Today, if Leena Mashelkar looks back at her journey of 35 years in theatre, she feels her hard work paid off after receiving the Rangasanman award on the World Theatre Day. Since Leena started her caree in 1978, she has been receiving awards for best leading female roles in theatres. Leena received first prize as [...]
A civil court in KGF, Karnataka has awarded a punishment of 3.5 years for two christian missionaries and one year each for 9 missionaries of Peter’s church, Bangalore for blaspheming Hindu Deities and disturbing the feelings of citizens. The group of missionaries are accused of having publicly stated that Hindu Gods Ram, Krishna, Tirupathi Venkataramana as not genuine Gods, and that [...]
Sixteen people were killed and three others seriously injured when the Mathura-Kasganj Express rammed into an overcrowded jeep at an unmanned railway crossing here. The accident took place at the unmanned railway crossing near Maidu Railway Station at 7:19 AM as the jeep tried to cross the track even as they saw the train approaching. The jeep [...]
Over 150 children suffered colour poisoning in Mumbai’s Dharavi during the colourful festival of Holi. They have been admitted to the Sion Hospital. 10 of them are stated to be in a critical condition. Chief Minister of Maharashtra Prithviraj Chavan has directed a detailed investigation into the incident of colour infection. A 6 member committee [...]
Acharya Swami Adhyatmananda Saraswati of Sambodh Foundations, Trivandrum will conduct a two day management talk Love to Expand. The enlightening sessions, to be conducted on 10 and 11 March, 2012 will be for two hours from 10.30 am- 12.00 pm. The venue is Cartman, behind Koramangala Club, Bangalore. The talk has its focus on various [...]
Three pipe bombs were recovered from a railway track near Cheruvathur railway station. Passengers standing there saw a battery fixed to a PVC pipe and wrapped with an insulation tape. The bombs were seen on the center of the track near a pond. Police suspect that the items may have been placed through the toilet [...]
The Uthishtta Seva Puraskar was conferred on the Agasthyar Bala Samskara Kendra fraternity at a function in Bangalore yesterday. Ace cricketer Rahul Dravid handed over the award, which consisted of Rs 1 lakh in cash and a shield. The award was jointly received by Chellamma and Shobha, the two ladies who dedicated their lives for [...]
Tension prevails in Meepuguri of Kasaragod, Kerala on Saturday following defilement of a temple by unidentified persons. District administration has clamped prohibitory orders in the Kasaragod Taluk limits for a week. According to local media, a few houses in the Choori locality came under stone pelting by miscreants as police carried out preventive arrests since [...]
A case has been filed against 4 journalists who have allegedly extorted money from the sand mafia. The case has been registered by the Kamasamudram police of Bangarpet Taluk, Kolar District. The accused have been absconding ever since. 3 amongst the 4 accused are said to be working for leading Kannada dailies. The journalists are [...]
Protest rallies have welled up today in Kumble near Kasaragod, against the demolition of the historic Kanipura Gopalkrishna Temple for the purpose of road widening. Religious leaders and devotees have swarmed in the place and are carrying out a procession. Groups consisting of over one lakh people picketed the office of the District Collector, inorder [...]
