Karnataka

Mangaluru, Sept 1: A student of Puttur-based St Philomena College has bagged the individual championship in swimming in the Mangalore University inter-collegiate swimming championship held recently. Royston Rodrigues, who is pursuing first year B.Com won seven gold medals, five silver medals and three bronze medals in the event held at the Corporation Pool at Mangala Stadium in the city. He won

Bengaluru, Sept 1: The local police have arrested an assistant director and a senior inspector in the Animal Husbandry Department of the BBMP, as well as a contractor, for alleged negligence which led to an 11-year-old boy being attacked by stray dogs on August 29. Praveen, a sixth standard student, was on his way home from school in the afternoon when he was attacked by pack of 10 dogs at

Bengaluru, Sept 1: The three-month-old Congress-JDS coalition government would be expanded in the third week of September with the induction of seven ministers, former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Friday. The Congress heavyweight, who heads the coordination committee of the two parties, stated this to reporters after after the committee meeting. “We have taken a decision to expand the

Mangaluru/ Udupi, Aug 31: The election to three urban local bodies in Dakshina Kannada and four in Udupi district passed off peacefully on Friday barring minor confusions and untoward incidents. There are 1.17 lakh voters in the three local bodies- the City Municipal Councils (CMCs) of Ullal and Puttur and Town Municipal Council of Bantwal - that have gone to polls in the district. The average

Mangaluru, Aug 31: Parashuram Waghmore, who has been arrested in the murder of Gauri Lankesh, is a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, according to Sri Rama Sene chief Pramod Muthalik.. Addressing media persons in the city today, Mr. Muthalik also recalled that Waghmore was among six persons arrested in connection with hoisting of Pakistan flag in the tahsildar’s office in Sindagi in

Kasargod, Aug 31: The police on Friday foiled a meticulously planned kidnapping drama involving a 22-year-old homemaker and her paramour. The eloped couple were taken into custody from a train in Kozhikode, ending hours of suspense. Around 10.30 a.m. on Friday, a resident of the hilly hamlet of Chittarikkal received a phone call from his wife, telling him that she was being kidnapped by a group of

Bengaluru, Aug 31: Janata Dal (Secular) chief HD Deve Gowda on Friday rubbished the reports of a rift between the Congress and his party, which at present is running a coalition government in Karnataka. Speaking to ANI, Gowda assured that everything is fine between the two political parties, and added that their alliance will not allow the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to sweep the Karnataka urban

Newsroom, Aug 31: An extremely rare video of Indian and Pakistani soldiers dancing to Bollywood tunes has now gone viral on social media. Soldiers from both sides seem to be having a good time matching their steps to the Punjabi music. The scene was captured on the sidelines of the recently-concluded mega anti-terror drill of the Beijing-based Shanghai Cooperation Organisation or SCO at Chebarkul

Amaravati, Aug 31: Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka Chief Ministers N Chandrababu Naidu and H D Kumaraswamy on Friday discussed a host of political issues, essentially the need for bringing regional parties together and defeating the BJP-led NDA at the Centre. Kumaraswamy arrived in Vijayawada this morning to worship Kanaka Durga, the presiding deity of the historic city, atop Indrakeeladri. Naidu

Kanjangadu, Aug 31: A mother and child were abducted from Chittarikkalil in Kasargod on Friday morning. Bike mechanic Kaithavelil Manu’s wife Meenu (22) and their three-year-old son was abducted by an anonymous gang, who had arrived in a car, according to the police. Meenu had called up her husband and told him about the gang’s arrival in the house but soon the phone went to switch off mode. A