Karnataka

Mangaluru, Feb 8: The body, said to be that of Soumya (24), a resident of Tenkila Puttur, who had been missing since September 23, 2015, was found in a forest near her village in Puttur taluk on Sunday. The Puttur police said that soon after Dalit woman Soumya went missing her brother filed a missing complaint. He followed it with a habeas corpus petition before the Karnataka High Court. On Sunday

Bengaluru, Feb 8: Disgruntled JD(S) MLAs B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan (Chamarajpet) and Iqbal Ansari (Gangavati) are learnt to have extended their indirect support to the Congress candidates in the byelections to Hebbal and Devadurga Assembly constituencies. Sources in the party said the MLAs have sent out a message to their followers and Muslim leaders in these constituencies to work for the Congress

Mangaluru, Feb 8: CH Balila Krishna Shastry, educationist and former member of textbook committee, passed away here on Sunday. He was 75. Mr. Shastry worked as an English teacher in the Vidhyabhodini Secondary School in Balila. He was known for the use of innovative ways in teaching English and made students from rural areas proficient in English communication. As a resource person in English, Mr

Mangaluru, Feb 8: "I never dreamt of living in a house that is worth Rs 15 lakh in my life. Today I am extremely happy, thankful and I pray for the well-being of the donor, who built a house for me," said Harekala Hajabba, 61, who is popularly known as 'Akshara Santha' or 'Saint of Letters' Despite being an uneducated, Hajabba fought tirelessly to build built a government school at Newpadpu in

Bengaluru, Feb 7: A young leopard entered a south-east Bengaluru elite school on Sunday and was tranquillized after a 14-hour long operation, during which it attacked two people. The security at Vibgyor High, Kundalahalli spotted the leopard entering the school around 4am and flashed the alert. By early morning forest department personnel landed at the spot, armed with dart guns and tranquillizers

Mangaluru, Feb 7: With the 40-week long Swachh Mangaluru Abhiyan on its home stretch, Ramakrishna Math, chief organisers of the campaign in association with MRPL, principal patron of the event carried out a special weekend of cleanliness. While volunteers cleaned up the Central market area on Saturday, they targeted the Karangalpady Jail road area and Chilimbi area respectively for the 38th and

New Delhi, Feb 7: The BJP government of Haryana, which has imposed ban on consumption of beef, is now ready to create a special dispensation to enable foreigners to eat beef in the state. Chief Minister and BJP leader Manohar Khattar has said he is open to offering foreigners living in his Haryana relaxation from the strict beef ban imposed by his government. “If we have to work out some facility

Mangaluru, Feb 7: A young Muslim cleric feared drowned while crossing a river at Sangabettu village in Bantwal taluk last night. The victim has been identified as Mohammed Afreedi (23), who was working as a cleric at a mosque in Muger, near here. Search is on by the firefighters and local residents for the body of the cleric in the river. The cleric had to pass through the river to go Gaadipalke

Udupi, Feb 7: An atmosphere of celebration prevailed in a poor household of Chittoo village in Kundapur taluk of Udupi district after 24-year-old Gururaja won a gold medal at the 12th South Asian Games in Guwahati on Saturday. This son of a truck driver made it to the top due to sheer hard work and dedication, despite all the financial hardships the family faced in the village. He is the fifth

Mangaluru, Feb 7: In a shocking revelation, a 19-year-old girl has lodged a complaint against a priest of Sri Durga Parameshwari temple, Kateel, accusing him of raping and threatening to kill her. The accused has been identified as Harischandra Rao alias Appu Bhat, an assistant priest at the historic temple and resident of Kateel town. Even though the alleged rape took place in August 2015, the