Karnataka

Chamarajnagar, Sept 14: When majority of Hindus in the region are celebrating Gauri-Ganesha festival, an elderly Muslim man on the outskirts of Chamarajnagar is busy making arrangements for the installation of an idol of Ganesha in a newly built temple. 61-year-old T Rahman, a retired employee of the irrigation department, decided to construct a temple for Ganesha after an the elephant headed ‘god

Kasaragod, Sept 14: Mild tremors rocked at least two districts of Kerala yesterday triggering panic among residents. Nearly 80 buildings including houses in the southern parts of Pathanamthitta district and Palamel village in Alappuzha district have developed cracks following the tremors. The tremors were felt in and around Pazhakulam, parts of Kurampala, and Paranthal in Adoor taluk and Nooranad

Mangaluru, Sept 13: A team of cops from Mangaluru rural police station along with anti-rowdy squad headed by assistant commissioner of police, Mangaluru south sub-division, on Thursday raided three private places at Valachil, Adyar and Arkula on a tip-off that sand was illegally stored there. Police who informed the officials of department of mines and geology to these spots later seized nearly

Bengaluru, Sept 13: Two saffron extremists who were arrested in connection with the cold-blooded murder of journactivist Gauri Lankesh, have been handed over to the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad. The ATS took them to custody to custody in order to interrogate them in connection with an alleged terror plot in Maharashta. The ATS has since August 10 arrested eight people for allegedly planning to

Udupi/Mangaluru, Sept 13: Beachgoers in Udupi and Dakshina Kannada must exercise restraint and watch where they step when wading in sea water at least for next couple of weeks as the dangerous stingrays are back. The chances are that visitors might get stung by these cartilaginous fishes that swim close to the shore. In the last few days, nearly a dozen people have suffered injuries after being

Mysuru, Sep 13: As the work continues on clearing debris on railway tracks between Sakleshpur and the Subrahmanya Road Ghat section of the Hassan-Mangaluru section, Mangaluru-Bengaluru train services will remain suspended till September 20. A release by the Mysuru Division railway authorities said the debris and boulders were cleared on the tracks in 67 locations between Sakleshpur and the

Bengaluru, Sept 13: BJP National President Amit Shah has strictly instructed his party Legislators in Karnataka to restrain themselves from making any public statements, Opposition leader in the Legislative Assembly B S Yeddyurappa said today. Addressing a press conference here on Wednesday, BJP State President Yeddyurappa said Mr Shah had warned the party Legislators against making public

Madikeri, Sept 13: The people of flood ravaged Kodagu District, who are in Rehabilitation Camps, has every reason to rejoice with district administration presented them gifts on the eve of Gowri and Ganesh festival. The people are yet to come out of the shock due to last month natural disaster which not only threw their life out of gear, hundreds of people lost their houses due to landslide

Mangaluru, Sept 13: A 45-year-old man, who could not overcome depression even two years after his elder son’s death, has committed suicide after attacking his another son. The incident took place at Alankar under the limits of Kadaba police station in Dakshina Kannada district. It is learnt that Rajiv Poojary (43), a resident of Battebailu village, had slipped into permanent depression after his

Hanoi, Sept 13: Automation will soon make millions of low-skilled jobs -- from cashiers and machine operators to waiters and drivers -- redundant across Southeast Asia, experts said Wednesday, warning the region to upskill fast or face huge employment problems. The topic was centre stage at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Hanoi, where warnings abounded that countries including Vietnam, Indonesia