Karnataka

Bengaluru, Jul 20: A 32-year-old techie died of cardiac arrest on Saturday night while watching the latest Kannada thriller film at Kamakya theatre in Banashankari III Stage in the city. Sujith Hulimane, 32, a software engineer with IBM was watching the recently released, critically acclaimed Kannada thriller ‘Rangitaranga’ along with his wife when the death occurred. Sujith hails from Davangere

Bengaluru, Jul 20: A miscreant was arrested for allegedly molesting a Kannada actress at a pub on Residency Road under the limits of Ashok Nagar police station in Bengaluru in the weekend night. The actress was at the pub with a few of her friends when Prashanth, a civil contractor, allegedly molested her and passed lewd remarks. Based on actress’s complaint, Ashok Nagar police arrested Prashanth

Bengaluru, Jul 20: Doctors have said patients who test negative for dengue despite exhibiting its typical symptoms should be screened for Scrub Typhus, which could be an epidemic in the near future. The advisory comes in the light of the State reporting a large number of dengue cases, while Scrub Typhus, the dengue-like fever that has been widely reported, is hardly being screened for. Scrub

Bengaluru, Jul 20: A shocking online group called ‘Say No to Kannada’ created outrage on Sunday, even as requests by infuriated public started getting circulated on WhatsApp and other social media fora to help block this group. The group, which has over 100 members, had objectionable posts opposing Kannada language. A city-based Facebook user, Chaitra Gowda, who came across the group lost no time

Mysuru/Mandya, Jul 20: It was the turn of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday to visit the families of farmers who had committed suicide in the last few days to offer solace. He visited the house of deceased farmer Mahadevanayaka at Hura in Nanjangud taluk of Mysuru district and handed over a compensation of Rs 1 lakh in cash on behalf of the Congress party. Siddaramaiah consoled the wife and

Mangaluru, Jul 19: Music lovers across the city gathered at Forum Fiza Mall on Sunday to experience 'Soul of India,' a live concert by Indi folk rock band Aurko. Ajay Warrior and Varija Venugopal of 'Chakrafonics' delighted the audience during the three-hour show. Aurko, led by Supratik Ghosh, gave a stunning performance. On Saturday, music lovers in the coastal city were mesmerized by the

Manipal, Jul 19: A landslide triggered by heavy rainfall has created a deadly gorge at the pavement in front of Inox Cinemas in Manipal, the university town of Udupi district. The cinemagoers and local residents screamed in fear when the land caved in before their eyes. Fortunately, the incident did not cause any reported loss of life or injuries. Soon after the landslide, people who had entered

Bantwal, Jul 19: Incessant rains since last two days have wreaked havoc in Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kannada district. Normal life was thrown out of gear across the taluk thanks to heavy rains and a series of rain-related tragedies. The water-level in most of the rivers in the region has increased considerably. In River Nethravati the water level reached 6.8 metres by Sunday afternoon whereas the

Mangaluru, Jul 19: Incessant rains continued to lash Mangaluru city and other parts of Dakshina Kannada district on Sunday throwing normal life out of gear. After a day-long break for rains in coastal district on Friday, a cloudy weather has engulfed the region for past two days. Moderate to heavy rains lashed parts of the district in two days. The heaviest rains came Saturday night and Sunday

Villupuram, Jul 19: Police inquiring into the case of a missing 22-year-old aeronautical engineering graduate from Ulundurpet were in for a shock when they found out that the Hindu woman had on her own accord left home and embraced Islam. According to sources, the woman Premalatha of Pachaiyappa Nagar in Ulundurpet, residing with her grandmother Kasthuri after her parents died a few years ago and