Karnataka

Bangalore/Bhatkal, July 15: The Karnataka High Court on Thursday ordered a CBI probe into the murder of Mangalore-based human rights advocate Naushad Kashimji. Naushad Kashimji Justice Mohan Shantangowder ordered the probe after hearing a petition seeking a CBI probe into the murder and the alleged involvement of four police officers in the two-year old case. Naushad, who was shot dead outside his

Mangalore, July 15: Strongly opposing the Government's decision of having religious text imparted as a subject in the primary and higher primary schools, DK district unit of AHINDA said that teaching of all religious texts to students of primary and high schools across Karnataka should be immediately banned. Addressing a press meet here on Thursday, AHINDA DK district unit Working President

Mangalore, July 15: Residents of an apartment and surrounding villas near Nandigudda in Jeppu had to spend the whole night in anxiety and fear as a giant banyan tree leaned onto the building in a potentially dangerous manner following heavy rains on Thursday. The 150-year-old banyan tree, which had partially got uprooted just a couple of weeks back, could not withstand the accompanied with gusty

Udupi, July 14: Demanding the immediate withdrawal of Bhagavad Gita Abhiyan in schools, the district unit of Karnataka Komu Souharda Vedike on Thursday staged a demonstration in front of the office of the Deputy Commissioner, here. Addressing the gathering Dalith leader Jayan Malpe accused the government of trying to disturb the communal harmony in the state. He accused the BJP led state

Mangalore, July 14: In what appears to be a violation of protocol, Vidyaprasanna Theertha Sripadangalavaru of Subrahmanya mutt has shown disrespect to the State-anthem at a State level Dasa Sahitya Sammela which was commenced at Town Hall here on Thursday. Seer was present at the programme to 'grace the occasion' in the absence of Pejavara mutt pontiff Vishweshatheertha seer. The seer was stuck to

Mangalore, July 14: Pioneering the first-ever Computer Navigated joint-replacement surgery in the medical history of Mangalore, a team of senior orthopaedic surgeons successfully performed a Knee-Replacement prosthesis on Vasanthi Shetty, a 62-year old homemaker suffering from Osteoarthritis since the past five years. The surgery was, led by world renowned surgeon Dr. Christoph Saager, who has

Mangalore, July 15: More than 300 students and their parents attended a workshop at Kadri ITI on the first of day of counseling conducted by the Industrial Training Institute on Thursday. Students opted for various regular courses such as radio, TV, motor mechanic, fitter, turner machinist, electronic mechanic and for refrigeration, air conditioning and auto mobile sectors. The counselling was

Mangalore, July 14: Stating that 'Dasa Sahitya' had been marginalised from the mainstream literature for a long time, senior Kannada poet HS Venkatesh Murthy said that the strange nature of this section of literature was of the reasons for that. He was delivering key note address at inaugural session of the two-day State-level Dasa Sahitya Sammelan at Town Hall here on Thursday. Mr Murthy said

Mangalore, July 14: A mother of a small baby was admitted to a private hospital in the city following the alleged rape attempt by a young man from her neighbourhood at Kukkatte in Ganjimutt, near here. The incident occurred on Thursday morning when the woman was alone with her child at home. One of the relatives of the woman said that one Azharuddin, who was known to the victim, knocked the door

Moodbidri, July 14: The first Annual General Meet of Moodbidri Muslim Charitable Trust was held recently at Samaj Mandir Sabha Bhavan here. Addressing the gathering, chief guest of the evening KS Imthiyaz Ahmed, President, KMES Institute, Karkala, said that Zakath (Charity) should be distributed in a way that more and more needy people should get benefited out of it. This can be done only with the