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Udupi, Feb 16: A woman caught attempting to steal valuables at a wedding function in guise of 'burkha' at Udyavar in Udupi district on Sunday. Since two women in burkha were behaving and moving suspiciously in the wedding hall, few others at the venue kept them under observation. One of the women was caught red-handed trying to flee after stealing a purse full of valuables belonging to one of the

Mangaluru, Feb 16: The Karnataka State Under 11 Open and Girls Chess Championship 2015 organised by Chess Shoots Academy, Bangalore under the banner of United Karnataka Chess Association, concluded on Sunday. Nidhi Shenoy (ELO Rating 1287) from St Theresa's School, Bendur, Mangaluru, defeated Sanjana Raghunath of Bengaluru to crown the Karnataka Under 11 Girls Chess Championship. She scored eight

New Delhi, Feb 16: Rahul Gandhi may be elevated to the post of the Congress president at the AICC session planned to be held sometime in April, marking a generational change in the party. There were indications that Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who has been delegating party work to vice-president Rahul, may choose to pass on the mantle to him. The change of guard at the top could also trigger

Mangaluru, Feb 16: A tense atmosphere prevailed in Subhash Nagar village near Thokkottu on the outskirts of the city after people belonging to different communities clashed on Sunday evening over use of loudspeaker for prayer call (adhan) at a place of worship. The police have stepped up security and increased patrol in the area and reportedly detained a few youth in connections with the clashes

Bengaluru, Feb 16: A one-and-a-half-year-old boy, who was kidnapped allegedly by a relative from Bengaluru and sold to a childless couple in Belagavi for Rs. 80,000, was rescued on Saturday by Tilaknagar police. Four persons have been arrested in this connection while three others, including the main accused, are absconding. The police said Subhan Khan was kidnapped on February 6 when his mother

Bengaluru: Feb 16: After vacating the party office on Race Course Road near Anand Rao Circle as per court order, JD(S) national president H D Deve Gowda on Sunday said he will strive to strengthen the party by bringing back leaders who left it in the past. Addressing reporters before vacating the office building, he said he will personally talk to such leaders and bring them back to the party.

Mangaluru, Feb 15: Amidst bursting of crackers, distribution of sweets and shouting of slogans like ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai', cricket lovers in the port city, who remained glued to TV screens since afternoon, celebrated India's victory over its arch rival Pakistan in their opening match of the Cricket World Cup in Australia. In the high-voltage contest between the bitter rivals, India again emerged

Kolkata, Feb 15: AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal's astounding comeback in the Delhi Assembly polls is inspiring the students of IIT-Kharagpur, where the Delhi Chief Minister had studied, to take up politics as a career. "Making a career in politics is one of the options before me now after graduating from IIT. Kejriwal has proved that even those from IIT and engineering background can be successful in

Mangaluru, Feb 15: A tense atmosphere prevailed in Bajpe in Mangaluru taluk after trouble mongers pelted stones at two places of worship belonging to Muslims on Saturday night. Police sources said that unknown miscreants targeted the Juma Masjid and Eidgah in Bajpe. Window panes of both the buildings were broken in the attack. Local Muslim leaders have urged the public to maintain peace and not to

New Delhi, Feb 15: Demand for dowry can be made at any time and not necessarily before marriage, the Supreme Court has said while upholding the life term awarded to a man for poisoning and burning his wife to death in 1997. A bench of justices M Y Eqbal and Pinaki Chandra Ghose rejected the plea that the accused did not demand any dowry before marriage and seeking it after tying the nuptial knot