Briefs

Kasaragod, Jun 22: The police are on the lookout for Sreejith, an accused in a murder attempt case at the communally sensitive Choori locality in the district. The police have spread a dragnet to nab Sreejith and the arrest is expected to be made shortly, a senior police official here said on Wednesday. The police are also keeping a close watch on Sandeep, who is being treated at a hospital here

Kochi, Jun 19: Customs air intelligence officials at the Nedumbassery airport on Sunday foiled yet another attempt to smuggle gold and seized the metal worth Rs. 34 lakh from an international passenger. The Thrissur native, who had arrived here from Sharjah in the morning, was intercepted at the exit gate. Crude gold granules weighing 1172.9 g, concealed in the top portion of 10 perfume bottles in

Mangaluru, Jun 19: Poor visibility owing to adverse weather forced the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to divert four flights from landing at Mangaluru International Airport on Sunday. The flights were diverted to Bengaluru and Kozhikode since early hours on Sunday. But all flights landed here after 8.30 a.m. once the visibility was clear. No flights were cancelled, according to V.V. Rao

Kasaragod, Jun 16: The police have registered a suo motu case in connection with an alleged murder attempt on a youth by an unidentified four-member group at Chowki here on Wednesday night. The police said Rajesh alias Raju, 35, a resident of Mogral-Puthur village who was riding a scooter, along with a friend as pillion, was waylaid by a four-member group and attacked with weapons. The Kasaragod

Bengaluru, Jun 15: Campus Front of India will be conducting a national level seminar on ‘Saffron in Education and the Students Resistance” on June 17 at 2 p.m. at SCM Hall, SCMI near Mission Road, Bengaluru. The aim of the seminar is to bring a healthy discussion on swiftly progressing saffronisation of the educational system and the extreme oppression and alienation being faced by students

Kanhangad, Jun 15: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader C.K. Padmanabhan has accused Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of failing to maintain law and order situation in the State. Mr. Vijayan seemed to be acting like a party leader as he failed to condemn the attacks on BJP workers in Kozhikode by CPI(M) workers, Mr. Padmanabhan said, addressing the BJP-sponsored ‘Marxist Akrama Virudha

Kasargod, Jun 13: The incessant rains that has been lashing since the onset of monsoon wrecked havoc damaging at least 10 houses across the district, crippling normal life. According to official sources, the district received 145.30 mm rains over the last 24 hours ending 8 a.m. on Monday with a cumulative tally touching to 450.20 mm. The rains and winds damaged four houses – two in Kumbadaje

Udupi, Jun 9: The district administration has set up a 24 x 7 Control Room in the light of monsoon having entered Udupi. The telephone numbers are Udupi Deputy Commissioner's Office: 0820-2574802; Toll-free: 1077; Udupi Tahsildar Office: 0820-2520417; Kundapur Tahsildar Office: 08254-230357; Karkala Tahsildar Office: 08258-230201; Udupi Taluk Panchayat: 0820-2520447; Kundapur Taluk Panchayat

Kasaragod, Jun 6: In the context of unprecedented drought situation experienced in the State, hundreds of people from all walks of life observed World Environment day by joining hands with the government on its massive afforestation drive. Addressing a public function after inaugurating the district-level World Environment Day programme at the AUP School, Udinoor near Trikkarippur,on Monday

Ballari, Jun 4: Mabunni (25), who was convicted of trafficking in human beings, committed suicide by allegedly hanging herself to death with a sari in her cell at the Ballari Central Jail on Saturday. She was among the 39 undergoing 10 years imprisonment in connection with trafficking in human beings. Gandhi Nagar police have registered a case.