Even as a row is raging in Kerala over the Sabarimala temple, the entry of a woman into the Kollur Sri Mookambika temple's Laxmi Mantapa, open only for priests, has kicked up a controversy in Karnataka.

Wakf and Hajj Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan challenged state Minority Commission former chairman Anwar Manippady to get the Wakf property encroached by BJP leader Ravi Shankar Mijaru cleared if he had concerns over the encroachment of Wakf property.

Scholar and senior journalist Dinesh Amin Mattu said that "I have invited Chakravarthy Sulibele for debate on Swami Vivekananda's. But he didn't turn up. Sulibele who escapes from debates is a coward".

Those who want to become journalists must primarily learn how to read. How many papers, magazines, and books you read; that much good writer you will become. It is not possible to become a journalist without reading.

Responding to the former Chief Minister Siddarmaiah's statement regarding retirement from politics, Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan said "fans will easily not allow the active politicians to retire from politics. Siddaramaiah must continue. If at all he announces retirement, people will not allow him to keep quiet."   

The health department in Dakshina Kannada district Wednesday said it was awaiting a report from the death audit committee to confirm whether the death of four people in 16 days was due to swine flu (H1N1) or viral fever.

As part of Mangaluru Dasara, ten sports persons will be felicitated and the Gokarnanatha Health Cards will be released on October 18 at Kudroli Sri Gokarnanatha Kshetra.

 A native of Kadaba has been found dead on a railway track in Mumbai on Tuesday night.