Karnataka

New Delhi, Jan 27: Making a strong pitch for religious tolerance, US President Barack Obama today said every person has the right to practice his faith without any persecution and that India will succeed so long it is not "splintered" on religious lines. Addressing a Town hall event at the Siri Fort auditorium on the third and final day of his visit to India, Obama also said that America can be

Mangaluru, Jan 27: On the occasion of Republic Day, members of the Dakshina Kannada district committee of SKSSF formed a human chain at a programme at Kannur in Adyar on the outskirts of the city on Monday. Syed Zainul Abideen Jifri Thangal presided over the programme. Syed Muhammed Junaid Jifri Thangal inaugurated the programme. Syed Ameer Ali Thangal Kinya recited the dua. SKSSF district

Udupi/Mangaluru, Jan 27: In three separate incidents, miscreants set fire to a forest, clubhouse and shack in three different places in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts causing huge damage. In Udyavara near Kunjathoor in Manjeshwar district, miscreants allegedly set fire to a clubhouse maintained by J M Friends on the side of Udyavara road. The miscreants are also alleged to have set fire to

Abu Dhabi, Jan 27: The Bearys Welfare Forum (BWF), a socio-cultural group of the Beary community organized ‘Seerat-un-Nabi’ programme highlighting the teachings of Islam and Prophet Mohamed in Abu Dhbai recently. In his inaugural address Mangaluru Khazi Thwaqa Ahmed Musliyar called upon the Muslims to acquired knowledge from Quran. Speaking on the theory of evolution of Charles Darwin, he said

Bengaluru, Jan 27: Two days after the Bengaluru police nabbed a self-styled commander of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) in the city, the Central Crime Branch sleuths arrested a notorious terrorist from Electronic City on Monday. The arrested terrorist has been identified as Sanju Bordolai, a 27-year-old youth from Kamrup district in Assam. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime)

Bengaluru, Jan 27: Accusing the BJP of trying to mislead people in Karnataka on the issue of denotification of Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) lands at Arkavathi Layout, State Congress president G Parameshwara strongly justified chief minister Siddaramaiah. Speaking at a programme at KPCC office on Queen’s Road, he charged the BJP with trying to politicise the issue. Chief Minister

Udupi, Jan 27: Two days after a communal clash, the situation in Kodi village of Kundapur taluk in Udupi district has returned to normalcy on Tuesday. Communal tension had prevailed in the village after a group of miscreants allegedly belonging to a communal outfit barged into a house during a wedding and assaulted men and women on January 25. Several people suffered injuries in the attack. There

Bengaluru, Jan 27: The fate of more than 30,000 candidates across the State taking the II PU exam in private this March, hangs in balance as universities are of the view that these candidates do not meet the educational requirement of “Plus 2” to enrol for degree courses. In fact, officials suspect that the fear of being rejected by universities could be one of the major reasons for a decrease in

Bengaluru, Jan 27: Bengaluru police shot and wounded two home burglary suspects at Sapthagiri Layout in Vidyaranyapura during the wee hours of Tuesday. The shootout took place around 5 am at Spatagiri Layout, when the officials were trying to stop the suspects. According to the TV reports, police had to open fire in their defence as defiant suspects attacked them with iron rods and injured one of

Udupi, Jan 26: With the intention of giving interest-free loans to minority students having secured high ranks in CET examination, Karnataka Minorities Development Corporation has decided to extend the scheme for 5,000 students this year for professional studies. A sum of Rs 75 crore has been allotted for this purpose, said chairman of the Corporation S Y M Masood Faujdar. Addressing a press