Karnataka

Madikeri, Jul 12: With the police refusing to register an FIR in connection with the suicide of DySP M K Ganapathi, his son filed a private complaint in the Additional Civil Court here on Monday naming Bengaluru Development Minister K?J?George as the first accused. Ganapathi's elder son Nehal submitted the complaint through his advocate Amrith Somaiah, to the judge Ramesh Babu. While George as

Belagavi, Jul 12: Two schoolchildren attending class were buried alive and 11 others injured when the wall of the Government Girls' Primary School building at Yamakanamaradi village in Hukkeri taluk collapsed on Monday. The school is housed in two structures — one old and another built recently. Class V having 23 students was being run in the old, dilapidated building, though senior officials had

Bengaluru, Jul 12: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday accused the Opposition BJP of targeting ministers belonging to minority communities. “The BJP's agenda is to target minorities. You (BJP members) have been targeting K J George (Bengaluru Development Minister), Roshan Baig (Urban Development Minister) and Qamar-ul-Islam (former minister). You are anti-minorities,” he said in the Legislative

Mangaluru, Jul 11: An 11-year-old girl, studying in Class V at the BA School in Thumbay, hanged herself using a veil at her house in Kumdel of Pudu village in Bantwal taluk. Police said the victim is Pooja Shree, daughter of Prasad, who owns a small jewel works at Kadegoli near Thumbay junction. The incident that took place around 3.30pm came to light when her mother went to wake her up from her

Mangaluru, Jul 11: A local leader of Hindu Jagarana Vedike has allegedly committed suicide in his neighbour's house in Haleyangadi on the outskirts of the city on Monday. The police have identified the deceased as Sanat Kumar, 35, who was running a small finance firm besides being the president of Haleyangadi unit of the HJV. It is learnt that Sanat Kumar's neighbour Srinivas Bhat used to keep an

Mangaluru, Jul 11: A young Indian expatriate worker from Dakshina Kannada died of heart attack in Saudi Arabia two days ago, family sources said. The deceased is Muhammad Shareef (32), son of Muhammad Ibrahim, from Kapikad in Bantwal taluk on the outskirts of Mangaluru. Sources said that he suffered heart attack on July 9 in Jeddah. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where doctors pronounced him

Thiruvananthapuram, July 11: Amidst reports of some Keralites joining terror outfit Islamic State, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday told the Assembly that 21 persons have gone missing from the State. The Chief Minister, who was replying to a submission raised by Opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala, said 17 were missing from Kasaragod and four from Palakkad. Mr. Vijayan asserted

Dhaka, Jul 11: Bangladesh today scrapped the downlink permission for 'Peace TV' of Indian Islamic preacher Dr Zakir Naik, a day after it banned the channel following bizarre allegations that his speeches inspired some of the militants who carried out the country's worst terror attack at a cafe here. The Information Ministry issued the order to cancel the Peace TV's downlink permission needed to

Mangaluru, Jul 11: Jet Airways will be operating one more flight between Mangaluru and Bengaluru from August 1 this year. With this, the private airlines will operate six daily flights between these two important cities of Karnataka. According to a release flight 9W2782 will leave Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) in Bengaluru at 3.40pm and reach Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) at 4

Bengaluru, Jul 11: A 23-year-old girl committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan at her hostel after her mother reprimanded her mother for being irregular to class. The deceased has been identified as Sofia, a second-year BBA student at Presidency College here. Sofia, who hailed from Kerala, stayed at the college hostel in Kempapura, her mother resided in Electronics City. Two days