Karnataka

Mangaluru, May 16: The death of an elderly patient led to chaos at a private hospital in Deralakatte on the outskirts of the city, as the family members and relatives of the deceased not only ransacked the premises and attacked the hospital staff but also briefly abducted a senior surgeon in the wee hours of Tuesday. According to sources, 65-year-old Bavu, a resident of Kinya Manjanady area, was

Malappuram, May 16: Raees Hidaya, a paralysed youth from Kerala's Malappuram district, is on a mission to find his doppelganger. He has a few photos of his 'look-alike' man from the internet but knows nothing about him. His search started after a friend send him a few pictures of his look-alike person. Raees facebook friend found a selfie photo of a man with a girl, from the comments section of a

Mumbai, May 16: The Mumbai police have found the severed head of Priyanka Gurav, 23, who was allegedly murdered by her husband and in-laws four days after her marriage in Shahpur on the outskirts of Mumbai. The police had earlier arrested Priyanka’s husband, Siddhesh, 25, his parents -- Manohar, 50 and Madhuri, 48 --- and a friend Durgesh Patwa, 31, in connection with the murder. Pradeep Jain, 34

Hubballi, May 16: Defending the BJP’s political “charge sheet” against the Karnataka government, Jagadish Shettar, the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly, has said that he can prove each and every charge against the Congress government. Speaking to media persons here, the BJP leader said that the information in the booklet has been sourced from government departments. He said

Bengaluru, May 16: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing illegal mining cases in the state has arrested senior IAS officer Ganga Ram Baderiya, secretary (Bhoomi and UPOR), revenue department, for his alleged role in the case involving Janthakal Mining Company. In 2006-07, Baderiya was the director of the mines and geology department when he allegedly issued licences for mining without

Bengaluru, May 16: BJP?state president B?S?Yeddyurappa and Union?Minister H?N?Ananth Kumar have moved a court seeking cancellation of its order directing them to give their voice samples in a purported “pay-off” case. They filed the petition before the ACMM-I?court seeking cancellation of its May 6 order. Higher Education Minister Basavaraj Rayareddy, Health Minister Ramesh Kumar, Water Resources

Mangaluru, May 16: Every Mother has a special place in the heart of her children. She is special for a reason. She faces all hardships to protect them and give the best to them. While every day is special with a mother in ones life, Mother's day is one such day, when we pull out all stops to show her what she means to us. Moms of Mangalore (MOM), an online social group of close to 25 thousand

Bengaluru, May 16: The Karnataka government will soon come out with a Skill Development Policy to ensure employment for all youth, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Monday. Speaking after launching the government’s ambitious ‘Kaushalya Karnataka’ project, he said the policy will strive to put in the mechanism necessary to promote employment among youth and bring them into the labour force. “At

Mangaluru, May 16: Tapping into the huge potential of ornamental fishery as a livelihood option and foreign exchange earner, the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) has launched a subsidy scheme for the setting up of breeding units of colourful aquarium fishes and marketing societies in various states to facilitate their export. Through its new Ornamental Fish Assistance Scheme

Mangaluru, May 16: It’s a story that repeats countless times: Job aspirants who fly to Arabian Gulf seeking greener pasture later realize that they were in fact fooled by their agents. This time two youths from Mangaluru taluk were duped by the travel agencies. Damodar Shettigar (31), a resident of Gandhinagar in Ganjimat, and Puneeth Jayaraj (25), a resident of Mulki left for Kingdom of Saudi