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Mangalore, Sep 20: A student of University College, Hampankatta was injured and subsequently hospitalised as a result of clashes that sparked between two groups of students here on Saturday. Clashes sparked between the two groups in the college when students from one of the group apparently eve-teased a girl student in the college campus. Enraged by this, a clash ensued after classes on Saturday

Mangalore, Sep 20: A gruesome incident came to light in which an 11-year-old girl was sexually assaulted and raped by her own uncle near Adyapady in Bajpe on the outskirts of the city. The accused has been identified as Jagadish Poojary (32), a resident of Adyapady. The shocking crime is said to have taken place at the victim's home on Thursday. Jagadish Poojary was arrested by Bajpe police on

Mangalore, Sep 20: With the police having failed to trace a Dubai-bound youth who went missing from Mangalore International Airport three months ago, the missing youth's father has handed over a memorandum to Kerala CM Oomen Chandy urging for a comprehensive investigation in the case. 33-year-old Babu B V, resident of Ravaneshwara in Kasargod has been missing from the international airport in

Mangalore, Sep 20: The notorious practice among the private bus drivers and conductors of always being in a hurry at the cost of passenger's safety was illustrated again near Talapady on the outskirts of the city on Saturday. Aamina, 55-year-old wife of Mustafa, a resident of Talapady, who was about to board a private bust at Talapady check-post was crushed to death under the wheels of same bus

Manipal, Sep 20: With the sighting of a leopard roaming in the limits of Shree Mahalingeshwara temple at Atrady, near Manipal over the past three days and a confirmed leopard attack on a man, the local residents are fear-stricken by the predator in their territory and refuse to venture out of their houses after dark. A person named Dinesh Poojary suffered injuries from the leopard attack that took

Mangalore, Sep 20: Sowmya Kamath from Mangalore has secured admission to Stanford University, USA, to pursue Ph.D studies in space science. She has joined the university last week. This opportunity to pursue doctoral studies in this venerable institution will provide a great boost to her brilliant academic career which includes being awarded with the coveted gold medal for being the topper in

Mangalore, Sep 20: The deadly leptospirosis (rat fever) has claimed one more life in Dakshina Kannada district. A 38-year-old man from Puttur taluk is the new victim of this disease. Iytappa, a resident of Kayyur Kaikamba village near Puttur, who was tested positive for leptospirosis, died at the Government Wenlock Hospital on Thursday, medical sources said. He had complained that his body was

Beltangady, Sep 20: A 40-year-old man, who married two women, lost his life on Friday when he tried to take revenge against his elder brother for allegedly provoking his first wife to fight against him and his second wife. Shekhara was hacked to death by his own elder brother Krishnappa (45) in latter's residence at Pilya village under the limits of Venoor police station in Beltangady taluk on

Dear Prime Minister, Your government has completed nearly four months in office now and its performance is being widely discussed. People have mixed feelings. They believe that you are an excellent orator. But your own partymen and ministers are doing exactly the opposite of what you speak, and when they do that, you remain silent. This has perplexed many people. For instance, your speech on

Bangalore, Sep 20: The High Court on Friday extended till September 23, 2014, its earlier order that directed the police not to arrest Raghaveshwara Bharathi, the pontiff of Shri Ramachandrapura Mutt in Shimoga district, in a rape complaint filed by a female devotee. Justice K N Phaneendra directed the prosecution neither to arrest nor interrogate the pontiff until Tuesday after the State