Briefs

Kasargod, Mar 20: A court here on Saturday sentenced a youth who was convicted in a sexual assault case on a woman in 2013 to three years rigorous imprisonment along with fine. Additional District Sessions Court (I), pronouncing the sentence, also slapped Rs. 25,000 fine on C. Sanal Kumar. The accused is, a native of Peralam locality in Kannur district, according to the police. Fine imposed The

Udupi, Mar 18: There will be no power supply in some parts of Udupi district on Sunday from 9.30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The affected areas are Hebri, Someshwara, Shivapura, Santhekatte, Karkala, Jarkala, Ajekar, Shrilalu, Manipal and nearby areas. It is for maintenance works.

Chitradurga, Mar 18: Four persons, including a pregnant woman, died on the spot and one person has received injuries when an ambulance in which they were travelling was hit by a train at an unmanned railway level crossing in Talaku Police limits here on Thursday night. The deceased have been identified as Gangamma (56), Lakshamamma (60), Shankaramma (55) and Chandrakala (36). Ambulance driver

Mysuru, Mar 15: A traffic policeman, who was trapped by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) while accepting bribe from an autorickshaw driver in Mysuru on Monday evening, reportedly swallowed the notes to destroy evidence. ACB sources said they took Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police M.G. Ramesh of K.R. Traffic police station to K.R. Hospital for a CT scan to trace the four Rs. 500 denomination notes

Raichur, Mar 14: As many as 14 people were injured in a clash between Scheduled Castes and Kurubas in Kalmala village in Raichur taluk on Monday when a group objected to the other using objectionable language during Holi celebrations. The injured have been shifted to the District General Hospital in Raichur where their condition is said to be out of danger. Raichur Rural Police, who rushed to the

Bengaluru, Mar 14: Three persons from Ramky Infrastructure Ltd. were arrested on Monday in connection with the death of three people while repairing a manhole at Kaggadasapura. K. Babu Reddy, Assistant General Manager (Projects), Ramky Infrastructure Ltd. and in-charge of their projects in Bengaluru, Vemula Anjaneyulu, a sub-contractor hired by the company, and N.T. Reddy, Manager (Projects), were

Panaji, Mar 13: AAP expected to make a big splash in Goa, but it lost its deposit on all but one of the 39 seats it contested in the state. The sole exception was the Benaulim seat where Royla Fernandes polled 4,182 votes and finished second.

Feb 28: Four people drowned when they went for a swim in a lake at Kumsi village near Taj Sultanpur in Kalaburagi taluk on Sunday evening. The police identified the deceased as Basheer Ali Khan, 29, Fadul Rehman, 23, and their sisters Mariyam Ubaidullah Rehman, 16, and Amatuz Tagur Alikhan, 13. All were residents of Islamabad Colony in Kalaburagi. The girls jumped into water first without

Mangaluru: The Kanara Catholic Association (KCA), a 67-year-old organisation set up in 1955 is all set for its ‘Mood Mangalorean’ event on February 25 at the newly inaugurated Konkani Samudai Bhavan at Kalyan Nagar at 6:30pm . Errol Fernandes, KCA president said Leslie Fernandes, former chairman of Dockendale Shipping. Co will be the chief guest and Ronald Colaco, catholic social worker will be

Mangaluru, Feb 18: Chaithanya Manava Vikasa Kendra, an organization dedicated to the welfare of differently abled people, launched various schemes and training programmes for mentally challenged and differently abled children at its head office at Kemral near Haleangady in Mangaluru recently. Kemral Gram Panchayat President Nagesh Anchan inaugurated the schemes by lighting the lamp. President of