Karnataka

Mangaluru, Oct 8: A 17-year-old girl was found dead under mysterious circumstances in the well of her residence in Venoor police limits in Belthangady taluk on Saturday morning. The police have identified the girl as Sushmitha (17), daughter of Mohan Bhandary and Prema, resident of Janthigoli village in Belthangady. A student of II PUC at Korkadi Government PU College, Sushmitha had recently got

Udupi, Oct 8: A five-month old female leopard cub was killed when it was hit by an unidentified vehicle on Kundapur-Agumbe State Highway at Hardalli-Mandalli village in Kundapur taluk on Thursday night. Brijesh Kumar, Range Forest Officer, Shankarnarayana Range, said on Saturday that the cub was probably crossing the road with its mother and it might have been blinded by the lights of the vehicle

Mysuru, October 8: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said that his second son Dr Yathindra would be fielded in the upcoming elections if voters want him. Speaking to reporters in Mysuru, he said that one can't be brought into politics by force. “Earlier, my elder son Rakesh was looking after my constituency and now, Dr Yathindra is shouldering the responsibility. People will decide whether he should

Mangaluru, Oct 8: The Mangaluru Rural Police Station that covers 54.3 square kilometres including 17 localities will be split into two within two weeks in order to lessen its burn and discharge. M Chandra Sekhar, commissioner of Mangaluru city police, said that Mangaluru Urban Police Station will come into existence within the jurisdictional of the Rural Police Station. The bifurcation will not

Mangaluru, Oct 8: A 19-year-old boy was killed after a speeding sports utility vehicle rammed into his two-wheeler near Kalmanja under Dharmasthala police station limits. The victim has been identified as Mohammed Sinan (19), a resident of Ujire. He was a vegetable vendor by profession. The incident occurred when Sinan was on his way to town around 3.30pm on Friday. When he was negotiating a curve

Hyederabad, Oct 8: A Class 8 student in Hyderabad died recently after fasting for 68 days as per Jain rituals during the holy period of 'Chaumasa'. 13-year-old Aradhana was admitted to the hospital just two days after completing her fast where she died of cardiac arrest, the family said. At least 600 people attended Aradhana's funeral hailing her as a 'bal tapasvi'. The funeral procession was

Mangaluru, Oct 8: Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda's helicopter made an emergency landing in Mangaluru on Friday evening because of inclement weather. The Janata Dal (Secular) supremo was on his way to Mysuru after offering special poojas at Sri Mookambika Temple at Kollur in Udupi district. He was supposed to participate in a programme in Mysuru at 5 p.m. The chopper carrying Mr Gowda waited

New Delhi, Oct 8: A Hindu son can divorce his wife for cruelty if she tries to pry him away from his “pious obligation” to live with his aged parents and provide shelter for them, the Supreme Court held. A woman becomes part of the husband's family and cannot seek to separate him from his parents for the sole reason that she wants to entirely enjoy his income, a Bench of Justices Anil R. Dave and

Mangaluru, Oct 8: Sri Esha Vittaldas, the pontiff of Kemaru Sandeepani Mutt and Rev. Fr John Fernandes, former head of the Christianity Chair at Mangalore University, have been conferred with Sadhbavana Samman' (goodwill awards) as part of the national-wide Peace & Humanity' organised by Jamaat-e-Islami Hind. The awards were conferred at programme organised by the Dakshina Kannada district level

New Delhi, Oct 8: The Centre on Friday opposed before the Supreme Court the practice of triple talaq, saying anything that is subjected to the whims of menfolk was incompatible with the principle of gender equality and justice as enshrined in the Constitution. “Gender justice and dignity of women are non-negotiable and overarching constitutional values, and can brook no compromise in a secular