Karnataka

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

Mangalore, July 14: With the pre-survey work pertaining to land acquisition to extend the runway at Mangalore airport expected to be complete in the next two or three days, a clear picture on the extent of land that needs to be acquired would emerge after that. The Airports Authority of India ( AAI) has indicated the areas adjoining the airport at Kenjar that it needs to extend the runway and this

Mangalore, July 14: Hapless in Halliguddi, but triumphant in Delanthabettu, Permude, Yekkar and Kuthethoor. This sums up the fate of farmers in two parts of Karnataka. While the former are battling land acquisition by Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board in Gadag district, the latter in this coastal district, who after four years of struggle, late on Tuesday have seen the government

Mangalore, July 13: Police on Wednesday evening scaled up security and vigil in the coastal city of Mangalore, particularly in the sensitive and crowded areas, following the serial blasts in Mumbai. Mangalore City Police Commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh told 'Coastaldigest.com' that he has instructed officials to step up security at crowded places across the city. He said that the bomb squad

Mangalore, July 13: Jindal arc Stainless Steel Modular Kitchens (JSL), a Mangalore branch of prestigious Jindal Architecture Ltd, was inaugurated at City Arcade building near Bendoorwell Circle on Balmatta Road here on Wednesday. Mayor Pravin Anchan inaugurated the showroom. According to Muhyuddin Muhammad, Managing Director, I-Track Contracting and Test, the JSL offers state-of-the-art design

Mangalore, July 13: Surgeons in the city will be able to see and discover the benefits of the first Computer-Assisted knee-replacement surgery which will be done at the Auditorium of AJ Hospital and Research Centre here on Thursday. According to a press release, the Computer Navigation surgery will be performed by renowned Orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Christoph Saager from Switzerland. In an open

Mangalore, July 13: Giselle Mehta, a young writer's debut novel “Blossom Showers” will be released on Sunday, July 17 at TimeOut, City Centre Mall, KS Rao Road at 11:30 am. According to a press release, the novel will be released in the presence of Alan Nazareth, Author and former Diplomat, (Bangalore) and Mr H.C. Parikh, President- Elect of The International Book Readers Association, India

Bangalore, July 13: Pramod Muthalik, the infamous right-wing rabblerouser who shot into fame with his anti-Valentine's Day stand, is up to mischief again. He has created an army of youths to walk in his footsteps and got them trained in martial arts. Now, he wants the police to train these youth in handling arms. But, police top brass say they will never allow him to misuse the police machinery to

Mangalore, July 13: Even though, no major breakthrough has been achieved in last 15 days of probe into the brutal murder of a woman and her daughter at their residence in Panjimogaru, the city police remained optimistic on solving the mystery behind the crime. Admitting that the case itself was 'complex' in nature, Commissioner of Police Seemanth Kumar Singh said that the police have been