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Udupi, Jan 6: Abhimanyu Bhadauria and Sreshth Shah of Amity University emerged victorious and walked away with the grand prize of Rs 6,00,000 at the TAPMI Quiz on the Beach held at Kaup Beach near here. Teams from NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad came second and IIT Madras came third and won Rs 3,00,000 and Rs 1,00,000 respectively. The 12th edition of the TAPMI Quiz on the Beach (QOTBâ„¢) was

Kundapur, Jan 6: A young deer was killed by an unknown vehicle in a hit-and-run case on the state highway at Sunnari near Hombady-Mandady in Kundapur taluk on Monday. In the early hours of Monday, locals found the dead body of a deer lying on the side of the road with severe injuries to its head. Having informed the forest department officials, the concerned forest officer arrived at the spot and

Belthangady, Jan 6: To facilitate smoother movement of vehicular traffic in the narrow Charmadi Ghat after the Shiradi Ghat was closed to vehicles for road repairs, emergency widening works began on the alternate route on Sunday. Ever since the Shiradi route was closed for vehicles, there has been heavy traffic along the alternate Charmadi stretch resulting in long and frequent traffic jams on the

New Delhi: Jan 6: A Delhi court has denied a woman the right to reside in a house owned by her father-in-law, saying she has no right in a property which exclusively belongs to her parents-in-law. While setting aside the order of a magisterial court, Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala allowed the appeal filed by the woman's parents-in-law, saying that she is entitled to claim a right to

Mangaluru, Jan 6: A small-time businessman was brutally murdered by a group of miscreants at Soorinje near Surthkal in Mangaluru taluk on Tuesday. The victim has been identified as Keshava Shetty (39), a 35-year-old local resident. He was also a local activist of Bharatiya Janata Party. It is learnt that miscreants waylaid him and hacked to death when he was walking towards a local playground to

Bengaluru, Jan 6: Science is the answer to all the problems that plague our country today, said Vice-President Hamid Ansari, during his keynote address at the closing ceremony of the Silver Jubilee celebrations of the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, in the city on Monday. œIf our aspiration of becoming a leading global force in science is to be attained, a massive

Kochi, Jan 6: The new age e-passports are expected to be rolled out in the country by 2016, a top official said here today. "We are going ahead and are in the process of tendering. By 2015-16 we should be able to achieve e-passport," Muktesh K Pardeshi, Joint Secretary (PSP) and Chief Passport Officer, Ministry of External Affairs, told reporters here. The External Affairs Ministry has plans in

Bengaluru, Jan 6: Caste census in the State will begin on April 11 and the first phase will be completed on April 30, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Monday. After a review meeting with officials, he told reporters that the deputy commissioners (DCs) had been tasked with the responsibility of overseeing the census in their respective districts. œPeople should compulsorily participate in the

Bantwal, Jan 6: Widespread awareness on the importance of educating girls will ultimately lead to a social revolution, opined B Ramanath Rai, minister for forests, ecology and environment and Dakshina Kannada district in-charge. Speaking after inaugurating the sixth annual day celebration of the Melkar Women's Pre University and Degree College at Marnabail, Sajipa Munnoor in Bantwal taluk on

Hyderabad, Jan 5: AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi has stirred a nation-wide debate with a statement that every child is born a Muslim as he locked horns with Hindutva outfits over their controversial 'ghar wapsi' campaign. "Every child is born a Muslim. His parents and society convert him to other religions," Owaisi said, apparently in a tit-for-tat to hardline Hindu organisations which have been