Karnataka

Mangaluru, Oct 17: Mangaluru police have arrested five persons in connection with a two week old armed robbery occurred at a priest's residence near Kateel on the outskirts of the city. Among the arrested Sudhindra Rao H K alias Sushindra Rao alias Real estate Rao (33), son of Haridas Rao, from Bejai Kapikad is the main accused and mastermind in the case, said Mangaluru City Police Commissioner M

Dubai, Oct 17: Mohammed Azharuddin, legendary cricketer and former captain of the Indian cricket team, inaugurated the Body & Soul Cricket Academy' at the club in Al Jurf, Ajman on Saturday. Hundreds of fans rushed to meet and greet the star cricketer as he toured the world-class facilities of Body & Soul, accompanied by Mr. Farhad C, Director of the Hospitality Division of Thumbay Group-which

Bengaluru, Oct 17: BJP and RSS workers today staged a protest here against the gruesome murder of a local RSS functionary and demanded a fair probe into the case and immediate arrest of the culprits. Rudresh, a 35-year old RSS worker, was hacked to death by two motorcycle-borne men who struck him with machete on Kamaraja Road here yesterday, when he was returning home on a bike after attending an

Jammu, Oct 17: In a shocking incident, a newborn was nibbled by rats in the maternity ward of a government hospital in Kishtwar with parents claiming that the baby died due to rodent bites. Ghulam Hassan, a resident of the remote Chhatru village of the district, had taken his wife to the hospital where she delivered a baby boy on Thursday, a police officer said today. He said that the baby was

Udupi, Oct 17: Two children died and their parents are battling for life after the four consumed poison, in a suspected suicide pact at Ganganadu village near Byndoor in Udupi district. 16-year-old Ashwin Kumar, a Class 10 student and 14-year-old Aishwarya Lakshmi, a Class 8 student are the deceased. Their parents are Shankaranarayana Hebbar (45), a cook by profession and Mahalaxmi (38). The

Bengaluru, Oct 17: Here's good news for passport applicants in Karnataka. The Regional Passport Office is taking all necessary steps to ensure that the applicants get the passports within 10 days. “From the time an applicant applies for a passport to passport delivery and completion of police verification, it should take about 10 days,” said P S Karthigeyan, regional passport officer-Karnataka.

Pune, Oct 17: In a shocking incident, a 38-year-old BJP leader was shot and hacked to death in broad daylight in Talegaon Dabhade, 35 km from Pune, on Sunday. Sachin Shelke, former mayor of Talegaon municipal council, was allegedly murdered by a group of persons. What happened actually? He was travelling in his car when assailants waylaid him near a petrol pump at around 11 AM on Sunday. "The

Mangaluru, Oct 17: Three Mangaluru bound flights from United Arab Emirates were diverted to Bengaluru and Kerala on Sunday morning due to thick fog around Mangalore International Airport. However, all the three flights safely landed at the airport later, according to J.T. Radhakrishna, director of the airport. The Jet Airways flight 9W 501 from Abu Dhabi, which was scheduled to land at 6.05 a.m

Chennai, Oct 17: Opposition parties including the DMK today joined a state-wide rail blockade protest announced by a farmer's federation over the Cauvery issue, urging the Centre to set up the Cauvery Management Board (CMB). DMK Treasurer and Opposition Leader in Tamil Nadu Assembly, MK Stalin was among those who participated in the protests held in different parts of the state including Chennai

Kannur, OCT 17: Prime Minister Narendra Modi should advise the RSS cadres in the state to avoid violence, said CPI(M) state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan on Sunday. He also sought the intervention of the central leadership of the BJP and the RSS to change the approach of the BJP-RSS leadership in the state that encourages attacks against the CPI(M). After visiting the house of the slain CPI(M)