Briefs

Kasaragod, Oct 21: The body of a man who jumped into the Chandragiri river from a bridge near Melparamba two days ago was traced on Thursday. The body of Bhaskara, 41, son of Janardhanan, a resident of nearby Mannipady, was fished out by the Fire and Rescue Services personnel and the police nearly a kilometre from the bridge. He had jumped into the river around 5.15 p.m. on Tuesday, the police

Mysuru, Oct 17: A mother and her 10-year-old daughter drowned in Kallukore in Kodlipet, Kodagu district, on Sunday. According to the police, Shobha (27), a native of the village, and her two children had gone to the lake to wash clothes. While she was at work, her children, who were playing in the lake, strayed towards deeper waters and began drowning. Shobha rushed to their rescue and drowned in

Mysuru/ Chikkamagaluru, Oct 17: A farmer from K.R. Nagar taluk in Mysuru and two from Chikkamagaluru district allegedly committed suicide owing to difficultly in repaying loans. According to the police, 58-year-old Puttaraju in Abburu village of K.R. Nagar taluk had sown paddy, ginger and tobacco on his two-acre land. He consumed the poison at his farmland on Saturday and was admitted to a

Hassan, Oct 16: Two farmers reportedly committed suicide by consuming poison in Hassan district on Friday. In both cases, the deceased’s relatives say that the farmers were unable to bear the burden of loans. Ramesha (30) of Mavinakere had borrowed over Rs. 2 lakh from a bank apart from a private loan up to Rs. 2 lakh. Holenarasipur Town Police registered the case. In the other incident, Dase

Bengaluru, Oct 14: Former Minister Veeranna (76) has been selected for the Sri Maharshi Valimiki Jayanti Award, instituted by the State government for the year 2016-17. The award carries a cash prize of Rs. 5 lakh and a citation, which will be presented to Mr. Veeranna by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah at a function, scheduled to be held at Banquet Hall of the Vidhana Soudha on Saturday. Born on

Mangaluru, Oct 13: Milagres College, Mangaluru in collaboration with Center for Health and Development [ CHD-India] and District Disaster Management Authority, Government of Karnataka observed a Regional Symposium on Global Climate Change and Human Health to mark the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction on 13th October, 2016. Dr. Edmond Fernandes, Member – Health Task Force, District

Kasaragod, Oct 13: In the light of the murder of a party activist allegedly by the CPI(M) functionaries at Pinarayi in Kannur on Wednesday, the BJP has accused Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of sheltering those involved in political killings. Instead of ensuring safety and security to life of common man, the Chief Minister was found to be shielding those indulging in killing of rival political

Ballari, Oct 5: A case of a youth assaulting a boy and a girl of different communities sitting together in the Ballari mini zoo that occurred on Monday, came to light on Tuesday. The girl, in a complaint lodged in Cowl Bazaar police station here, has charged Vikar Ahmed with assaulting her and her friend as the latter belonged to a different community. Cowl Bazaar police have registered a case.

Bidar, Oct 4: A fter the recent heavy rains washed away his soya and red gram crops completely, a farmer reportedly committed suicide at Yadlapur village in Bidar taluk on Monday. The farmer, who has been identified as Bandeppa Koli (36), was devastated at the loss and reportedly committed suicide by hanging from a tree in his field. His wife Lakshmibai told the police that Bandeppa was worried

Udupi, Sep 29: Thieves broke into a temple and made away with gold ornaments worth Rs. 6 lakh at Kabbinale village coming under the Hebri police station limits in Udupi district. According to the police, thieves broke into the Sri Annapurneshwari Temple between 7 p.m. on September 26 and 7 a.m. on September 27. They decamped with gold ornaments of the deity, whose value is estimated to be Rs. 6