Karnataka

Chitradurga, Jan 14: In a gruesome incident caught on camera, a group of villagers today thrashed a bear with sticks and stones after being terrorised by it for the last couple of weeks. The incident took place at Uppanayakanahalli in the district and was aired by local channels following which it went viral, drawing criticism from animal lovers and citizens. According to villagers, the bear from

New Delhi, Jan 14: A senior US official on Wednesday lauded the protests by authors and artistes against the murder of rationalist and Kannada scholar M M Kalburgi and cited the instance of the lynching of Mohammad Akhlaq at Dadri in Uttar Pradesh to drive home the point that silence could embolden perpetrators of such crimes. Delivering a lecture at Vivekananda International Foundation in New

Bengaluru, Jan 14: An investigation into the series of shocking maternal deaths in Vani Vilas hospital in Bengaluru, and Cheluvamba Hospital in Mysuru in November, has revealed grossly inadequate facilities and trained manpower in the obstetrics ICU and labour rooms. While failing to fix responsibility on any doctor for the deaths, the report stated that most of the patients had severe co-morbid

Kasaragod, Jan 14: Unidentified persons decamped with around 1.5 kg of gold ornaments worth around Rs. 38 lakh by snatching a bag containing the valuables from a jewellery dealer here. The incident occurred around 7.30 p.m. on Tuesday near the KSRTC depot as Tonny, who hails from Thrissur, was waylaid by the persons travelling in a car as he was walking towards the bus station, the police said. Mr

Mangaluru, Jan 14: Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner A B Ibrahim has issued an order prohibiting transportation of sand from any source, including other States, through Dakshina Kannada to other States, including neighbouring Kerala. Transporting sand from other States, namely Maharashtra, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, is not only impracticable but also economically unviable, Deputy Commissioner A.B

Udupi, Jan 13: A leopard that fell into a well at Kuthyar Karmar Jiddu near Kaup was rescued by the Forest Department officials and local residents on Wednesday. The well belonged to Girija Moolya. Assuming that a small animal had fallen into the well, Moolya lowered a basket using a rope on Tuesday afternoon. As the rope was lowered, however, it was pulled in by the animal. When people who had

Mangaluru, Jan 13: Three girls and a boy from Odisha who were forced to working in a cake preparing unit at Arya Samaj in the city were rescued on Wednesday by the officials of District Child Protection Unit (DCPU) and Childline. The personnel raided the unit following a tip-off about children working in the unit. Shivanand from the DCPU said they found two 17-year-old girls and a 16-year-old boy

Mangaluru, Jan 13: Students from about 30 universities in South India will gather at Mangalore University for five days from January 18 for the 31st South Zone Inter-University Youth Festival. There will be 38 students from Mangalore University. Vice-Chancellor K. Byrappa told reporters here on Wednesday that there would be 25 competitions on five stages which have been named after well known

Bengaluru, Jan 13: The bypolls to three assembly constituencies in Karnataka on February 13 will have political parties on their toes, with Hebbal in Bengaluru being the hotly contested one. The Election Commission has announced bypoll dates to Hebbal, Bidar and Deodurg (in Raichur district). Polling will be on February 13 and counting of votes on February 16. Of these three, the BJP held two

New Delhi, Jan 13: Around 41 per cent of India's population is below the age of 20 years with Muslims having the highest proportion of children and teenagers among all religions, according to just released Census 2011 data. The share of the young population has, however, declined in the country since the previous census in 2001 when it was 45 per cent for the whole country. Forty-seven per cent of