Karnataka

Mangalore, June 2: Dozens of women under the banner of Dakshina Kannada District Women Congress Committee staged protest against the policies of BJP ruled state government on Saturday. Addressing the protesters gathered in front of the office of Deputy Commissioner here, former Zilla Panchayat President Mamatha Gatti accused the Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa of conspiring against farmers and poor

Riyadh, July 2: Seven people including a man hailing from Kundapur taluk in Udupi district, were killed in a fire mishap early on Saturday morning at Riaydh, the capital city of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The tragedy occurred in a residential room in the upper part of Al-Suvailin Supermarket in Bathha area of the capital. Muhammad Kota The Kundapur based victim, who was working in the same

Bajpe, July 2: Bajpe police nabbed a person for threatening a shopkeeper demanding hafta at Gurpur Kaikamba near here.The arrested is Gireesh (28), a local resident. According to police the accused entered 'Srinivas Enterprises' owned by K Shridhar Rao in Kaikamba and demanded hafta of Rs 2,000. Bajpe SI Anantha Murudeshwar arrested and produced the accused to the court.

Thrissur, July 2: The Cheraman Juma Masjid in Kodungallur, believed to be the country's first and oldest mosque, will soon be restored to its original form. Its management committee was giving final touches to a renovation project that would start in September, according to masjid president P.A. Mohammed Sayed. The 1400-year-old mosque was reconstructed many times to accommodate the increasing

Mangalore / Bangalore, July 1: The editor-in-chief of 'Kannada Prabha' Kannada news daily, Vishweshwar Bhat, is now slated to take simultaneous control of the Suvarna News 24×7 channel, as group editor. With this Mr Bhat has become the first prominent Kannada journalist to have a foot in both the print and electronic media. However, sources within the 'Suvarna News' has confirmed that Hameed Palya

Mangalore, July 1: Two persons were arrested in connection with the alleged gang rape of a 12-year-old Dalit girl. The arrested are Manoj Shetty (33), an auto-rickshaw driver and resident of Sunkadakatte and his friend Dinesh Amin (22), a resident of Padu Perav at Chavandypalke in Bajpe. The duo had allegedly raped Arpitha, resident of Kompdavu village in Mangalore Taluk at Kajepadavu Kolambe

Mangalore, July 1: Congress leader Ivan D'Souza accused the BJP led Karnataka Government of failing to reduce the VAT and cess on petroleum products in the state, at a time when Centre has been compelled to hike their prices. Addressing media persons here on Friday, the KPCC Secretary said that Congress ruled states of the country have lessened the burdern on the poor people by reducing the VAT

Mangalore, June 1: A delegation of 14 MLAs from Karnataka on Friday met Uttarakhand Governor Margaret Alva at Dehradun. Mangalore MLA UT Khader, who was also a part of the delegation, told 'coastaldigest.com' that they discussed various issues regarding the development of minorities, backward classes and Dalits with Alva. The delegation comprised MLAs of all parties including Karkala MLA Gopal

Mangalore, July 2: Lokayukta Justice N Santosh Hegde said that it is time to introspect and ask ourselves if we have really lived up to the expectations of the people who fought and sacrificed their lives to earn us freedom. Addressing the C A Foundation Day celebration here on Friday, the Lokayukta said that India has broken out of its identity of being a 'third world country' and is racing with

Mangalore, July 1: A group of activists protesting for the rights of street-venders near City Bus terminus here on Friday were briefly arrested by the city police, to felicitate the civic tiger squad to continue its eviction drive. Leftist activists Sunil Kumar Bajal, Vasanth Achary, Imthiyaz and seven others, who tried to stop the civic tiger at around 11:30 a.m. were dragged by the police to the