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Udupi, Aug 23: Karnataka Home Minister Dr. G. Parameshwara on Saturday confirmed the arrest of the complainant witness—popularly known as the “Mask Man”—in connection with the Dharmasthala mass burial case. The accused is currently in police custody, but the minister declined to share further details, citing the ongoing Special Investigation Team (SIT) inquiry. “The arrest has indeed taken place

Mangaluru, Aug 23: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged mass burials in Dharmasthala produced a complainant witness before the Belthangady court on Saturday, after he retracted a major part of his earlier testimony. According to sources, the witness had initially claimed that he personally exhumed one of the buried bodies and even submitted a human skull said to belong to it

Mangaluru: A surprise inspection by the Karnataka Lokayukta at the Dakshina Kannada District Sports Boys and Girls Hostel in Mannagudda has uncovered alarming lapses in food, facilities, and fund utilisation. Led by DySP Dr. Gana P. Kumar along with Inspectors Bharathi J. and Ravi Pawar, the team found worm-infested rice, unhygienic kitchens, and substandard cooking oil. Despite housing 33

Barakah International School in Adyar, Mangaluru, recently hosted the highly anticipated inter-school competition, "Mind Spark – The Arena of Intelligent Minds." The event brought together talented students from various schools across Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts, providing a vibrant platform for them to showcase their creativity, talent, and competitive spirit. The competition featured a

Israel’s minister of military affairs has threatened to completely destroy Gaza City if the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas does not agree to its terms, including surrendering its arms. The threat comes as Israeli forces prepare a full-scale assault on the city—home to nearly a million displaced civilians—despite urgent United Nations appeals to halt the operation amid what aid agencies

Bengaluru, Aug 22: The Enforcement Directorate on Friday conducted searches in multiple states as part of an alleged illegal betting-linked money laundering case against Karnataka Congress MLA K C Veerendra 'Puppy', his brother and some others, official sources said. Veerendra, 50, is a legislator from the Chitradurga assembly seat. There was no immediate reaction from the MLA on the ED action

Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, who is also the Congress state president, took everyone by surprise on Thursday when he sang the RSS anthem during a discussion in the state Assembly on the stampede near Chinnaswamy stadium, which claimed the lives of 11 people. A sudden musical note amazed the House, which heard the first few lines of the RSS Anthem ‘Namaste Sada Vatsale

The Vice President’s post is now vacant after Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned at the start of the Monsoon Session of Parliament. Elections will be held on September 9, and it’s shaping up to be a direct fight between the NDA and the I.N.D.I.A. bloc. NDA’s Candidate: CP Radhakrishnan The ruling NDA has named CP Radhakrishnan, the Governor of Maharashtra, as their candidate. • He comes from Tamil Nadu’s

Mangaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) Mangaluru division has sought approval from the Road Transport Authority (RTA) for 28 new bus permits on various routes in and around the city. The proposal came up at the RTA meeting chaired by Deputy Commissioner Darshan on Monday. Senior divisional controller of KSRTC Mangaluru, Rajesh Shetty, said the move was in response to

Local Gaza authorities say the Israeli military has killed another Palestinian journalist in the strip, bringing the death toll to 239 since the occupying Tel Aviv regime launched its all-out onslaught on the blockaded territory in early October 2023. A medical source stated that at least three Palestinians were killed and several others injured in an Israeli strike on the Sabra neighborhood of