Briefs

Bengaluru Mar 11: The state government, late on Friday, transferred 18 IPS officers. These transfers come two months before the Assembly elections. The following is the list of officers with their new postings (in brackets). B Dayananda, (IGP central range); Amrit Paul (IGP administration); Umesh Kumar, (IGP and secretary to government, Home department); Vipul Kumar (IGP and director, Karnataka

Mysuru, Mar 5: Deputy Commissioner and Mahamastakabhisheka Mahotsava Committee secretary Rohini Sindhuri has said that adopting new technologies helped in the huge success of the recently-concluded Bahubali Mahamastakabhisheka. Speaking to reporters here, the DC said that 'Kalpamritha', an expo-cum-sale of coconut products that was opened to help farmers, received an overwhelming response with

A special team investigating the murder of Youth Congress worker S.P. Shuaib at Edayannur here on February 12 arrested two more Communist Party of India (Marxist) workers from a nearby area on Thursday. The arrested were identified as K. Sanjay, 23, and K. Rajath, 23, both natives of Palayode, near Mattannur. Two more persons are in the custody of the police and are being questioned to ascertain

Kasaragod, Mar 2: The body of a 60-year-old homemaker, who had been missing since February 26, was recovered from the Chandragiri river, close to State Highway bridge, near here. The body of Lakshmi, wife of Damodaran Achary, a resident of Vidyanagar here, was recovered on Wednesday evening. The police suspect it be a case of suicide.

Kasaragod, Feb 27: Three youths were sentenced to imprisonment for varying terms in connection with the killing of K.A. Basheer, 22, at Thalangara here in 2012. Delivering the verdict on Monday, Additional district sessions court (II) Judge Sanu S. Panicker sentenced the first and third accused, P.A. Riaz, 28; and Yasir, 23; both residents of Thalangara, to 11 years and a month’s imprisonment. The

Kasaragod, Feb 26: A 48-year-old man was killed after he was hit by an ambulance at Mogral-Puthur here in the early hours of Sunday. The accident occurred around 1.20 a.m. as Aithappa Poojari, a casual labourer, was hit by the ambulance that was returning from a Mangaluru hospital after dropping a patient. Mr. Poojari, a resident of Mogral-Puthur village, was going back to his home after attending

Customs officials at Kempegowda International Airport have seized gold worth Rs. 95 lakh this week. According to a press release from the Additional Commissioner of Customs, officials foiled three attempts to smuggle gold. The first incident was on Sunday night, when gold weighing 199 gm and worth Rs. 60 lakh was recovered from a flight that had arrived from Singapore. The gold was wrapped in

Mangaluru, Feb 20: Sixth Additional District and Sessions Judge D.T. Puttarangaswamy on Monday sentenced Satisha, a resident of Moodbidri, to 55 days of rigorous imprisonment on finding him guilty of cheating a woman. According to the charge-sheet filed by Moodbidri police, Satisha, a married man, had sex with a 25-year-old woman after promising her that he would marry her. When she realised

Belagavi, Feb 19: The sleuths attached to city crime investigation branch have seized three kg of gold biscuits worth around Rs 95 lakh by arresting a man in the city. The arrested has been identified as Mohan Prabhakar Devkar of Mumbai. Cash totalling to Rs 15,000 was also seized from him. The police have taken up further investigation. Malmaruti police have registered a case.

Kasaragod, Feb 13: Sheelavathi, 45, an endosulfan victim at Perla near Badiadukka, died at her residence on Sunday. Daughter of the late Shankar Rai and Revathi from Padre locality, she had been bed-ridden for long. She had undergone treatment at various hospitals and was on the official list of the endosulfan victims.