Karnataka

Mangaluru, Dec 25: Christians across the Rome of the East, as this port city of Mangaluru is referred to, thronged the churches of their respective parishes Thursday morning to offer special prayers as part of Christmas celebrations. Bishop of Mangaluru Dr Aloysius Paul D'Souza was the main celebrant of the Christmas Mass at Rosario Cathedral. He briefed the gathering about the significance of the

Koppal, Dec 25: Facing resistance from Hindu seers and reservations within cabinet, Congress government in Karnataka Wednesday said it would withdraw a bill which religious mutts fear is an attempt to take over their institutions. Developing cold feet as the bill raised a storm of controversy, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah told reporters here "Now we are planning not to pursue with bill. We will

Mysuru, Dec 25: Dubbing the Bill to amend the Karnataka Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Act by the State government as discrimination against the Hindus, Pejawar Mutt pontiff Vishwesha Tirtha Swami said that there should be a uniform law governing all religious institutions. Addressing presspersons here on Wednesday, the seer said cases of corruption against mutts could be

Mysuru, Dec 25: Economist and?BJP leader M?Subramanyam Swamy, on Wednesday, advocated a surgery for rapists rather than death sentence, as a stringent action against the growing crimes against women. Addressing the gathering, during a talk on'India's economy:?Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow', organised by?Manthana Samsthe, at Jaganmohan Palace, here, Swamy said: œWomen are held in high esteem in

Kasaragod, Dec 25: Two days after the fatal attack on 24-year-old Zainul Abid at his shop here late on Monday, police have stepped up investigation. They have identified the suspected five-member group who had stabbed the youth to death in the presence of his father as they were about to close their shop located on the M.G. Road in the heart of the town. Abid's father Muhammed Kunhi, a resident of

Mangalore, Dec 24: With spectacular dances depicting the Ram-leela, Rangeelo and mythological dance forms and traditional dish items of coastal and Gujarati cuisine lined up at the sea shore at Panambur beach on Wednesday, the inauguration of Beach Utsav 2014-15 was a symphony of colours and flavours. As a part of Karavali Utsav which was inaugurated with pomp yesterday in Mangaluru, the Beach

Ahmadabad, Dec 24: Is the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) under Narndra Modi-led NDA government trying to close the fake encounter cases of Sohrabuddin Sheikh and others, who were cold-bloodedly murdered by Gujarat police during the tenure of Mr Modi as Gujarat chief minister? The last five police officers who were in custody for their involvement in fake encounter cases of Sohrabuddin

Mangaluru, Dec 24: The arrest of the œwife  and œson  of fugitive gangster Ravi Pujari at Mumbai International Airport has finally turned out to be a case of mistaken identity. A 42-year-old woman from Borivli along with her teenage son was detained by the immigration authorities at the Mumbai Airport on Monday evening following a Lookout Circular (LoC) issued by the Mangaluru police in 2012

Mumbai, Dec 24: Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, who usually uses social media to post mundane messages or promote films, recently shared some serious thoughts with his fans. In a series of posts, he wrote on Twitter: "Jihad means struggle. Struggle to be good. Jihad is the most misused word today ¦logon ne fasad ko jihad bana diya ¦woman is absolutely equal to man and has equal rights ¦those who

Mangaluru, Dec 24: A team of police from Mangaluru has reached Mumbai following the arrest of fugitive gangster Ravi Pujari's wife Padma and their 14-year-old son at Mumbai International Airport earlier this week. Sources from Mangaluru City Police Commissionerate said that a team of police led by Assistant commissioner of police K Tilakchandra were sent to Mumbai to confirm the identity of the