Karnataka

Mangalore, March 19: The city police have rescued the Kadri branch manager of HDFC Bank, within hours after he was kidnapped by a group of miscreants on Monday morning. The kidnappers also were arrested in the successful operation by a police team led by city crime branch inspector Venkatesh Prasanna. It is learnt that Tilak, who is the manager in the loan collection department, was kidnapped by a

Puttur, March 19: The three-day 'The light on Islam' exhibition concluded with a grand note here on Sunday with thousands of visitors thronging the exhibition site near Puttur bus stand. According to organisers, South Karnataka Salafi Movement, more than 25,000 people learned about Islam with the exhibits highlighting the fundamental concepts of the religion. People from Mangalore, Udupi

Mangalore, March 19: A pillion rider was killed and three others sustained injuries in a serial accident at Brahmarakootlu in Bantwal taluk on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Abdul Salam (45), a resident of Kiruvail Juma Masjid area in Vamajoor. Rider Leeladhar sustained critical injuries. Abdul Salam died on spot when the motorbike in which he was travelling collided with a speeding

Mangalore, March 19: In yet another tragedy in Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited, two people died of suffocation on Monday morning. The deceased have been identified as Gunashekhar and Marimuthu, who were working as driver and cleaner of a tanker lorry carrying bitumen from MRPL. Both the workers were from Tamil Nadu. It is learnt that both died on spot after inhaling poisonous fumes

Mangalore, March 19: The election for the post of Dakshina Kannada Zilla Sahitya Parishat President will be held on April 29, at the Tahsildar's offices of five taluk centres between 8 am and 4 pm. Speaking to media persons on Saturday, Mangalore Taluk Tahsildar and Nodal officer for the election Ravichandra Nayak informed that as per the final list of the voters which was released on March 14, DK

Bangalore, March 19: Chief Minister D?V?Sadananda Gowda celebrated his first birthday as chief minister by going on a temple visiting spree on Sunday amidst political turmoil in the ruling BJP?over the leadership issue. Gowda started his day early along with his wife Datty by visiting Siddaganga Mutt in Tumkur and sought the blessings of seer Shivakumar. He later visited Adichunchanagiri mutt and

Bhatkal, March 18: There should be no such thing as majority and minority in a society. Even the majority is actually a cluster of minorities such as cultural minorities, lingual minorities and so on. Each and every citizen of the country should be considered as a fellow human being and deserves to be respected, said Moulana Rabey Hasan Nadvi, Chairman, All India Muslim Personal Law Board. He was

Mangalore, March 18: The racing spirit was high in the city with the Gulf Dirt Track National Championship- 2012 held at Fisheries College Grounds in Mangalore on Sunday. When the riders geared up, hitting the maximum speed on their speedometers, the enthusiastic spectators were equally thrilled cheering their lungs out in support of their favourite rider. The 14- race event was organized by

Mangalore, March 18: The Karnataka State Secondary Education Examination Board (KSEEB) will set up a helpline and conduct counselling from March 19, ahead of the SSLC examinations that are scheduled for April. The helpline will function from March 19 to March 31 every day between 3 pm and 5 pm. From April 2 to 4, the helpline will function between 10:15 am and 2 pm. Also, on March 19 when the

Udupi/ Chikmagalur, March 18: Nearly 65 per cent of the 12.53 lakh voters exercised their franchise till 5 PM in the bypoll to the Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha seat, where ruling BJP is locked in a bitter contest with Congress and JDS. Though the polling began on a slow note in the morning, gradually the voting picked up pace, officials said. Of the total of 1633 polling stations, 231 have been