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Sullia, Aug 9: A wild tuskar was electrocuted after coming into contact with an electrical wire in at Herakaje, Devachalla Village in the Nalkur Reserve Forest of Subrahmanya Range in Sullia Taluk on Friday. Forest officers said that the elephant died when an electrical wire snapped due to strong wind and came in contact with it. Sources said that the tusker was in search of Caryota urens (known

Bangalore, Aug 8: The Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) while vehemently condemning Israel for the outrageous pounding of Palestinians has called upon the Indian Government to forthwith snap diplomatic relations with the Zionist state and put on hold all trade ties till normalcy is restored in the region. SDPI State president, Mr. Abdul Majeed in a statement expressed his anguish and agony

Lucknow, Aug 9: Changing their stance, Uttar Pradesh the Police on Friday claimed that the Meerut gang-rape survivor was not “forcibly converted”. Meerut police chief Onkar Singh told reporters that no evidence had so far come to light to point towards “forced conversion”. A Home Department spokesman here said the gang-rape survivor, who had become pregnant, was admitted to a hospital in Meerut

Bangalore, Aug 9: The Social Welfare Department will pay the fees of poor Other Backward Classes (OBC)?students pursuing higher education directly to the college managements. Addressing a press conference here on Friday,?Social?Welfare Minister H?Anjaneya said OBC students with an income below Rs 2.5 lakh per annum can avail themselves of the scheme while opting for admissions to pre-university

Mumbai, Aug 9: James Bond's rival had a golden gun. This school dropout is acquiring a golden shirt that weighs four kilograms and costs a staggering Rs.1.30 crore ($214,000). But then, Pankaj Parakh, a school dropout who made his fortune from his garment fabrication business and who is a corporator to boot, is no stranger to opulence. Whenever he ventures on to the streets in Yeola, 260 km from

Mangalore, Aug 8: The new board of office bearers of Infosys Toastmasters led by Sridevi Tantry as president was installed during a simple installation ceremony held at Mangalore SEZ, Infosys Kottara campus on Friday. Infosys Toastmasters is a corporate club meant exclusively for the employees of Infosys Technologies, Mangalore to enable the members to gain public speaking and leadership skills

Mangalore, Aug 8: A youth was arrested by police on charges of involving in movie piracy in the city on Friday. The arrested has been identified as Sharan, a resident of Kulshekhar on the outskirts of the city. It is said that Sharan was caught red-handed while video-recording a latest Tulu movie during its first screening at PVR in Mangalore. Sources said that Sharan, who had borrowed a ticket on

Bangalore, Aug 8: Karnataka Government has partnered with online marketplace Snapdeal and is in the process of doing it with Amazon also to set up a platform for Small and Medium Enterprises in the state to sell their goods to the entire world, a top government official said. Speaking at the tenth India Innovation Summit 2014, Srivatsa Krishna, Secretary in the Department of IT, BT and Science and

Udupi, Aug 8: A woman lost her life after the scooter she was riding skidded on a slippery road on Friday morning at Kukkikatte in Udupi district. 29-year-old Poornima was on her way to the Vidyodaya Public School when the tragedy took place. A resident of Alevoor, she was working as a non-teaching faculty in the school. She is survived by her husband and one-year-old daughter. Sources said that

Mangalore, Aug 8: Amidst the threat of an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in the Middle East, the Health and Family Welfare Ministry in Karnataka has planned to screen the passengers at Mangalore and Bangalore international airports. Addressing media persons after inspecting Government Wenlock Hospital in the city on Friday, the U T Khader, Health and Family Welfare Minister, said that the