Karnataka

Mangaluru, Aug 15: The 69th Indian Independence Day was celebrated with pomp and vigour as students and people gathered at Nehru Maidan and participated in the district-level Independence Day celebrations on Saturday with a feeling of patriotism. Minister of Forests, Environment and Ecology and district in-charge minister B Ramanath Rai hoisted the Indian tricolour at Nehru Maidan and received the

Udupi, Aug 15: In a case of hit-and-run accident, a two-wheeler rider was killed after being knocked down by a speeding lorry at at Byndoor in Kundapur taluk. According to the police, Raymond Nazreth was riding his scooter from Uppunda to Nityadhar Nagar in Byndoor, when a lorry moving from Kundapur to Bhatkal hit him in front of the State Bank of Mysore in Byndoor at around 3.30 a.m. The lorry

Mangaluru, Aug 15: Three persons of Nepal origin have been arrested by the Central Crime Branch police in the city on the charge of stealing expensive electronic gadgets from two shops. As many as 14 iPhones, five iPads, four Apple laptops and Rs. 1.97 lakh in cash were stolen from Maple store in Balmatta on August 3. A gang had dug a hole on a side wall to enter the store and escaped with the

Dubai, Aug 15: While India is celebrating the 69th Independence day on Saturday, 15 August, Indians in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are preparing to welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who will be visiting the country on Sunday. With an Indian PM visiting the UAE after over three decades, there have been reports claiming that the tallest artificial structure in the world, Burj Khalifa, will be

Ballari, Aug 15: BJP MP B Sriramulu was today served a notice by Ananthpur police of Andhra Pradesh to appear before them within eight days in connection with alleged purchase of illegal weapons in that state. A police team from Threetown in Ananthpur, where the case had been registered against the MP, met Sriramulu at his residence here and questioned him for about half an hour and served the

Kasaragod, Aug 15: It is not an unusual sight in the State to see hundreds of costly vehicles, including trucks, two-wheelers and passenger utility vans, rusting in open spaces, thanks to procedural wrangles. In Kasaragod alone, over 1,000 vehicles, mainly those involved in illegal transport of sand, in theft cases or having forged documents, are found in bushy and open spaces around various

New Delhi, Aug 15: In a marathon address to the nation from the ramparts of Red Fort, PM today underlined India's unity and diversity and said the poison of casteism and communal frenzy have no place in the country. Modi, in his second Independence Day address, focussed largely on the issue of corruption and asserted that the steps taken by his government over the last 15 months to deal with the

Mangaluru, Aug 14: 'Snehalaya Maanna', a unique initiative by Snehalaya Palana Samiti of Snehalaya Charitable Trust, aimed at providing mid-day meals to attendants of patients admitted in Government Wenlock Hospital, in the city, was formally launched on Friday by Health and Family Welfare Minister U T Khader. While patients at the hospital are provided with free food by the government, the NGO

Mangaluru, Aug 14: Landmark Infratech presents Made in Mangaluru, an initiative by Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM, the largest search ever for Mangaluru’s greatest invention is all set to crown its best inventor this year. The platform is set and the carpet is laid as Mangaluru awaits its greatest invention. The main event is said to take place at the Forum Fiza Mall on the 15th of August 2015 from 5.00 pm

Bengaluru, Aug 14: A special team of Karnataka police on Friday brought underworld don Bannanje Raja from Morocco, scripting an end to the 18 years of challenges posed by the fugitive and his men. For the first time in the history of Karnataka, the police have successfully brought a criminal who was operating from outside India. Raja, wanted in over 44 cases, including extortions, murders and