Karnataka

Mangaluru, May 30: Auroville's Samai Reboul surfed his way to glory to become the first ever winner of the All Cargo Indian Open of Surfing'. Manikandan from Chennai finished as the runner's up the championship. Samai walked away with a cash prize on INR 50,000, while Manikandan won INR 25,000 along with their respective winner's and rRunner's up trophies. The three-day surfing held at Sasihitlu

Dubai, May 30: Burjeel Hospital for Advanced Surgery, UAE's premier private healthcare facility and a leading centre for orthopedic, spine and joint care in the region, was awarded the title of International Specialist Patient Hospital of the Year' by UK-based medical publication, The International Medical Travel Journal (IMTJ) at its annual awards, which took place on 24th May, at Madrid, Spain

Bengaluru, May 30: Over a month after a 45-year-old woman went missing from Bidadi, the police have cracked the case with the arrest of her daughter, who reportedly confessed to having murdered her mother. Rani (19) was arrested on Saturday after she told the police that she murdered her mother, Manjula, for opposing her “love affair”. The police also arrested her father, Thimmaiah, a petty shop

Bengaluru, May 30: Around 150 people from Karnataka, on a pilgrimage to Uttarakhand, are stranded in a remote village in Tehri district due to cloudburst on Sunday. However, there are no reports of casualties. The Resident Commissioner in Delhi, Atul Kumar Tiwari, said that he is in touch with the district authorities in Uttarakhand. A massive cloudburst in the Ghansali area of Tehri district in

Udupi, May 30: A 22-year-old man allegedly ended his life at his house over a trivial issue at Kavadi village coming under Kota police station limits in Udupi district. Accoring to the police, Chethan (22) had the habit of consuming alcohol. He was also depressed at not getting any job. At about 10 p.m. on Saturday, while watching television, he quarrelled with his younger brother Sharat on the

Davangere, May 30: Questioning the contribution of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to the welfare of AHINDA (Kannada acronym for minorities, backward classes and Dalits) communities, Bharatiya Janata Party State president B. S. Yeddyurappa on Sunday demanded that Mr. Siddaramaiah come out with the statistics of what he has done for their welfare as he claims that he is an AHINDA CM. Speaking at the

Mangaluru, May 29: The Manglauru police have arrested another accused in connection with the cold blooded murder of an RTI activist, who had taken on a temple and builders. This is the fifth arrest in connection with the case. K Manujanth Shenoy, alias Manju Neereshwalya, (39) was arrested on Sunday on the charge of harbouring Naresh Shenoy, the prime accused in the same case. He is photographer

Kolkata, May 29: BJP West Bengal President Dilip Ghosh has kicked up a storm with his remarks that his party workers, "trained" by RSS, can break the shoulders of Trinamool Congress activists with "bare hands", drawing flak from the ruling party, Congress and the Left. Courting controversy yet again, he asked TMC workers to "stop" violence, "mend" their ways or face "consequences" when they travel

Davangere, May 29: In an apparent reply those questioning his government's performance, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said his two-year dispensation had initiated over 700 schemes and even if some tasks remain undone, "I will not let the nation go on the wrong path". Addressing a public meeting here as part of 'vikas parv' (development festival) on completion of two years of his government

Mangaluru, May 29: A Hindu tantrik from Beltangady taluk in Dakshina Kannada district was arrested on Saturday for raping a 13-year-old girl who was brought to his abode by her parents for treatment. The bizarre incident took palce in Nidle village of Beltangady taluk. The rape accused is Shekhara Nalke, who is a famous tantrik and indigenous healer (naati vaidya) among local Hindus. It is learnt