Karnataka

Surat, Dec 31: A mock anti-terror exercise carried out in the city of Surat, has once again exposed the communal attitude of Gujarat police. Interestingly, Gujarat BJP's minority cell president has taken the cops to the task for making the œdummy terrorists  to don the skull caps that are generally identified with a minority community. The exercise was carried out by Surat police at Dabhari near

Mangaluru, Dec 31: Finally, a regular Commissioner has been appointed to the Mangaluru City Corporation! Young IAS officer Hephsiba Rani Korlapati is expected to take charge as the new Commissioner of MCC within a couple of days, official sources said. Ms Korlapati has confirmed that she received a promotion notification and expressed happiness on her new posting. œFeeling hopeful,  she said. A

Mangaluru, Dec 31: Mass marriage is one of the ways to prevent extravagant marriages in Muslim society, opined K P Husain Sa'adi, Karnataka State President of Sunni Yuvajana Sangha (SYS). Presiding over the mass marriage ceremony organized by SYS, KC Road Centre under its'Santwana' scheme at Noormahal in Kotekar on the outskirts of the city on Wednesday, he said that wealthy Muslim youths should

Mangaluru, Dec 31: A man allegedly posted a morphed image of Karnataka Health Minister U T Khader on a movie poster on a popular social networking site here, police said today. The poster of 'PK' movie bearing the morphed image of the minister was circulated on Whatsapp by the accused Naresh Gatty along with some adverse comments and a Pakistani flag in the picture, police said. The creator of the

Bhatkal, Dec 31: "Muslim students should not only become degree-holders, but they should be prepared to become worthy of the Nobel prize," said Padma Bhushan Moosa Raza, the Chairman of the South Indian Educational Trust. Mr Raza, who had earlier served as the Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister of Gujarat, Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir, Advisor to the Governor of Uttar Pradesh and

Bagalakote, Dec 31: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) General Secretary Praveenbhai Togadia has urged the Centre to implement uniform civil code across the country and introduce an anti-conversion bill. Addressing the District Hindu Convention to mark the Golden Jubilee of VHP, here on Tuesday he said that there should not be a separate civil code or set of laws for Muslims in India. œNo one is above

Mangaluru, Dec 31: Pandeshwar police on Tuesday arrested an inter-state thief in connection with the theft case at Milagres Church in the city and recovered two mobile phones worth Rs 19,875 and Rs 20,000 from his possession. Alex alias Soorya (29), resident of Jayapriya apartment on Magadi Road at Sunkadakatte in Bengaluru, is the arrested. He was taken into custody by the police near the railway

Yadagiri, D 31: Police in yadagiri have denied reports by some media groups that an alleged SIMI operative lived in the city or that NIA officers and Andhra Police had come looking for him. œWe have no information either about the reported existence of a SIMI operative in the district or the reported visit of NIA officers or Andhra Police to the district,  Superintendent of Police M Mutturaya

Bhatkal, Dec 31: Five members of an alleged gold smuggling mafia from Bhatkal town in Uttara Kannada district have been booked by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Goa. The accused are Sheikh Mohammad Javid of Dabolim, Prakash Manotgi of Vasco, and Mohd Saleem Musba, Mohammad Asif and Imtiyaaz Husain, all from Bhatkal. The ED has registered a money laundering case and an Enforcement Case

Mangaluru, Dec 31: The Shiradi Ghat stretch of National Highway 75 that connects Bengaluru and Mangaluru will be closed from January 2, 2015 for repair. Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner AB Ibrahim made this announcement in the presence of minister for forest, environment and ecology B Ramanath Rai during a meeting held at deputy commissioner's office here on Tuesday. The DC said that