Karnataka

Mangaluru, Oct 15: A pillion rider lost his life when a speeding lorry rammed into a motorbike when the rider was trying to avoid a pothole on the National Highway 169 in Beluvai, near Moodbidri, on Saturday evening. The Moodbidri police said that Sunil and Dharmappa were going on a bike when the tragedy took place. While Dhamappa, who was riding pillion, died on the way to hospital, Sunil who is

Mysuru, Oct 15: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said the state government will consider appointment of Dalits as priests of temples coming under Muzrai Department. When his attention was drawn to the appointment of Dalits as priests of temples in neighbouring Kerala, Mr. Siddaramaiah said the state government can also consider it. The state government appoints priests for temples coming under the

Kasaragod, Oct 15: In what could have been a major tragedy, a crack was detected on the railway track near Trikaripur in Kasaragod district when a Mangaluru-Kannur passenger train was passing over it on Sunday. A few trains on Mangaluru-Kannur route were delayed for some time while Railway workers repaired the crack. According to sources, the passenger train was stopped after people on board the

Bengaluru, Oct 15: A 16-year-old girl drowned in an overflowing drain on Sunday, taking the death toll+ from rain-related incidents in the city to 10. The incident happened at Krishnappa Garden here. Narasamma had gone to attend nature's call and she accidentally slipped into the drain. Her body was later recovered at some distance from the slum where her family resides. The family hailed from a

Kalaburagi, Oct 15: Setting an example of selfless service, an auto-rickshaw driver, Hanmanth Huvanna Devnoor, helps leprosy patients lead a dignified life. Setting aside eight hours of his day for the patients, Hanmanth has been treating the patients for the last 20 years. Hanmanth shared his story about how his life changed after his mother got leprosy. "My mother had leprosy. When my father

Malappuram, Oct 15: The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), a key partner in the Congress-led UDF Opposition in Kerala, today retained the Vengara Assembly seat by defeating its nearest rival CPI-M candidate in the by-poll. IUML candidate K N A Khader won the seat with a margin of 23,310 votes over CPI-M nominee P P Basheer, a district official said after the result was announced. BJP candidate K

Bengaluru, Oct 15: It’s official. Former minister and Channapatna MLA C P Yogeshwar has quit the primary membership of the Congress and despatched his resignation letter to KPCC president G Parameshwara. Confessing that he is least bothered about ‘party-hopper’ tag, Yogeshwar blamed energy minister D K Shivakumar and his brother, MP (Bengaluru Rural) D K Suresh, for scuttling his prospects in the

Mangaluru, Oct 15: Fone4 Digital Hub – a multi-brand retail chain that deals in mobile phones, tablets and accessories – on Saturday launched its three showrooms in this coastal city. Karnataka Food and Civil Supplies Minister U T Khader launched the 39th outlet of Fone4 at Centre Point, Balmatta Raod, while Mangaluru Police Commissioner T R Suresh launched the 40th outlet at City Point

Udupi, Oct 15: Nearly 30 months after a 13-year-old boy went missing from Manipal in Udupi district, the police have managed to trace him with the help of Facebook. Prem Kumar aka Kiran (13), the adopted son of Sridhar K Amin, a resident of Hudco colony at Ananthnagar in Manipal, had left home on January 20, 2015 saying that that he would go to the MIT grounds in Manipal to play. Since then he was

Kalaburagi, Oct 15: Two boys suffered severe injuries when the battery of a mobile phone exploded at Honagunta village in Chittapur taluk on Saturday. The victims are identified as Mallu Esappa Haabanora, 15, and his younger Nagaraj Esappa Haabanora, 12. Mallu, who removed the battery from his Karbonn K6 phone, tried to connect it to a small bulb when the battery exploded. Mallu, who was injured