Karnataka

Hyderabad, Nov 7: After a man from Odisha grabbed the world's attention for being forced to walk 10 km with his dead wife hoisted on his shoulder, images of a helpless man pushing a cart with his wife's body on it in Telangana has now come back to haunt the nation. 53-year-old L Ramulu's ordeal came to light after he collapsed, tired and broken, and wept by the roadside until people alerted the

Mangaluru, Nov 7: The district police have tightened security across Dakshina Kannada in view of Tipu Jayanti on November 10. In a novel precautionary measure, the police have also directed trouble mongers in the district to furnish Rs 10 lakh bond. Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police Bhushan Gulabrao Borase said, “apart from stepping up security and setting up nearly 50 check posts with

Mangaluru, Nov 7: A 16-year-old girl from this coastal city will be the first female surfer to represent India at Fiji ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship 2016. Tanvi Jagadish (16) of the Mantra Surf Club, Mangaluru and Sekar Patchai (26) of the Covelong Surf School, Chennai, have been selected for the international event to be held from November 12-20. The event features contestants from

Mangaluru, Nov 7: With the receding rains and the Indian Meteorological Department predicting that there will be no more continuous rains in the coastal Karnataka this year, the city of Mangaluru is staring at another water crisis. Deputy Commissioner Dr K G Jagadeesha has hinted that Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC)?will supply water to its citizens on alternate days from January 1, 2017 if the

Mangaluru, Nov 7: Judicial Magistrate First Class, Kasargod, V.K. Unnikrishnan, was booked by the Sullia police for allegedly assaulting an auto-rickshaw driver and later allegedly assaulting police personnel in the police station on Sunday. According to Dakshina Kannada Additional Superintendent of Police, C.B. Vedamurthy, Mr. Unnikrishnan (45), who was in an “inebriated state” reportedly

Mangaluru, Nov 6: Senior Congress Leader B. Janaradhana Poojary on Sunday performed a special puja at Gokarnatheshwara temple at Kudroli here for the victory of Democratic Party nominee Hillary Clinton in the U.S. Presidential Election on Wednesday. Talking to reporters, Mr. Poojary said that it will be a close fight between Ms. Clinton and Republican Party nominee Donald Trump and the results

Mangaluru, Nov 6: In a joint operation the Mangaluru city police and the Puttur Rural police managed to arrest 10 persons on Sunday in connection with armed dacoity at a priest's house at Perigeri Padekari near Puttur on October 25. They are searching for two more persons involved in the incident. Ten persons came in two vehicles to the house of Vishnu Bhat on October 25 and took away gold

New Delhi, Nov 6: Jawaharlal Nehru University students' protest against the government over missing student Najeeb Ahmed turned violent on Sunday near India Gate when police took the protestors back to their buses in order to prevent any clash. Shocking visuals, which appeared all over social media, showed Najeeb's mother Fatima Nafees being dragged by Delhi Police personnel from the protest site

Bengaluru, Nov 6: Speculation is rife about the possibility of the Congress high command asking G Parameshwara to continue as president of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), which could necessitate his withdrawal from the cabinet. Former minister V Srinivasa Prasad's exit from the party is being cited as a major reason for this. Prasad is an influential dalit leader in the Mysuru

Dubai, Nov 6: Three Omani fishermen have hit the jackpot after scooping 80 kg of floating rare "whale vomit" expected to net them a mind-boggling USD 2.5 million. Khalid Al Sinani, who is in his late 30s, found floating "whale vomit" on the shores of Qurayat province last week. 'Whale vomit' or Ambergris is a very costly wax that originates as a secretion in the intestines of the sperm whale. It