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Tumakuru, Dec 2: As many as seven persons including five schoolchildren were injured after the pellets of rubber bullets, fired in the air, exploded on the ground and hit them, during a mock drill organised by the police here on Monday. The drill was organised as part of the Crime Prevention Month for children and public at District Armed Reserve (DAR) grounds. The police, however, used the

Bengaluru: Dec 2: The State government has been exploring the possibility of taking legal action against those who use derogatory and abusive words while referring to people belonging to certain backward classes in the State, Social Welfare Minister H Anjaneya said on Monday. Addressing reporters, he said the government wants to ban usage of words such as hajama' and darvesi' that hurt people

Mangaluru, Dec 1: A labourer was buried alive under the rubble after a landslip at the road under bridge construction site at the Padil-Bajal railway level crossing near Mangaluru Junction Railway Station in the city on Monday night. The deceased has been identified as Mangal (25) from north India. The tragedy occurred when the workers Mangal and other workers were engaged in fastening lengthy

Beltangady, Dec 1: In a gut-wrenching tragedy a seven-year-old girl died after a reckless car driver knocked her down in front of her parents' eyes near Nada village in Belthangady taluk on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Pooja Laxmi (7), daughter of Shivalingam and Pushpa couple from Manjakal village near Nada. She was Standard II student of St Mary School, Laila, Belthangady. The

New Delhi, Dec 1: In a fresh blow to UB Group chief Vijay Mallya, the government has rejected an application by Kingfisher Airlines to re-appoint him as Managing Director. Kingfisher, which had to be grounded in October 2012 due to severe financial crunch, had sought the Corporate Affairs Ministry's approval for Mallya's re-appointment for a period of fiver-year beginning October 16, 2013 "without

Mangaluru, Dec 1: In terms of number of members Bharatiya Janata Party will emerge world's largest political party within a few months, said BJP National General Secretary Muralidhara Rao. Addressing media persons in the city on Monday Mr Rao said that the nationwide membership drive campaign launched by the RSS backed party after Amit Shah took over as president has been inching towards a great

Mangaluru, Dec 1: In a surprise move, the United Breweries Limited Chairman Vijay Mallya has resigned from the Board of Directors of Mangalore Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd (MCFL). The resignation comes at a time when MCFL is amidst a takeover battle between Deepak Petrochemicals and Fertilizers and Zuari Agro Chemicals and Fertilizers. Mr Mallya had sided with Zuari to ward off the takeover bid

Mumbai, Dec 1: Model and actress Gauhar Khan on Sunday was slapped by a youth from audience while she was hosting the final episode of 'India's Raw Star', a musical reality show, at Film City, Goregaon (East). The police have arrested accused Akil Malik, who reportedly said "being a Muslim woman, she should not have worn such a short dress." According to reports, Gauhar Khan got into an argument

Dubai, Dec 1: The Bearys Sports Festival – 2015 will be organized by the Bearys Cultural Forum (BCF) –UAE at the Gulf Medical University Ground at Ajman on January 30, 2015. This was officially announced at the sports brochure launching ceremony of the BCF held here on November 29. Mumtaz Ali, BCF patron member, Dr B K Yusuf, the President of BCF, Dr Kaup, General Secretary , Latheef Mulky, Vice

Mangaluru, Dec 1: The news of outbreak of bird flu virus in Kerala has started showing its impact in coastal Karnataka with poultry prices dropping by at least Rs 15 per kg mainly due to influx of chicken from neighbouring areas. Though the outbreak has remained confined to Alappuzha, Kottayam and Pathanamthitta districts of Kerala, poultry traders in Dakshina Kananda fear that people might stop