Karnataka

Bengaluru, Jul 13: Two journalists working for an English daily have been arrested for allegedly attacking two traffic cops who were checking motorists for drunk driving on Cubbon Road, near Commercial Street, in the wee hours of Sunday. The arrested are Chanaksha, 22, a native of Assam and Srishti, 21, of Bihar, both residents of Gottigere on Bannerghatta Road. They told the police that they were

Manjeshwar, Jul 13: Veteran social worker Abdul Hameed Ali, who was known for his selfless service during emergency situations and mishaps in Mangaluru-Kasaragod region, is no more. Affectionately called as Ammiccha, 65-year-old stalwart breathed his last in the early hours of Sunday, while shifting a dead body in his ambulance to Karkala after shifting a patient to a private hospital in

Mysuru, Jul 13: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday said that the State government was ready to hand over the probe into allegations of corruption at the Lokayukta office if the Lokayukta insisted for it. Speaking to reporters on his arrival at Mysore Airport here on Sunday, Siddaramaiah said that the government had no qualms about referring the case to the CBI, if the Lokayukta gives

Bengaluru, Jul 13: JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy said on Sunday that his party will get back the properties pledged by the farmers to raise loans if it comes to power in the next Assembly elections. “I promise that the next government will get back your pledged properties. Wait for two to three years. The aim of the JD(S) aim is to instal such a government. The party will stand by you. It’s our

Mangaluru, Jul 13: There was a sense of anger among tweeple from Mangaluru after the reports of a shameful assault by a junior college principal on an orphan student went viral on social media. While many social media activists expressed their sympathy and solidarity with II PU student Siddiq, who was assaulted in St Joseph’s Pre-University College on Friday, others slammed the assailant principal

Bengaluru, Jul 12: Police have arrested a native of Mangaluru on charge of raping a woman and extracting Rs 40 lakh from her after promising to marry her. The accused has been identified as Lakshman Poojary alias Prashant Poojary, from Mangaluru, who was residing at Cholanagar in Hebbal. The Seshadripuram police who managed to arrest the accused, said that the latter owned a mobile phone and

Mangaluru, Jul 12: Officials of Customs at Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) on Sunday seized 464grams of gold that was concealed in the form of washer attached to the inner lining of a gray colour stroller bag. The value of the gold in the possession of Mohammed Mogral, passenger, seized is Rs 12.20 lakh. N Udayashankaran, assistant commissioner of Customers said the accused is a resident of

Mangaluru, Jul 12: A 33-year-old man who had reportedly been suffering from extreme depression has committed suicide by hanging himself with his lungi at a building near Vittla bus stand in Bantwal taluk on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Mohammed Rafeeq alias painter Rafeeq, son of Shahul Hameed, residing at Vittla Kasaba village. A painter by profession, Rafeeq had been residing at a

Dubai, Jul 12: A foreigner, having 500,000 Kuwaiti Dinar (over Rs 10 crore) in his bank account, has been arrested by Kuwait police for allegedly begging. The non-Kuwaiti beggar was held near a mosque in capital Kuwait City and remanded in custody. "Servicemen were patrolling the area when they saw a man standing near a mosque and begging for money, telling worshipers that he badly needed cash and

Mangaluru, 12: The downpour that lashed Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and other parts of Karnataka in the past few days, has receded in the weekend. Monsoon was active in coastal districts of Karnataka in the last couple of days. On Saturday and Sunday rainfall receded in most parts of the twin districts. However, Kodagu district experienced moderate rainfall. Begar in Sringeri taluk of Chikkamagalur