Karnataka

Mangaluru, Dec 15: A young dentist, who was who was pursuing her first year post graduation in orthodontics at Yenepoya Dental College in Mangaluru, was killed after a lorry fell on her at Agaraguruki bypass on Bengaluru-Hyderabad (NH-7) Road. The victim of Monday’s tragedy has been identified as Dr Jerlene Rose Pappachan, a native of Kottayam, who had moved to Mangaluru for her studies. Rose was

Kasaragod, Dec 15: A 26-year-old Indian woman and her child were killed in a tragic road accident on Saturday, while the husband is hospitalised in Sharjah. According to reports their car was hit from behind while they were returning to their home in Al Aweer after shopping in Sharjah. Shaniba Rijad (26), who was pregnant, was sitting behind along with their three-year-old daughter Shiza, while

New Delhi, Dec 15: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today claimed the CBI has raided his office in central Delhi and launched a no holds barred attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he was resorting to "cowardice". The Chief Minister, who is involved in a prolonged tussle with the Centre, accused the Modi government of resorting to vendetta politics and came down heavily on the agency

New Delhi, Dec 15: A private Gulf-based airline was the latest victim of bird-hit incident. And the cost it paid for the freak accident was a whopping Rs 2 crore. The bird hit the carrier while it was landing at the IGI Airport in New Delhi. According to the airline, the aircraft got delayed by about 15 hours after it received an almost 6-inch-long dent. The whole process of arranging another

Bengaluru, Dec 15: Governor Vajubhai Vala on Monday appointed former High Court judge Justice N Ananda as the Upalokayukta, a post vacant since Justice S B Majage demitted office on July 17 following the completion of his tenure. With this, state’s anti-corruption ombudsman, which was headless since the past two weeks, has got an authority to oversee administration and pending complaints from

Sakleshpur (Hassan district), Dec 15: Twenty students of a government higher primary school were hospitalised after consuming iron and folic tablets at Halasulige village in the taluk on Monday. According to sources, the students were distributed Ferrous Sulphate and Folic Acid tablets around 12 noon. A few students complained of stomach ache after two hours of consuming the tablets and some

Udupi, Dec 15: Former Udupi-Chikkamagaluru MP K Jayaprakash Hegde, who was expelled from the Congress party for six years for contesting as a rebel from the Udupi-Dakshina Kannada Local Bodies Constituency for Legislative Council has slammed the double standard of party leaders. Reacting to his expulsion from the party on Monday, Mr Hegde said that the Congress had been unfair in expelling him

Hubballi/Tumkur, Dec 15: Thousands of Muslims took out protest marches in Hubballi and Tumkur on Monday to flay the alleged defamatory statement against Prophet Mohammad made by Kamlesh Tiwari, a self-professed working president of Hindu Mahasabha of Uttar Pradesh. However, a tense atmosphere prevailed in Hubballi when a few miscreants indulged in stone-throwing, causing damage to several vehicles

New Delhi, Dec 14: Smart City plans for 15 cities spread across six states and the Union Territory of Puducherry were today submitted to the Urban Development Ministry. Rajasthan, which became the first state to submit Smart City plans, has proposed total investment of Rs 6,457 crore over the next five years for developing Ajmer, Jaipur, Kota and Udaipur as Smart Cities. The other states which

Udupi/Bengaluru, Dec 14: As anticipated, the Congress expelled K. Jayaprakash Hegde, former MP; Dayanand Reddy, MLC; K. Harikrishna Bantwal, general secretary, Dakshina Kannada District Congress Committee; from the party for six years for contesting against the party’s official candidates in the elections to the Legislative Council. Announcing this here, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and president