Karnataka

Mysuru, Dec 23: It is one of those freak surprises thrown by nature. A goat at the Solapur hamlet in H.D. Kote taluk of Mysuru district in Karnataka has given birth to two stillborn kids on Monday with a striking resemblance to a human face. The goat gave birth to first human-like still-born kid at around 6.30 am. Five hours later it delivered another kid, this time a female with human features

Bengaluru, Dec 23: The tabling of an amendment bill that empowers the government to take over œmismanaged  mutts has not gone down well with heads of religious institutions and mutts. They have threatened to launch a Statewide protest against it, accusing the government of targeting them. The Siddaramaiah government introduced the Karnataka Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments

Bengaluru, Dec 22: The BJP?national?executive meeting is likely to be held in Bengaluru in January next year. This will be the first national executive meeting of the BJP to be held outside New Delhi after the party took over the reins of power at the Centre in May this year. The BJP National?Council had met for a day in New Delhi in August this year to ratify the appointment of its national

Mangaluru, Dec 22: Former union minister and senior Congress leader B Janardhan Poojary said that the state government had taken the right step by introducing the new Bill which allows the state government to take over religious mutts and temples in the state. Addressing mediapersons at a press conference here on Monday, he said that the state government would not take over the religious

Kozhikode, Dec 22: Mangaluru-based philanthropist and realtor S M Rashid Haji has been honoured by Markaz Ssaquafathi Ssunniyya (Sunni Cultural Centre), Karanthur in Kozhikode with an award. The Special Service and Leadership Award was conferred on Mr Rasheed Haji in recognition of his social service during the 37th anniversary and 17th convocation of the Markaz held recently at its campus. Mr

Mangaluru, Dec 22: On the occasion of Christmas season, RevLimiterz in association with NorthernSky Properties, organized a road safety awareness and fund-raising ride for charity under the banner of 'United Riders of Mangaluru' on Sunday, setting up a new landmark in the city in promoting road safety. With over 75 bikers committing for safe riding as a daily habit of two wheeler riders, the ride

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 22: Two weeks after Maoists and police exchanged fire in Wayanad, a Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) outlet and two offices of the Forest department were today attacked by suspected Maoists in Palakkad and Wayanad districts. No one was injured in any of these attacks which occurred in the early hours today, police said. Billboards and the group's posters calling for armed

Mangaluru, Dec 22: A complaint has been lodged at Panambur police station accusing a private company accountant of fraud to the tune of Rs 94.81 lakhs by creating a fake back account. The accused Haridas Salian was working as a head accountant at a company called Dicks Engineering Project Service Private Limited located in Panambur, on the outskirts of the city. The owner of the company Devananda

Riyadh, Dec 22: Three Indians on death row in Saudi Arabia for the murder of their compatriot have been saved from being executed after an Indian businessman paid nearly $133,200 (Dh489,243) in blood money on their behalf. The three convicts, Fasal Iritti, 35, Mustafa Kunnath, 33, and M Shakeer, 36, all natives of Kerala, were released from Al Hair prison in Riyadh where they had been awaiting

Mangaluru, Dec 22: Pandeshwar police have arrested three accused including a minor in connection with extorting a mobile phone and gold chain from Nagesh D at Bal Bhavan Park near the service bus in the city stand last Thursday. The arrested are Ganesh Poojary alias Ganesh (29) from Nelacchil site in Kulavoor village in Kuppepadavu, Sheikh Mohammed Farhan alias Farhan (16) from Kolya Bypass and