Karnataka

Udupi, Apr 6: Most Rev. Dr. Gerald Isaac Lobo, Bishop of the Udupi Catholic Diocese, laid the foundation stone for Manasa Autism Centre on the premises of Manasa Rehabilitation and Training Centre at Pamboor village in Udupi district on Thursday. In his speech, Dr. Lobo lauded the work being done in the centre with the support of the Catholic Sabha of Mangalore and Udupi Dioceses. He stressed the

Bengaluru, Apr 6: Former prime minister and JD(S) chief Deve Gowda on Thursday accused former IPS officer and adviser to the home minister Kempaiah of misusing government machinery in the elections. He was speaking after meeting Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Om Prakash Rawat, who is on a visit to the city to review preparedness for the Assembly elections. Gowda expressed doubts over free and

Mangaluru, Apr 6: A 38-year-old man was arrested by the CCB of Mangaluru City Police for his alleged involvement in 17 criminal cases including seven cattle theft cases registered in various police stations. The arrested is Mohammed Mansoor, a resident of Adyapady village on the outskirts of the city. According to the police, Mansoor was allegedly involved in the theft of two cows from a house in

Channapatna, Apr 6: Channapatna MLA and BJP leader C P Yogeeshwara on Thursday challenged former chief minister and JD(S) state president H D Kumaraswamy to contest against him from Channapatna Assembly constituency and emerge victorious. Reacting to Kumaraswamy's decision to contest from both Ramanagara and Channapatna seats in the May 12 Assembly polls, Yogeeshwara hit back at the JD(S) leader

Kasaragod, Apr 6: A railway accident was averted on Thursday when a keyman alerted the authorities upon noticing a breach on the railway track at Olavara rail level crossing at Thrikkarippur. On finding the breach on the north-bound track around 8 a.m., the keyman alerted the nearby Payyannur railway station from where the Mangaluru-bound Malabar Express from Thiruvananthapuram had departed. The

Mangaluru, Apr 6: In a major embarrassment for Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, several Hindu community leaders have come down heavily on its veteran leader Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat for his offensive remarks against U T Khader, Karnataka Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs. Speaking at a hunger protest organized by the members of Amrutadhara Gaushala at Kairangala in Bantwal taluk

Mangaluru, Apr 5: An Class 10 student from St Ann’s High School Bolar in city died due to a sudden illness, after writing her fifth paper of SSLC examination, here on Wednesday. According to school authorities’, victim Sweedel Sweety D’Souza, 15, was writing her exam at Rosario High School in the city. After completing her Hindi exam, she complained of acute stomach pain. She was rushed to a

Bengaluru, Apr 5: Kannada superstar ‘Kichcha’ Sudeep, whose recent breakfast meeting with former chief minister and JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy had triggered rumours of his possible entry to the regional party, the former on Thursday met incumbent chief minister and Congress leader Siddaramaiah at his residence. Sudeep invited Siddaramaiah for the inauguration of Kannada Chalanachitra Cup (KCC)

Mangaluru, Apr 5: Within two days after suspending an artiste of Kateel Yakshagana troupe for misusing a Yakshagana stage to make a veiled political remark in alleged violation of poll code, the election officer of Moodbidri assembly constituency has withdrawn the order. A video clip of a dialogue delivered by artiste Poorneshwara Acharya, a member of Durga Parameshwari Prasadita Yakshagana

Bengaluru, Apr 5: Pro-Kannada outfits today called for a bandh in poll-bound Karnataka on April 12 in a counter to the ongoing stir in neighbouring Tamil Nadu for an early setting up of the Centre to form Cauvery Management Board (CMB). The Karnataka bandh call came amid the DMK-led opposition parties observing a state-wide shutdown in Tamil Nadu on Monday, demanding early setting up of CMB to