Karnataka

Udupi, Aug 3: A youth died on spot and another suffered critical injuries after their motorbike was knocked down by a goods tempo near Kattbeltur railway bridge near Hemmadi in Kundapur taluk on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Surendra Ganiga (32), son Annappa Ganiga, a resident of Hemmady. Sampath Poojary (28), son of Ramadurga Poojary was hospitalized with severe injuries. His

Mangaluru, Aug 3: The Shiradi Ghat stretch of the National Highway 75, which connects Bengaluru and Mangaluru via Hassan will be thrown open for all vehicles on Monday, August 10, after a complete inspection of the concretisation and strengthening works on the stretch. It may be recalled that the stretch had been closed for vehicles since January 2 this year owing to the ongoing repair and

New Delhi, Aug 3: The Modi government has given an unpleasant surprise to the porn lovers across the country by blocking nearly 857 porn sites. This came on light on Saturday, when scores of porn lovers took to social media platforms to express their disappointment after seeing blank pages while surfing for porn. Confirming the same, one porn lover took to Reditt and posted a screenshot with the

Mangaluru, Aug 3: Unidentified thieves broke into a main showroom of Apple products in the heart of the city and decamped with valuable gadgets worth over Rs 20 lakh. The theft occurred at Maple Store located at Balmatta Road in the wee hours of Monday, police sources said. They said that CCTV has captured the sciences of three masked men gaining entry into the showroom by breaking open the

Bengaluru, Aug 3: Former Mandya MP, who is pursuing a course on policy issues in London, is expected to return to active politics soon. The actor-turned-politician, who has been maintaining a low profile ever since she lost the 2014 parliamentary elections from Mandya, recently held a prolonged meeting with former external affairs minister S M Krishna and also visited the family members of farmers

Udupi, Aug 3: The ceremonial launching of Dar-ul-Huda Guidance Centre, Udupi was held in a grand manner at Ammanni Ramanna Memorial auditorium, here on Saturday. Shaikh Iyadh Shukri, Muazzin-e-Haram, Masjid Nabavi, Madinah Munawwara, formally inaugurated the centre in the presence of a galaxy of religious and social leaders. Speaking on the occasion Dr Mubarak Kapdi, founder president, National

Udupi, Aug 3: A massive Go Sammelana (conference on cows) will be held in Udupi from October 4 to 7. The Paryaya Kaniyur Mutt, Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project and other organizations jointly organizing this event, stated a release issued here. A preparatory meeting for the sammelan was held here under the leadership of Vidyavallabha Tirtha Swami of Paryaya Kaniyur Mutt. Speaking

Bengaluru, Aug 3: A 25-year-old youth who had recently come out of jail on bail was hacked to death in broad daylight near HAL market on Vibhutipura main road on Sunday morning. Abdullah, a resident of Hosur and a plumber by profession, was arrested by the HAL police in a sexual assault case in 2013. On Sunday, around 8.15 am, Abdullah had come to his brother's house in Islampura. He went near HAL

Bengaluru, Aug 3: A 22-year-old software engineer and his female friend were killed when their scooter lost control and collided into a car in Chikkajala on Sunday morning. The deceased have been identified as Tahir Ahmed, resident of Jayanagar and a software engineer; and Lata, an employee of a private company. The duo, along with three other friends, had gone to Nandi Hills to celebrate Ahmed’s

Bengaluru, Aug 3: The State BJP on Sunday distanced itself from K?S?Eshwarappa’s statement that his party would enter into an alliance with the JD(S) for the BBMP?polls. Eshwarappa, who is the leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council, had made the statement in his congratulatory speech following the election to the post of deputy chairman of the Upper House on?Saturday. The two parties