Karnataka

Kalaburagi, Nov 1: The padayatra, led by Pejawar Mutt seer Vishwesha Tirtha Swami at Duttargoan village in Aland taluk of Kalaburagi district for total prohibition, ended in an anti-climax with Dalits of the village protesting against the silence of the seer over recent incidents of untouchability here. The influential Hindu seer had to make a hasty retreat after the protesters surrounded him, and

Udupi, Nov 1: A man was killed in a hit-and-run accident, when a truck hit a motorcycle near Sharada Mantapa here, in the early hours of Saturday. According to the police, Abin Thomas was driving from Udupi to Moodbidri, when the accident occured at 12.30 a.m. A severely injured Abin was rushed to the Kasturba Hospital in Manipal, where he died. The pillion rider Amal Thomas suffered minor

Bengaluru, Nov 1: Two pedestrians were killed in the midnight when a drunk 36-year-old software engineer ploughed his car into them on a footpath on the Kasavanahalli Main Road near Madiwala in south Bengaluru. The driver of the car has been identified as Baljith Singh a resident of Bengaluru and a native of Punjab. He is employed as a project manager at Wipro Ltd. The incident occurred around 12

Mandya, Nov 1: Adding to the grim statistics of crimes against women, a teenaged girl’s fingers were slashed by a youth whose love she spurned, at Halenaganadoddi village in the Maddur taluk of Mandya district on Saturday. The 16-year-old victim, daughter of Siddegowda, was attacked by Ravikumar, 21 and son of Lingegowda of the same village. The assailant has been arrested. The haples suffered

Kasaragod, Nov 1: Campaigning for the local bodies’ election ended on Saturday with major political parties making frantic efforts to make an impact on the voters projecting their winning chances in arguably one of the keenly fought elections the district has ever witnessed. Thoroughfares across the district saw processions of various political parties led by candidates and leaders in the

Bengaluru, Nov 1: Home Minister G Parameshwara on?Saturday said he had to compromise a lot to continue as the State Congress chief for five years. He was addressing Congress workers at a function held to mark the death anniversary of Indira Gandhi and the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhabai Patel in the City. Parameshwara, who continues to be the party president, said, “If I had not got along

New Delhi, Oct 31: Infosys founder N R Narayana Murthy today expressed concerns that there is considerable fear in the minds of minority in India and wanted governments should bring back the sense of confidence in them. "I am not a politician, I am not interested in politics, therefore, I don't want to comment on that but the reality today is that there is considerable fear in the minds of

Mangaluru, Oct 31: Officers of the airport customs, Mangaluru have seized about 0.90 kg gold in the form of foil strips and also foreign currency worth Rs 3.30 lakh from an inbound and outbound passenger respectively. The former was trying to smuggle the gold into the country and the latter was trying to smuggle out the currency. The gold foil strips were concealed in plastic containers of talcum

Mangaluru, Oct 31: Dr TD Kemparaju, Professor of Library and Information Science from Bangalore University, has taken charge as the new Registrar of Mangalore University from the outgoing Registrar Prof. P.S Yadapadithaya. Hailing from Mandya district, Prof. Kemparaju obtained his M.Lib.Sc and Ph.D from the University of Mysore. He joined Bangalore University Dept of Library and Information

Udupi, Oct 31: In a shocking incident, a 17-year-old college girl, who had lost her parents, has allegedly committed suicide at her house under the limits of Brahmavar police station in Udupi. The victim has been identified as Ramyashree, who was staying with her aunt and grandmother at Nedoor near Mandarthi in Brahmavar taluk. She was perusing II year Pre University course at a college in