Karnataka

Mangaluru, Aug 9: Undeterred by light drizzle and cloudy skies, families and children thronged to 'Aati Koota 2015' organised by Dr Shivarama Karantha Pilikula Nisargadhama on Sunday, to revel in the traditions and customs associated with the month of Aati observed during the monsoon season by the people of coastal Karnataka. All through the day, several programmes and events were simultaneously

Mangaluru, Aug 9: Two boys drowned in a quarry pit near Alakere under Konaje police station limits here on August 9. The boys, Deekshith and Jayaprakash, residents of Cheluru Maji had gone for a swim along with other friends on Sunday. They drowned as they had gone to a deeper area while attempting to swim in a deep pond in the quarry. It is said that Deekshith jumped into the rescue of

Udupi, Aug 9: A high school student, who went missing under mysterious circumstances on Saturday found dead in a remote area at Kunjal village near Brahmavar in Udupi district on Sunday. It is suspected that 14-year-old Prajwal Acharya, the only son of Vittal and Prema Acharya, residents of Kunjal village, might have committed suicide. A class 9 student of VKR Acharya Memorial High School in the

Kasargod, Aug 9: Kannada litterateur Kayyara Kinhanna Rai, who recently celebrated his 100th birth day, breathed his last on Sunday at his at his residence at Badiadka in Kasaragod district. Kinhanna Rai has left an indelible stamp as a freedom fighter, poet, social activist, teacher, scholar, journalist and people’s representative. As a social activist, he championed for integrating the region

New Delhi, Aug 9: Among the 1.92 lakh graduates who were conferred degrees on Saturday at the 28th convocation of Indira Gandhi National Open University (Ignou), also included Mumbai blast accused Yakub Memon, who was hanged on July 30. Memon was conferred the degree in absentia by the Nagpur Regional Centre of the university. With it, Memon completed two Masters' programme from Ignou - Political

Jaipur, Aug 9: In a bizarre incident, a monkey picked up a two-month old baby girl from her room and dropped her to death into a water tank at Raseedpura village in Dausa district, police said today. The girl Yogeshwari was sleeping on her bed when the monkey picked her up and ran away even as it was chased by members of her family including the baby's mother. The monkey lost its grip and the baby

New?Delhi, Aug 9: A former volunteer of Aam Aadmi Party, who filed a complaint against party leader Kumar Vishwas with the Delhi Commission for Women in May, has now approached Delhi Police suggesting that she had been molested. On August 5, she sent a complaint to the SHO of Chanakyapuri police station, and also sent a copy to Delhi Police Commissioner Bhim Sain Bassi and National Commission for

New Delhi, Aug 9: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Alka Lamba was attacked by an unidentified man during an anti-drug drive in north Delhi's Kashmere Gate area early this morning, according to party leaders. Lamba started the anti-drug drive around 6 AM and was addressing locals when a man hurled stones at her, they said. The AAP MLA from Chandni Chowk received head injuries and was rushed to Aruna Asaf

Mangaluru, Aug 9: A head-on collision of two motorbikes at Surathkal on the outskirts of the city claimed the life of a youth and critically injured another. The victim of Saturday night’s horrific accident has been identified as Prateek (27), a resident of Krishnapura. Naveen, who was critically injured in the collision, is undergoing treatment in the intensive care unit at a private hospital in

Udupi, Aug 9: The Karnataka government is not ready to give permission to set up a tiger reserve in the Kudremukh National Park (KNP) area, said B Ramanath Rai, Forests and Environment Minister. Speaking after inaugurating the Laksha Vruksha campaign organised by the Department of Forests and Environment, here, on Saturday, Mr Rai said that the previous United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government