Karnataka

Udupi, Apr 27: In spite of the presence of Janata Dal (Secular) and Social Democratic Party of India candidates, the Congress party has managed to defeat Bharatiya Janata Party in the first elections to the newly created Kaup Town Municipal Council in Udupi district. In the 23 strong TMC, the counting for which was held at taluk panchayat office here on Wednesday, the Congress won 12 seats while

Mangaluru, Apr 27: A day after the bodies of two victims of Jubail fire mishap reached the city, the mortal remains of three more victims of the same mishap arrived at the Mangaluru International Airport on Tuesday. The body of Konchar Bhaskar Poojary from Bajpe arrived at the airport by flight at 3.30 a.m. The bodies of Balakrishna from Vamanjoor and Vincent Monteiro from Neerumarga arrived at

Bengaluru, Apr 27: The Health and Family Welfare Department is now fearing the possibility of an outbreak of epidemic during the summer. On Tuesday, the department disclosed that of the 3 lakh samples of drinking water sources tested recently across the state, about 40,000 were contaminated. This also means that nearly 13% of the total samples drawn were found not fit for consumption. A large

Kasaragod, Apr 27: A 49-year-old man was strangled to death allegedly by his own nephew on Nellikkunnu beach in Kasaragod. Victim Dayanandan's body was dumped in a garbage pit in a nearby uninhabited house. The police took the 19-year-old nephew into custody in connection with the crime on Tuesday. The incident occurred last Thursday night after the youth, in a fit of anger strangled his maternal

Bhatkal, Apr 27: An alleged operative of the Indian Mujahideen, which according to security agencies is responsible for several terror strikes in the country, was arrested in Mumbai on Tuesday by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad. ATS officials said Zainul Abedin, 26, hailing from coastal Karnataka's Bhatkal, was arrested from the international terminal of Chhatrapati Shivaji International

Bengaluru, Apr 27: A suit has been filed before a city court against the real estate company owned by Rana George, son of Bengaluru Development Minister K J George, for “attempting to usurp” a church property in Richard's Town, Fraser Town, in the city. According to the suit, fictitious chairman and secretary of Ceylon and India General Mission (C&IGM) have entered into a Joint Development

Mangaluru, Apr 26: The Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Shoor arrived at its base port -- New Mangalore -- on Tuesday. The Union Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, had commissioned the ship in Goa on April 11. ICGS Shoor is commanded by the Deputy Inspector General, Surendra Singh Dasila. It is manned by 14 officers and 98 men. The vessel is under the administrative

Kochi, Apr 26: The Kerala high court on Tuesday granted permission to Muslim girls to wear hijab, a customary religious dress, for the All India Pre-Medical Test-2016 but on condition that they should be present at the hall an hour before the exam for frisking if necessary. The order was issued by Justice Muhammed Mushtaq while hearing a writ petition by one Amnah Bint Basheer challenging the

Mangaluru, Apr 26: A tense atmosphere prevailed in Ullal and surrounding areas in Mangaluru taluk after murder bid on four Muslim youths by trouble mongers in two separate incidents. While Ibrahim Nafsan (30), was attacked with a sword by a gang of five miscreants near Veerabhadra Temple early on Monday morning, when he was on the way to fishing port from Ullal, three others youths were attacked

Dubai, Apr 26: Dubai, already home to the world's tallest building, is looking to get ahead by getting out of the driver's seat. Dubai's ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, announced plans Monday to have 25% of all car trips in this city-state in the United Arab Emirates to be driverless by 2030. In a statement carried by the state-run WAM news agency, Sheikh Mohammed said it would cut