he told police, was to ensure that œkoi masjid na rahe, sirf mandir rahe (no mosques should remain, only
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Mangaluru, Dec 24: Policeman-turned-businessman Narayana Maniyani, who had recently started a local news channel, has committed suicide under mysterious circumstances at a lodge in Thokkottu on the outskirts of the city. 63-year-old Retired assistant police sub-inspector's body was found hanging inside a room at Hotel Vrindavan at Thokkottu on Tuesday night within hours after he hired the room
Udupi, Dec 24: Two women confined to their home for 10 years and their physically week mother were rescued by health workers on a survey assignment, from their house at Shribeedu in Bannanje in Udupi district on Monday. The rescued women are Vishala and Shashirekha, aged between 25 to 35, and their mother Sulochana, aged about 50. Except for Sulochana, the other two never ventured out of their
Mangaluru, Dec 23: A grand procession that highlighted the communal harmony and culture of Tulu Nadu marked the beginning of Dakshina Kannada Karavali Utsav 2014 in the city on Tuesday. Nitte University Chancellor N Vinay Hegde, who inaugurated the 10-day festivities by unleashing coconut flower at Karavali Utsava Maidan in the city, exhorted the people to shun the feeling of hatred which is in
Mangaluru, Dec 23: A four-year-old child is alleged to have been sexually assaulted by a youth on Tuesday where the child resided in the apartment at Deralakatte, on the outskirts of the city. The accused has been identified as Ashraf (23), resident of Kedambadi House, Pavoor post in Manjeshwar. He is said to be working for cable operator Pradeep. The incident is said to have occurred when the
Chennai, Dec 23: Eminent filmmaker and Dadasaheb Phalke Award winner K Balachander died here today at a private hospital after prolonged illness. Hailed as "Iyakunar Sigaram" (Peak among directors) in Tamil film industry Balachander, 84, was hospitalised following age related ailments on December 3. He breathed his last at 7.02 pm today, Hospital authorities said. He is survived by his wife, son
Mangaluru, Dec 23: Conveying the message of peace and goodwill on the occasion of Christmas, Bishop of Mangaluru Diocese Dr Aloysius Paul D'Souza called on people to cultivate the virtues of patience, forgiveness and compassion and to maintain peace and harmony in the society. Delivering the Christmas message at a press conference held at Bishop's House here Tuesday, the Bishop informed that the
Mangaluru, Dec 23: Minister for Water Resources M B Patil has assured that the long-pending construction work on the new Thumbay vented dam, which was due to be completed in May 2014, will be completed in June 2015, said MLC Ivan D'Souza. Briefing presspersons at a media conference here on Tuesday, he said that he had raised a total of 45 questions during the winter session of Karnataka
Mangaluru, Dec 23: A Class VI student died after she accidentally fell into a deserted well in a bid to fetch a ball near Bejai museum in the city on Tuesday. The tragedy took place when Savitha (12), daughter of Parasappa and Shantabai couple, was playing with her friends near her house. The labourer couple from Bagalkot had rented a small house in Bejai. Source said that when the children were
Bantwal, Dec 23: Almost all shops and trades were closed on Tuesday at Madantyar, Punjalkatte and Ballamanja in Bantwal taluk as Sangh Parivar activists imposed a bandh demanding withdrawal of the case booked against their fellow members who had indulged criminal activities. On December 19, Sangh Parivar activists waylaid a vehicle allegedly transporting cattle at Surya in Belthangady taluk and