Karnataka

Udupi, Mar 5: A woman allegedly got thrown out of a bus and died at Halady village coming under the Shankarnarayana police station limits in Udupi district on Saturday. The Shankarnarayana police identified the deceased as Saroja alias Rohini Damle (42). According to the police, Saroja was travelling from Haikady to Halady. Near Halady, she came to stand near the door. But the bus driver allegedly

Mangaluru, Mar 5: Nitte Institute of Communication (NICO), constituent college of Nitte University will see a host of eminent media professionals like Vasanthi Hariprakash and Sandalwood Lyricist Dr Jayanth Kaikini among others at its three days National Media Fest and Seminar – ‘Beacons 2K17’ from March 9 to 11 at its Paneer campus in Deralakatte. The maiden National Seminar which will be held on

Tral, Mar 5: A 33-year-old Jammu and Kashmir policeman, who was soon to be a father, lost his life in his second attempt to flush out militants holed up in a house in Tral after miraculously escaping a volley of fire the first time round. Constable Mazoor Ahmed Niak came forward on two occasions after senior officers decided to bring down the house at Reshipora from which the two militants had

Varanasi, March 5: "If Varanasi progresses so will we," feels a large chunk of Muslim weavers in this world-famous weaving centre as most of them steer clear of openly criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Their Banarasi sarees having lost sheen post note ban, many of the Muslim weavers are not very happy with the BJP's policies. Besides there are old fault lines that deeply divide the

Kozhikode, Mar 5: Three RSS activists were injured in an attack allegedly by CPI(M) workers at a village near Koyilandy in the district, police said today. The victims, all in their early 20's, suffered injuries in their hands and legs in the attack last night at Keezhaiyur village and have been admitted to the Medical College Hospital here.No one has been arrested in connection with the attack

Madikeri, Mar 5: Around 700 acres of forest is suspected to have gutted in fire that erupted a couple of days ago in Anekadu reserve forest and Kallur Hill in the Kodagu district. “A total of 700 acres of forest have been destroyed. The heat generated by the fire has hampered firefighting operations,” said Range Forest Officer (RFO)?Ranjan. Though the fire came under control by Saturday morning

Bengaluru, Mar 5: JD(S) state president H?D?Kumaraswamy has been hospitalised in Bengaluru. He has been unwell since Thursday and may stay in the hospital for a couple of days. Kumaraswamy, who was admitted to the Vikram Hospital on Friday, has said he is suffering from fever and cough as he was touring last week. Bursting of crackers by his followers in public meetings has led to health

Bengaluru, Mar 5: An unidentified man lured a 13-year-old girl with the promise of wedding leftovers, took her to a eucalyptus grove and then raped her repeatedly. The incident occurred in Rajanukunte near Doddaballapur, Bengaluru Rural district, on February 24 but the girl’s parents filed a police complaint on Saturday. The man had approached the girl’s parents, who are roadside vendors in

New York, Mar 5: A 39-year-old Sikh man in the US was injured when an unidentified person shot him outside his home and shouted "go back to your own country". The Sikh man was working on his vehicle outside his home in the city of Kent in the Washington state on Friday when he was approached by a stranger, who walked up to the driveway, the Seattle Times reported. Kent police said an argument

Mangaluru, Mar 4: Janata Dal (Secular) leader and Sorab MLA Madhu Bangarappa on Saturday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party was the last refuge of the rejected politicians. Responding to queries of media persons about his elder brother Kumar Bangarappa’s decision to join the BJP, Madhu said that only politicians rejected by people are joining the saffron party. Madhu said his elder brother was