Karnataka

Mangaluru, Apr 30: Police sources revealed that the desecration of the graves of the parents of health minister UT Khader in Ullal was act of a mentally unsound person. The accused has been identified as Shareef, who is also a Dargah devotee, but not associated with any group. It is learnt that he destroyed the headstones placed over the graves of Late UT Fareed and Naseema Fareed, the parents of

Bengaluru, Apr 30: The state of Karnataka is set to lose one of its finest officers to the national capital. One of Bengaluru's smartest female cops who has built up a reputation as a no-nonsense officer who slapped a politician for crossing the line, and blew the lid off a corruption scam in the Lokayukta that led to the resignation of former Lokayukta Justice Bhaskar Rao, is off to greener

Mangaluru, Apr 30: One of the sixth youths attacked by miscreants earlier this week under the limits of Ullal police station in Mangaluru taluk, succumbed to his injuries at a private hospital in the city on Saturday. Mohammed Safwan (20), a resident of Chembugudde near Thokkottu, who had been admitted to ICU at Unity Health Complex in the city, breathed his last without responding to any

Riyadh, Apr 30: A return drive from Makkah after performing Umrah became the last journey for four members of an Indian family who met with an accident, 50 km from the holy city. Three of them died on the spot, while one of them lost the battle for life while undergoing treatment at a hospital. Bashir Ahmad Mir, 40, a native of Banpora Road, Srinagar, Kashmir, was returning with his family members

Hassan, Apr 30: Home Minister and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president G. Parameshwara, on Friday, reiterated that a Dalit leader should become Chief Minister (CM) of the State. Speaking at the Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's 125th birth anniversary programme organised in Sakleshpur, he said that the demand for a Dalit CM?is only to prove the capability of the deprived class. “I never said that I

Panaji, Apr 30: Over seven kilograms of gold, found abandoned in a toilet on a Qatar Airways plane, was seized by Customs sleuths at the Goa airport on Wednesday. “When the Qatar Airways aircraft (after landing at Goa airport) was searched today, the Air Intelligence Wing found one duty-free plastic bag in the dustbin of the rear left toilet of the aircraft,” Commissioner of Customs, Goa division

Mangaluru, Apr 30: Water crisis in the coastal city may aggravate in the coming days with the water level in Thumbe vented dam depleting to 6.6 feet against the maximum level of 13 feet. Now the only hope for Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) is the 2 mcm (million cubic metres) of water available at Disha Hydel Power Project dam across the Kumaradhara, a tributary of the Netravathi, near Kadaba in

Mangaluru, Apr 30: As the sun set, as many as 127 couple entered into wedlock at the 45ht free mass marriage ceremony organised by Dharmadhikari Dr D Veerendra Heggade at Dharmasthala on Friday. The rituals of tying knots were held at the Amrutavarshini Sabha Bhavana at the auspicious Godhooli Lagna at 6.50 in the evening. The marriage rituals were held as per the customs of their respective

Kasaragod, Apr 30: Thirty more candidates filed nomination papers on Friday, the last day of filing nominations for the Assembly election, taking the total number of aspirants from the district to 60. Prominent candidates who filed their papers on the day include Congress nominee from Uduma K. Sudhakaran, BJP leader contesting from Uduma K. Sreekanth, Congress nominee from Kanhangad E.P. Dhanya

Malayalam actor Jinu Joseph has claimed on Facebook that he has been arrested at the Abu Dhabi airport after an incident in a flight.In a post, the actor complained of bad service on an Etihad flight he took from New York to Abu Dhabi. Below is his first Facebook post. The actor claimed that he was threatened by the airline staff when he tried to take a video. He said his phone was snatched from