Karnataka

Chikkamgaluru, Aug 5: Two students of LKG died and nearly 10 students suffered injuries when a school bus fell off the road near Narayanpur in Tarikere taluk of Chikkamagaluru district on Thursday evening. Preetham (4), son of Pramod, a resident of Hirenallur village, died on the spot. Chaya (5), who had suffered a serious head injury, died at a private hospital in Shivamogga. The four other

Kanpur, Aug 5: A 26-year-old Dalit man died in police custody under suspicious circumstances in Kanpur following which fourteen police personnel have been suspended. A murder case was filed against one of them, say reports. Kamal Valmiki, a resident of Shiv Katra village, was found dead at Ahirwan police station this afternoon after he was picked up along with another man, Raju Mistri, yesterday

Udupi, Aug 4: The police arrested two persons on the charge of illegally ferrying five cows and 16 calves here on Wednesday. According to the Udupi Town Police, the van was moving from Barkur to Mangaluru. As the driver started driving faster on seeing the police at Ambalpady Junction, the latter chased the vehicle. The driver then suddenly stopped the van and he along with three others alighted

Mysuru, Aug 4: Sachin Tendulkar is among the six names short-listed by the State government to do the honours of inaugurating the Dasara festivities scheduled on October 1. This year's Naada Habba will be an 11-day affair, unlike the usual 10-day event. A high-level committee meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah here on Thursday, decided to conduct the Jamboo Savari and the torch light

Mangaluru, Aug 4: A day after a gillnet boat with eight people on board sank near Netrani island off Bhatkal, Coastal Guard personnel continued to search for the missing fisherman. A release issued here by the Coast Guard stated that of eight fishermen on board Guru Anugraha', seven had been rescued by fishermen in other local boats nearby on Wednesday. Search is on for 35-year-old Manjunath Karvi

Mangaluru, Aug 4: The sleuths of the City Crime Branch of Mangaluru Police on Thursday morning seized nearly 52 kg of ganja worth Rs 10.50 lakh from a car near Konaje. One person was arrested in connection with the seizure. Mangaluru City Police Commissioner M Chandra Sekhar said that this was one of the largest ganja seizures in recent times in the city. He identified the arrested as Moideen

New Delhi, Aug 4: In a diplomatic victory for India, Saudi Arabia has agreed to give exit visas to hundreds of jobless Indian workers there and will send them back home at its own expense. Making a suo motu statement in Rajya Sabha, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said Saudi Arabia has also agreed to provide free medical facility and food to the Indian workers stranded in camps and also

Mangaluru, Aug 4: The first flight from the coastal city for Haj season 2016 took off on Thursday morning at the Mangaluru International Airport. The special Haj flights will continue till August 7. Every day A-320 type Air India flight will take off from the Airport carrying around 150 passengers, who will land in Madinah via Sharjah. There were 152 passengers on board the inaugural flight which

New Delhi, Aug 4: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Bill, 2016, providing for hefty penalties for violation of road safety rules. The fine for driving without licence goes up ten times to Rs. 5,000 while penalty for drunken driving increases fivefold to Rs. 10,000. The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "The

Mangaluru, Aug 4: The Karnataka government will take all necessary steps to help the stranded Kannadigas in Saudi Arabia once the union government provides the list of such expats, said R Roshan Baig, minister for urban development and Haj. Speaking to media persons on the sidelines of a programme at Mangaluru International Airport, the minister said that currently the State government has no