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Stone pelting at religious places, a ploy to create communal

Mangaluru, Aug 22:Strongly condemning the stone pelting at Masjid-Al-Takwa in Mangaluru, former Mayor and Jilla Muslim Okkkuta president K Ashraf has alleged it to be a ploy to create communal disturbance in the region. “Dalit and Billava youths are used by communal elements. The youths are instigated to pelt stone at the Muslim religious places […]Read More

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Rai asks govt to set up 1,500-bed hospital

Mangaluru, July 10: In the wake of a steep rise in the number of COVID cases in Dakshina Kannada, former Minister B Ramanath Rai asked the government to immediately start an exclusive 1,500-bed hospital in the district.  Rai was addressing the media at the district Congress office on Friday. “Wenlock Hospital is turned to COVID […]Read More

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Govt can’t withhold right to worship of any religion: K

Mangaluru: Former Mayor and President of Dakshina Kannada Zilla Muslim Sanghatanegala Okkuta K Ashraf has asked Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa to open all the religious places at the earliest.“After Chief Minister’s meeting today, minister Kota Srinivas Poojary told reporters that the temples would be open for public from June 1. We are also told […]Read More

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Cloth merchants in Mangaluru not keen on reopening

Mangaluru MLA U T Khader and former Mayor K Ashraf express unhappiness over district administration’s decision  Mangaluru: Owners of readymade and textile shops are confused. They are not sure if to open the shops or remain shut. Though the new notification by the district administration has allowed them to operate, many of them in Mangaluru […]Read More

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COVID-19 and confusion over cremation in Mangaluru

Mangaluru: We have heard about opposition for the cremation of COVID-19 patients in faraway places. But things turned same in Dakshina Kannada on Thursday when the district administration had to run around searching for a proper place to cremate the 75-year-old COVID-19 patient who died on Thursday. The scared people were seen opposing cremation near their […]Read More

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