Karnataka

Mangaluru: Dec 21: The Railways will operate special trains to clear the extra rush of passengers in view of the Christmas and the New Year. Ahmedabad-Mangaluru Junction-Ahmedabad, Mumbai Central-Mangaluru Junction-Mumbai Central and Indore-Kochuveli-Indore will run on the Konkan Railway network to clear extra rush. Train No 09415 Ahmedabad-Mangaluru Junction Weekly Superfast Special Express will

Mangaluru, Dec 20: Activists of Bajrang Dal on Sunday evening tried to raid multiplexes at prominent malls in Mangaluru to stop the screening of Shah Rukh Khan starrer Dilwale. The reason for the agitation is the statement made by the King Khan, film's lead actor and producer, against rising 'intolerance' in India last month. On November 2, Khan had said at a press conference in Mumbai that

Udupi, Dec 20: The development activities In Karnataka have taken a back seat in the last nine months, according to former chief minister and BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa. Addressing presspersons here, he said that recently, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had held a review meeting of all departments in Bengaluru. Not a single department had spent over 35 per cent of the funds allocated to them, though

Mangaluru, Dec 20: A teenager lost his life while swimming in a pond at Belvai mutt in Moodbidri on Sunday evening. The police gave the name of deceased as Akash Rai (17) a resident of Muramelu, Kotebagilu in Moodbidri. He was a first year BCom student of Sri Mahaveera College, Moodbidri and son of Manjunath Rai, a local BJP leader. The tragedy took place when Akshay and his friend had been to the

Mangaluru, Dec 20: The 31st Swacch Mangaluru Abhiyan was carried out by Ramakrishna Mission in Kadri Park - Padua area on December 20 from 7.30 am to 10.30 am. DR S Viswanath, Senior Scientist, NAL, Bangalore, & Sri Vasanth Kumar Perla, Director, All India Radio, Mangalore flagged off the 30th drive in the presence of Swami Jitakamanandaji, President, Ramakrsihna Math, Mangalore & Capt. Ganesh

Riyadh, Dec 20: Two Indians were among three persons killed when a missile fired from strife-torn Yemen struck Saudi Arabia's southwestern border city of Najran, the third such incident this year involving Indians. The shelling last evening killed two Indian workers and one Saudi citizen, a civil defence spokesman was quoted as saying by the state-run SPA news agency.The spokesman did not give

New Delhi, Dec 20: The juvenile convict in the December 16 gangrape was today released and sent to an NGO at an undisclosed destination with police no longer guarding him. The freedom for the 20 year-old convict came as parents of the gangrape victim continued their protest for the second day today along with activists protesting against his release and demanding death for him. "We have left him

Dubai, Dec 20: Popular Indian cricketer IrfanPathan visited Thumbay Hospital – Dubai, on Saturday. He was at the hospital to endorse its diabetes awareness campaign “Count Your Steps to Beat Diabetes”. Irfan was welcomed by Dr. AshutoshSood, Chief Operating Officer of Thumbay Hospital Dubai, Dr. Sameer Kumar, Assistant Administrative Director of Thumbay Dental Hospital Dubai, and other members of

Mangaluru, Dec 20: Career Utsav 2015, a two-day major career and education festival concluded today at T.M.A. Pai Convention Hall. The programme which was inaugurated by Educationalist Dr. Mohan Alva yesterday got an overwhelming response. II PUC students from more than 150 PU colleges at Mangaluru, Udupi, Bramhavara, Kateel, Bantwal, Moodbidri, Dharmasthala, Ujire and all over Dakshin Kannada

Udupi, Dec 20: A 30-year-old driver died on the spot while a pedestrian suffered injuries when an autorickshaw overturned at Tenka Yermal village coming under Padubidri police station limits in Udupi on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Sharan Bangera (30), the driver of the ill-fated auto-rickshaw driver. Bangera was driving his autorickshaw with a passenger from Kaup to Padubidri on