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Mangaluru, Nov 28: Despite the directive of the district administration and police department to implement necessary security measures in cooperative banks in coastal Karnataka and neighbouring Kasargod district, the lack of suitable safety measures have given easy access of valuables assets kept in these banks to scheming burglars. Although the police department has been giving constant reminders

Bengaluru, Nov 28: In his reply to the Legislative Council on the law and order situation in State, Home Minister G. Parameshwara on Friday was non-committal on what resulted in the death of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) activist D. Kuttappa during the communal violence following protests against Tipu Jayanti celebrations in Madikeri on November 10. In his reply, he just said the VHP activist was

Mangaluru, Nov 28: In a coordinated operation, Indian Coast Guard undertook a medical evacuation (medevac) of 61-year old Montenegro national Borivoje Millinovic, master of merchant vessel MV RHL Constantia, off Mangaluru on Thursday. Sources in the Coast Guard said the Indian Coast Guard Maritime Rescue Coordination Center (MRCC) Mumbai received an e-mail from MV RHL Constantia (Flag- Malta) on

Bengaluru: Nov 28: Home Minister G Parameshwara has submitted to the House that around 5,000 to 6,000 members belonging to various organisations in Kerala and other places had descended on Kodagu on November 10 to take out processions to mark Tipu Sultan birth anniversary celebrations. In his reply to the Legislative Council on the law and order discussion, Parameshwara said these persons were

Shivamogga, Nov 28: The Shivamogga police have arrested two more persons, including a former attendant, in connection with the theft at Kuvempu Memorial in Kuppalli. With this, the number of arrests in the case has gone up to three. Revanasiddappa alias Kayakada Revanna (56) of Turchaghatta in Davangere taluk was arrested on Thursday. The other two suspects have been identified as Aanjanappa (45)

Kolkata, Nov 28: Claiming that the activists of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) have been indicted in at least 13 terror cases across India, former Maharashtra inspector general of police S M Mushrif on Thursday described the BJP's ideological mentor as India's number one terrorist organisation. "RSS activists have been chargesheeted in at least 13 cases of terror acts in which RDX has been

Mangaluru, Nov 28: Following the discovery of stacks of undelivered letters from several years in the house of a postman employed in a post office near Suratkal, the higher officials of the postal department have ordered the suspension of the postman till an inquiry is conducted in this regard. The suspended postman is Ashok from Vittal, who was presently working at Kodialbail Post Office in

Mangaluru, Nov 27: A 21-year-old married woman, who had been allegedly facing constant physical and mental torture from her husband, was found dead in his house under the limits of Konaje police station outskirts of the city on Friday. The deceased has been identified as Sajida (21), wife of Azhar, a resident of Darkhas Ghousiya Compound at Kairangala near Mudipu. Police sources said that the

Mangaluru, Nov 27: Two persons lost their lives and six others injured when a multi-utility vehicle by which they were travelling rammed into a tree at Ichlampady, near Uppinangady in Puttur taluk on Friday. The victims have been identified as Suresh and Varija, from Vittla. The tragedy occurred at around 9 p.m. when the driver lost control over his vehicle and rammed into a road-side tree while