Karnataka

Kaniyoor, October 14: It started as small incidents, destroying boards and banners of the village masjid and taunting devotees headed for prayers. However, the jeering turned into physical assault on September 27, when a group of around 10 men, clutching swords and rods, descended on the village and attacked a villager. Fear is palpable in Abbada village, off Puttur-Kukke Subramanya State Highway

Mangalore, October 14: St Joseph Engineering College held its seventh graduation day ceremony in the College Auditorium at Vamanjoor, near here on Saturday. Rev. Fr Valerian D'Souza, Parish Priest, Our Lady of Miracles Church, Milagres, Mangalore and founder Director SJEC, was the chief guest. He honoured the Bachelor of Engineering graduates as well as the MBA, MCA and M. Tech post graduates with

Thane, October 14: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has asked Parle Products to recall from the market the entire stock of its popular candy “Mango Bite” branding it “unsafe”. Officials of the FDA Konkan Division recently raided two locations in Raigadh and Bhiwandi and seized stock of the finished goods and ingredients, valued at Rs 2 crore. According to FDA, the manufacturer Parle Biscuits

Bangalore, October 13: The Karnataka High Court has ordered issue of notices to the State and Union Governments in connection with a suo motu petition to end endosulfan menace in Dakshina Kannada district. Treating a letter to Chief Justice by Justice K L Manjunath on the harmful effects of endosulfan, the Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Vikramajit Sen and Justice B V Nagarathna on Friday

Ujire, October 13: Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister B Janardhana Poojary on Saturday visited the aggrieved family of a girl who was brutally raped and murder in Dharmasthala. He also promised a compensation of Rs 1 lakh from Sri Gokarnatha Temple Trust and a personal amount of Rs 10,000 for the family members. Block Congress President Harish Kumar handed over Rs 10,000. Youth

Mangalore, October 13: A two-day national homoeopathic conference on Paediatric Health Care was inaugurated in Father Muller Homoeopathic Medical College in the city on Saturday. Speaking on the occasion, Guest of Honour Dr S.K. Nanda, Director, National Institute of Homoeopathy expressed the need for systematic approach in management of Paediatric cases. As Homoeopathic medical science has shown

Belgaum, October 13: Pramod Muthalik, Sri Rama Sene chief, has said that he is ready to offer 'namaaz' in Masjids if Muslims provide him with proof that Allah is God and Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is His messenger. Speaking at a press meet here on Friday, Mr. Muthalik made this statement in the context of Islamic preacher Dr. Zakir Naik's challenge of accepting Hinduism if proven that Shiva is God.

Mangalore, October 13: The recent programme organized by J Krishna Palemar, Former Minister, to highlight his developmental works, was nothing but a 'drama' to gain political mileage, Congress leaders have alleged. Addressing mediapersons at the district Congress office in Mangalore on Saturday, Vijayprakash Shetty, Former MLA, said that Mr. Palemar was wrongly taking credit for developmental

Mangalore, October 13: In a gut-wrenching incident, two teenage boys were washed away in a river at Bengre Kasba in the city on Saturday. Hasan Nameer and Marzook The deceased have been identified as Hasan Nameer (14) son of Basheer and Marzook (13) son of Ameer. Marzook was Class 8 student of Government High School, Bengre, while Nameer Class 9 student of Badriya School, Kandak. The incident

Ujire, October 13: In yet another case of missing reported from Ujire, four students of SDM Technical Institute (Polytechnic) have disappeared after leaving for college on Friday, October 12. It is said that the boys - Udaya B C, Nithin Raj, Noothan H C and Bopanna had left for college at around 8.30 a.m. but did not return. Among them, three were staying at a hostel in Ujire and one student was