Briefs

Karunagapally , Feb 18: Two men were arrested by the Ochira police on Friday on charge of attacking a young couple on the Azheekkal beach, near Karunagapally, on Valentine’s Day. The couple had on Friday morning lodged a complaint with City Police Commissioner S. Satheesh Bino. The Ochira police took six men into custody in connection with the incident. The couple identified two among them. The

The Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala was closed after the five-day monthly rituals (puja) in the Malayalam month of Kumbhom on Friday evening. An auspicious Laksharchana ritual was performed at the temple. The Ayyappa temple will be opened on March 14 afternoon for the monthly rituals in the Malayalam month of Meenom that begins the next day.

Bengaluru, Feb 16: Kalale Keshavamurthy, who contested the 2013 Assembly polls on JD(S) ticket in Nanjangud constituency, joined the Congress on Wednesday in the presence of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and KPCC president G. Parameshwara. Mr. Keshavamurthy will be the Congress candidate in the crucial bypoll to the Legislative Assembly from Nanjangud reserved segment. Meanwhile, Congress leaders

Yadgir, Feb 14: Nearly 30 sheep died after a wolf attacked them in Anakasugur village in Shahapur taluk of Yadgir district recently. Officials of the Animal Husbandry Department from Shahapur visited the spot and assured Rs. 5,000 compensation for each dead animal. “There is a provision to release compensation of Rs. 5,000 for each dead sheep and the amount will be released soon,” a senior officer

Mangaluru, Feb 14: The 35th Convocation of Mangalore University will be held on March 3 at noon at Mangala Auditorium, Mangala Gangothri. The chairman of the Indian Science Academy Ajay K. Sood will deliver the convocation address. Governor Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala and Higher Education Minister Basavaraj Rayaraddi will be the other dignitaries at the event.

Kasargod, Feb 13: Yet another Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) loyalist was arrested in connection with the recent violence witnessed at nearby Bovikkanam, where a car of a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) activist was set on fire and a jewellery outlet run by him was vandalised. A police team led by Adhur sub-inspector A. Santhosh Kumar arrested Salman Harris, 27, a resident of nearby

Kasargod, Feb 11: East Eleri Panchayat vice president James Panthamackal was arrested for manhandling a senior police official as the policeman team tried resisting moves to dig a bore well at Narkilakkad, near the hilly pocket of Chittarikkal, some 50 km east of Kanhangad. The incident occurred around 11.30 p.m. on Thursday after a truck laden with digging equipment started its works without

Mangaluru, Feb 9: Yemmekere Cricket Club (YCC) will be organising 10th Year YCC Trophy 2017, over-arm Cricket Tournament on 11th & 12th February 2017 at Yemmekere Ground. Entry Fee: Rs. 3,500/- 1st Prize: YCC Trophy and Rs. 35,000/- 2nd Prize: YCC Trophy and Rs. 25,000/- On the occasion of the decennial celebration, YCC would be contributing to the less fortunate section of the society, stated a

Chikkamagaluru, Feb 7: A girl died under mysterious circumstances at a coffee estate near Kalasa on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Vanajakshi (13), the daughter of Ramesh, a native of Chitradurga district. He and his wife were employed in a coffee estate belonging to Yalanduru Venkatesh. Vanajakshi accompanied her parents to pick coffee beans on Sunday morning, despite their objection

Udupi, Feb 4: The police on Friday arrested two persons in connection with a theft case at Barkur-Maskibail village coming under the Brahmavar police station limits on January 30. The police have identified the accused as Prahlad Poojary (23), a resident of Airody village, and Prashanth G. (24), a resident of Gundmi village. They recovered cash, gold ornaments and a car from the duo. The value of