Karnataka

Udupi, Jun 14: A kin of a young woman, who died after giving birth to a child at a private hospital here, last week allegedly due to the doctor's negligence, took to social media to create awareness against killer doctor'. The post on Facebook was shared by thousands of people within a day and it also went viral on WhatsApp. According to the Facebook post uploaded by one Kanni Rajan, 23-year-old

Eluru, Jun 14: In a bizarre incident, a small dead snake has allegedly been found in a Thums Up bottle at Tanuku town in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. According to reports, Kadali Prasad, a customer, purchased six Thums Up bottles for his relatives who were visiting his house on Sunday Morning. When he shook the bottle, he found a small dead snake in it. Prasad immediately went to the

Mangaluru, Jun 14: Timely intervention of police prevented a possible attack on a young couple by Hindutva activists at a lodge in Deralakette on the outskirts of the city on Monday. The girl, an MBA graduate from Puttur, and her male relative from Kerala, who the communal hate-mongers mistook for a Muslim boy, were rescued from the lodge and sent home by the police. According to sources, the girl

Indore, Jun 14: A major accident was averted when a bus driver suffered a massive heart attack when he was driving at a high speed, but he managed to bring the vehicle to halt without causing any injury to the passengers in Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh on Monday. Though the driver lost his life to the cardiac arrest, 29 passengers of the bus had a narrow brush with death. The incident took

Mangaluru, Jun 14: As part of its measures to prevent the spread of vector-borne diseases in rural and interiors areas of Karnataka state, the health department is all set to introduce mobile health clinics, sad U T Khader, Minister for health and family welfare. Speaking to reporters here on Monday, Mr Khader said that three medical vans each will be provided to all districts across the state to

Bengaluru, Jun 14: The Karnataka government will soon roll out an online system for issuing ration cards for Above Poverty Line (APL) families. Disclosing this to the media, Food and Civil Supplies Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said citizens will be able to generate their own ration cards after filling an online form. Only Aadhaar number has to be disclosed and there is no need for any other documents

Madikeri, Jun 14: Coffee estates belonging to liquor baron Vijay Mallya have been sold off, a team of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) from Mumbai has found. Coffee plantations spanning three acres, 127 acres and 106 acres, have been sold for Rs 18 lakh, Rs 35 crore and Rs 77 crore, to a person by name Janardhana Shetty. A total of 236 acres have been registered in the name of Shetty. The sale

Bengaluru, Jun 14: A 35-year-old man was arrested in connection with the blast that had occurred in front of the state BJP office at Malleswaram on April 17, 2013. Police said the accused had supplied explosive for the blast, after a plan was hatched to fix the explosive to a bike. Central Crime Branch police, who are probing the case, nabbed Danial Prakash alias Prakashm in Tirunelveli village of

Udupi, Jun 14: Congress party has already decided that Rahul Gandhi should take over as AICC president as soon as possible, according to senior party leader and Rajya Sabha member Oscar Fernandes. Speaking to media persons in Udupi on his first visit after winning the Rajaya Sabha elections, Mr Fernandes said that the decision on this will be taken by AICC president Sonia Gandhi. “Whatever

Kasaragod, Jun 13: At least six members, including a 2-year-old girl, of a family died when the car they were travelling in lost control and rammed into a tree at Pallikara in Kasaragod on Monday. The deceased have been idenfitied as Sakeena (39), her children Sajeer (18) and Sanira (16), Sakeena's brother's wife Khairunnisa (24), her daughter Fathima (2), Sakeena's son Irfan's wife Ramzeena (25)