Karnataka

Moodbidir, Nov 12: A 43-year-old pedestrian died after he was hit by a college bus near Gandhi Nagar in Moodbidri police station limits on Wednesday. The Moodbidri police said the driver of Alva’s College bus suddenly turned the vehicle to the left of the road and hit Dombayya, who was trying to cross the road around 1 p.m. The injured Dombayya was taken to a private hospital in Mangaluru where he

Madikeri, Nov 12: The violence unleashed by Sangh Parivar activists in Madikeri to oppose the birth day celebration of Tiger of Mysuru Tipu Sultan on Tuesday has claimed third life. Shahul Hameed (25), who was shot by miscreants in Madikeri on the same day, breathed his last at a hospital in Mysuru on Wednesday. Shahul Hameed, who had reportedly gone to participate in Tipu Jayanti, was returning

Mangaluru, Nov 11: After a gap of 13 months, the newly-renovated Town Hall building, one of the prominent public structures of the city, will be inaugurated on Saturday, November 14, said Mangaluru City Corporation Mayor Jacintha Vijaya Alfred. Announcing this at a press conference at her office here on Wednesday, she said that the renovated building would be inaugurated by DK district in-charge

Bengaluru, Nov 11: Under severe attack for his remarks that Bengaluru International airport should have been named after 18th century Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan rather than the city founder Kempegowda, Jnanpith awardee Girish Karnad today offered his apology. As he remained in the eye of a storm, the noted playwright and actor sought to end the controversy, saying, "If anybody has been hurt by my

Amritsar, Nov 11: For the second successive year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated Diwali with troops today, saying the world looks at India with respect because of their valour and "character", in comments that come against the backdrop of protests by several veterans over OROP. He visited the Dograi War Memorial in Khasa in Amritsar and placed wreath at the venue of one of the toughest

Mangaluru, Nov 11: On the occasion of Children’s Day, Dakshina Kannada district administration and Dr Shivarama Karantha Pilikula Nisargadhama, Mangaluru will organise a two-day children’s festival – ‘Pilikula Makkala Habba 2015’ at Pilikula premises in Moodushedde on the outskirts of the city. Addressing a press conference in this regard on Wednesday, Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner A B

Dubai, Nov 11: Urdu language is the doorway to a rich treasure of knowledge, heritage and inspiration, said Abdussalam Puthige, editor in chief, Vartha Bharathi Kannada Daily, Mangaluru. He was speaking on the occasion of releasing the English Translation of 'Shikwa aur Jawabe Shikwa', the universally acclaimed work of Dr Sir Muhammed Iqbal, held at Hotel Crown Plaza, Dubai. The work translated by

New York, Nov 11: UT Khader, Minister for Health and Family Welfare Minister from Karnataka represented his state at a global health meet hosted by Michael Bloomberg, former Mayor of New York in United States of America. Delegates from over 15 countries took part in the two-day meet held in New York including representatives of United Nations, World Health Organsation, UNION, World Bank and

Mangaluru, Nov 11: A model of radio frequency identification prepared by Syed Aurangzeb, a student pursuing II PUC at Shree Dharmasthala Manjunatha Pre-university College in Ujire, Dakshina Kannada district, has been selected in the international-level Science model competition organised by IIT-Hyderabad, fetching him a cash prize of Rs 23 lakh. The model, which received a sum of Rs 18 lakh from

Riyadh, Nov 11: Two Indians were among three persons injured when unidentified gunmen opened fire at a security patrol in Saudi Arabia's troubled eastern Qatif region, an official said today. An Interior Ministry spokesman said a traffic patrol at Alkhwaildieh district in Shia-dominated Qatif came under heavy fire from a farming area, wounding a policeman and two Indian passers-by last evening