Karnataka

Belagavi, Oct 4: The parents-in-law of Renu Suhas Killekar, former deputy mayor of Belagavi City Corporation (BCC), hanged themselves by a single rope in their apartment here on Monday morning. While Narayan Killedar, 80, was a retired Indian Air Force employee, Vasundhara Killedar, 68, was a homemaker. According to police sources, Vasundhara had been disturbed for the past few months and that may

Mangaluru, Oct 4: Local leaders of Bharatiya Janata Party accorded a warm welcome to Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath, who landed at Mangaluru International Airport on Tuesday night. Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, former MLA Yogish Bhat, Umanath Kotian among others were present at the Airport. Amidst tight security Yogi travelled to Kerala, where he would participate in BJP’s

Bhatkal, Oct 3: Bodies of two boys, who had ventured into the sea near Sasihithul, and were missing since Monday afternoon, were found on Tuesday morning behind Kaikini Mutt, in Bengre Village, of Bhatkal taluk. The deceased have been identified as Ganesh Masti Naik (12) and Vinayak Nagesh Naik (14), both residents of Sasihithul village. According to police officials, the two boys had gone to sea

Managluru, Oct 3: Veteran Yakshagana artiste Chittani Ramachandra Hegde passed away at a private hospital in Manipal on Tuesday night, due to pneumonia. He was 84. He was the first among Yakshagana artistes to receive Padma Shri award. A school dropout who studied up to Class 2, Ramachandra Hegde performed Yakshagana for nearly seven decades and won a national award. He is survived by his wife

Mangaluru, Oct 3: BJP national president Amit Shah's scheduled programmes in the coastal city has been postponed indefinitely due to “unavoidable circumstances.” Shah supposed to meet opinion makers and intellectuals on Wednesday in Mangaluru. The district unit of the BJP had also scheduled a meeting of Shah with BJP state leaders on the same day. BJP DK district president Sanjeeva Matandoor said

New Delhi, Oct 3: A government crackdown on Muslim-dominated abattoirs and the trade of cattle dragged down India's exports of leather shoes by more than 13 percent in June, as leading global brands turned to China, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Pakistan to secure supplies. The drop in exports of shoes and leather garments comes as a setback for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has sought to create

London, Oct 3: Beleaguered liquor baron Vijay Mallya has been arrested in a second money laundering case filed by the Enforcement Directorate, the UK's Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said today. The 61-year-old flamboyant businessman, already out on bail on an extradition warrant executed by the Metropolitan Police earlier this year, will be appearing before Westminster Magistrates' Court in

Udupi, Oct 3: A speeding lorry claimed the life of a 15-year-old boy on national highway 66 near SMS College at Brahmavar in Udupi district on Tuesday. The victim has been identified as Aneesh (15), son of Krishna Poojary and Sujata couple from Barkuru. According sources, Aneesh was heading to his tuition class after alighting from a bus. When he was crossing the road in front of SMS Church, sand

New Delhi, Oct 3: The Supreme Court of India has finally questioned the controversial annulment of a mature Hindu-converted-Muslim girl’s marriage with a Muslim boy by the Kerala High Court and the legality of the girl's father forcibly keeping her in his custody for the past several months. A Bench of Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra and Justices A.M. Khanwilkar and D.Y. Chandrachud asked how

Bengaluru, Oct 3: Selfie craze has proved costly for three youth, who have been run over by the moving train. The incident happened near Bidadi’s Manchanayakanahalli, Wonder La gate where the trio is said to be on track and trying to take a selfie with the moving train. It is reported that the trio are hailed from Bengaluru and the bodies have been mangled beyond recognition. Bidadi police have