Karnataka

Mangaluru/Udupi, June 11: The body of Husainabbba Jokatte, a cattle trader who died after a Bajrang Dal attack two weeks ago in Udupi district, was exhumed on Monday for re-examination as a magistrate-level probe was launched into the alleged murder. The body was exhumed at 10 a.m. in the presence of Udupi district court judge Irfan, investigating officer Rishikesh Sonawane and victim’s relatives

Bengaluru, Jun 11: A young female software engineer was allegedly molested by miscreant while walking on a road near her PG accommodation at Kundalahalli in Bengaluru recently. The 25-year-old techie, however, fought back the man who tried to strip her and handed him over to police with the help of a passerby. The victim, a native of Bhubaneswar in Odisha had come to the city in April this year

Bengaluru, Jun 11: Train services between Hassan and Mangaluru have been suspended indefinitely following a landslide at three places and uprooting of a tree on the railway track last night. Railways bore the brunt of torrential rains with the advent of monsoon in many parts of Karnataka for the past few days. Railway officials said that the Yashwanthpur-Karwar Express was short-terminated at

An exhibition of rare Quranic manuscripts, elegant calligraphic works, and art masterpieces is drawing hordes of people and behind all of it is a Hindu family. Suresh Abrol, the man who has painstakingly preserved these valuable manuscripts, says these are part of his grandfather Lala Rekhi Ram Abrol’s collections. “He was a jeweller in the court of Maharaja Hari Singh, the last Dogra ruler, and

Kasaragod, Jun 11: Heavy rain continued to lash many parts of Kerala on Monday, causing widespread damage. Unofficial reports said that at least 13 people have died in rain-related incidents over two days in the state. On Sunday, five deaths from drowning and electrocution were reported in Wayanad, Alappuzha and Thiruvananthapuram. The Met centre in Thiruvananthapuram has forecast heavy to very

Bengaluru, Jun 11: Polling in South Bengaluru's Jayanagar Assembly seat, which was countermanded due to the death of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate and MLA B N Vijaya Kumar, is currently underway. The BJP has nominated Kumar's younger brother, B N Prahlad, as its candidate, while Congress has fielded former Karnataka home minister Ramalinga Reddy's daughter Sowmya Reddy. The Janata Dal -

Manglauru, Jun 11: An octogenarian woman was killed after the car she was travelling in fell into a roadside ditch on the National Highway 66 near Karnad on the outskirts of the city. The deceased has been identified as Appi A. Sherigar (85), mother of Nadaswaram player Nagesh Bappanadu. The tragedy took place on Saturday when she was returning in the car along with her grandson Tushar. She had

Bengaluru, Jun 11: Deputy chief minister and KPCC president G Parameshwara on Sunday sought the help of his party MPs to pacify the disgruntled MLAs, who have raised a banner of revolt following their non-induction into the H D Kumaraswamy Cabinet. Parameshwara, who held a meeting with 11 Congress MPs, is learnt to have told them the very survival of the coalition government depended upon the

Bengaluru, Jun 11: A day after two senior party leaders expressed their reservations over the portfolios allocated to them, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy is said to have placated at least one of them quite successfully. Kumaraswamy is said to have assured the Mandya district-in-charge post to Melkote MLA and minister C S Puttaraju, during the closed-door talks he held with him in Mysuru late on

Lucknow, Jun 10: Kashif Jameel, younger brother of Uttar Pradesh’s popular pediatrician Dr Kafeel Khan, was shot at in Gorakhpur by unidentified miscreants on Sunday night. Jameel, 34, is currently admitted to Star private hospital in Gorakhpur. He sustained three bullet shots--one each on his upper arm, neck and chin. The shooting took place when Jameel was returning home. Two unidentified