Karnataka

KR Pet (Mandya dist), Feb 26: Two gritty young men risked their lives to save six people, including four women, from drowning in Hemavathi river at Akkihebbal on Saturday. Ravi and Lokesh jumped into the river when they heard the screams of people drowning in river. They pulled out Latamani, Komala, Mahadevamma, Rajamani, Cheluvanayaka and Lakshman from the river. The incident occurred when they

Ballari, Feb 26: A man allegedly beheaded five people of his family, including his three children, at Chapparadahalli locality in Kampli town of Hosapete taluk, on Saturday and surrendered before the police. The assailant Thippayya (40) has surrendered to the police. The victims have been identified as Thippayya’s wife Fakeeramma (36), her sister Gangamma (30) and children Bassamma (10), Raju (8)

New Delhi, Feb 26: Deaths due to drunken driving may soon be treated as culpable homicide and will attract a 10-year jail term or life imprisonment. This clause will be included in the Motor Vehicles Amendment Bill, which is pending in Parliament, a senior official from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said. If deaths due to drunken driving are treated as culpable homicide not amounting

Mangaluru, Feb 25: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today said right wing organisations, including the RSS, had been trying to divide the country for the last several years. Addressing a "communal harmony rally" organised by CPI(M) here, he said it was unfortunate that such organisations were tryingto disrupt peace in the country. Vijayan said it was now imperative to protect communal

Mangaluru, Feb 25: Expressing concern over the “relentless efforts” to portray India as a ‘Hindu nation’, Kerala Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday exhorted the mass media to uphold the secular fabric of the country. He was speaking at the construction commencement ceremony of 'Madhyama Kendra', the new office complex of Vartha Bharathi Kannada daily in the city ahead of

Mangaluru, Feb 25: Amid call for a district-wide ‘hartal’ by Sangh Parivar, the I Pre-University annual examination held on Saturday in Dakshina Kannada as scheduled. However, some students from remote areas could not reach the exam centres on time due to lack of buses in the morning. K R Thimmaiah, DDPU, DK said that as per primary reports around 100 to 150 students could not make it to the exams

Mangaluru, Feb 25: In spite of strong opposition and hartal call by Sangh Parivar in coastal Karnataka Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday morning arrived in city amidst unprecedented security arrangements. Communist Party of India (Marxist) leaders greeted their leader at Mangaluru Central Railway Station. Vijayan is scheduled to participate in the Karavali Sauharda Rally organized

Louisville, Feb 25: In a shocking development, the son of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali was detained for four hours by immigration officials in Florida earlier this month and repeatedly asked about his religion. Muhammad Ali, 44, and his mother Khalilah Camacho-Ali, the first wife of boxer, arriving at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on February 7 after an event in Jamaica, when

Mangaluru, Feb 25: The Dakshina Kannada district wide dawn-to-dusk hartal called by the Hindutva outfits on Saturday in protest against the Mangaluru visit of Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan evoked mixed response in the city. Bharatiya Janata Party has officially backed the hartal call given by Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Bajrang Dal, Hindu Jagarana Vedike and Sri Rame Sene, who accused Vijayan

Mangaluru, Feb 25: A teenage boy died of electrocution while picking arecanut, at Raitha Bandhu Ahararodyama Private Limited in Kaniyur under Uppinangady police station, here on Friday. The victim has been identified as Sumanth KY (17), resident of Belthangady taluk. He was employed at Raitha Bandhu Ahararodyama Private Limited for picking arecanut and some other works. On Friday, he along with