Karnataka

Bhatkal, Sep 18: Tow persons including an engineering student were killed and three others sustained injuries in a head-on collision between a Maruti Swift car and a speeding truck at Ankola on Friday. The deceased have been identified as Fayaz Ahmed (21) and his relative Syed Ahmed (45), both residents of Bhatkal. Fayaz was a mechanical engineering student at Anjuman College of Engineering

Mangaluru, Sep 18: Very soon the cine lovers in Mangaluru will get a chance to view and appreciate films from across the world as Nitte Institute of Communication (NICO) part of Nitte University will be organising Mangaluru International Film Festival in September 2016. The formal announcement of the event was made by the Head of Department Mr Raviraj Kini during the inauguration of Nitte Film

Bengaluru, Sep 18: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today lambasted banks for not implementing the compulsory three-language policy in the state and asked them to henceforth ensure that they recruit staff who know Kannada. "Our Government is committed to protecting and encouraging the art, culture and rich heritage of our state. Since Kannada is the administrative language in Karnataka

Hyderabad, Sep 18: With the ban on beef in some states and the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha triggering a fierce debate on cow slaughter across the country, a group of Islamic scholars in southern India has appealed to Muslims to avoid sacrificing cows, bulls and bullocks in the community's larger interest. The scholars have advised Muslims to show pragmatism in the prevailing situation and instead opt for

Mangaluru Sep 18: Expressing concern over higher rates of drug abuse among students of schools and colleges, Inspector General of Police (Western Range) Amrit Paul, said that owners of petty shops near educational institutions are often main drug suppliers. He was speaking after inaugurating a workshop on ‘Drug Abuse among Children’, organised by the Department of Criminology and Forensic Science

Srinagar, Sep 18: Jammu and Kashmir Police today arrested chief of radical women's outfit Dukhtaran-e-Millat, Asiya Andrabi, in connection with a case registered against her under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act for hoisting Pakistani flag last month. "Andrabi has been arrested in connection with the case registered under Section 13 of Unlawful Activities Act on August 17," a police

Mangaluru, Sep 18: Prof Rahul Ramagundam of Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, is writing an authorised biography of George Fernandes, a former defence minister. Ramagundam is interested in meeting with those in Karnataka who have interacted with Fernandes over the years. He will be in Karnataka from September 20 to 28. During this period, he would also visit Mangaluru, the native of place of

Mangaluru, Sep 18: Five youths accused of attempting to murder a murder accused under the limits of Ullal police station last week, have surrendered themselves before a court. On September 10 they had rammed their Swift car into a scooter and then chopped the hands of its rider using machetes in an apparent murder attempt at Chembugudde near Thokkottu. Passersby had admitted a critically injured

Kasaragod, Sep 18: Family ties being broken on minor grounds has become a matter of concern, said State Women’s Commission member J. Pramila Devi. People should learn from the old generation’s readiness in making sacrifices to strengthen family ties, she said at the women’s adalat held near here. Most of the cases that came up before the adalat on Wednesday related to family disputes over assets

Kasaragod, Sep 18: The police on Thursday arrested the alleged mastermind behind the heist at the Eriyal branch of the Kudlu Service Cooperative Bank here. Over 20 kg gold ornaments and Rs.5.13 crore in cash were stolen from the bank in a daylight robbery on September 7. Shereef, 42, hailing from Chowki near here and residing at Pachambla, near Kumbla, was arrested by a special team headed by