Karnataka

Mangaluru, Apr 15: A young sports talent from this coastal city is all set to represent India in an international skating event in Australia. Ashwin D'Silva will take part in the Ice Short Track Speed Skating to be held from April 17 to 19 in the city of Melbourne. Mr D'Silva, who has won several medals in national level skating events in the past, is trained by Mahesh Kumar of Mangalore Roller

Mandya, Apr 15: Expressing frustration over continued harassment by BJP backed communal groups after she decided to marry her Muslim friend, Ashita, daughter of a paediatrician in Mandya, has appealed to the people to stay away from her familial affairs. Shakeel Ahmed and Ashita alias Shaista Sultana Brushing aside the allegations of so called love jihad', the well-educated girl, who has now

Mangaluru, Apr 15: Slamming opposition parties for their attempt to demonise Karnataka chief minister, a senior Congress leader on Friday said that the company jointly owned by former's younger son was awarded the tender to set up a private laboratory in a government hospital at the end of a “transparent” process. Brushing aside the allegations of nepotism against CM, health minister UT Khader

Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 15: For 45-year-old Saji James, sky indeed seems to be the limit. The deaf and mute seventh class dropout is a crafty innovator who built an ultra-light two-seater aircraft, and was even featured by Discovery Channel for his skill. Hailing from the remote village in Thodupzuha in Idukki, James not only assembled the aircraft but flew it himself. It took James three attempts

Mysuru, Apr 15: Confirming the honour killing' of a 22-year-old Hindu girl in Chandrawadi village in Nanjangud taluk near here, the Mysuru district police said that the family of the victim decided to change their community's funeral rituals from burial to cremation, ostensibly to destroy evidence. The parents and brother of a 22-year-old Madhu Kumari have confessed to have murdered her for family

Mumbai, Apr 15: A Shiv Sena MLA and his supporters “held up” an express train at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus here for almost an hour seeking a berth of his choice. He later justified his act saying it was meant to expose “unprofessional approach of railway officials” towards the grievances of passengers. The incident occurred on Wednesday night when Hemant Patil, a legislator from Nanded, did not

Udupi, Apr 15: Police station in Malpe will be developed as a “tourist-friendly” police station, said Udupi MLA Pramod Madhwaraj. Speaking at a function organised by the Department of Tourism at Malpe beach here he said that the “tourist-friendly” police station concept would be implemented at Malpe on an experimental basis. “A large number of tourists visit the Malpe beach. It is essential to

Mangaluru, Apr 15: The city police have arrested three persons including a “minor” in connection with the cold blooded murder of fisherman Rajesh Kotian, who was found dead on Tuesday. The police gave the names of the accused as Mohammed Aswir alias Achchu (19), Abdul Muttalib (20) and a 17-year-old boy. The police said that these three acted on the behest of another man who is still at large

Manipal, Apr 15: The Centre for Gandhian and Peace Studies, a constituent of Manipal University, will organise a seminar on “Understanding Islam” on its premises here on Saturday. A press release issued here on Thursday said that the seminar proposes to explore different dimensions of Islam as a religious culture with its own belief systems, philosophy, science, day-to-day practices, festivals

Bengaluru, Apr 15: An 18-year-old PU student lost his life on Thursday morning after being hit by a car driven by a 56-year-old woman who lost control of the vehicle, hit the median, went over to the other side of the road and collided with an oncoming scooter. The accident occurred at Kempapura Hebbal Junction near Kodigehalli Gate. The scooter was being driven by Aravind Muralidharan, a second