Karnataka

Kundapur, Jul 10: In a gut-wrenching tragedy a 7-year-old girl was swept away by floodwaters after she slipped into river near Kollur in Kundapur taluk of Udupi district. At around 9 a.m. on Friday, accompanied by her mother and friend, Vismaya Devadiga (7) was walking to school when tragedy took place. The girl slipped and fell off the wooden footbridge while crossing Chakra River at Maranakatte

Ufa (Russia), Jul 10: India and Pakistan on Friday decided to revive the stalled dialogue process and find ways to expedite trial of the Mumbai attack case as Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Nawaz Sharif agreed to cooperate to eliminate terrorism from South Asia. Mr. Modi and Mr. Sharif met for nearly one hour in Ufa on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit and

Mangaluru, Jul 10: A 17-year-old boy was arrested by police on charge of assaulting stationmaster of Surathkal Railway Station after the latter questioned him for entering the station without a platform ticket. The accused has been identified as Charan. He was booked for assault of a government official and also obstructing official discharge of duty. It is learnt that Charan started quarrelling

Mangaluru, Jul 10: Officials of Customs at Mangaluru International Airport have seized foreign currency of valued 9,000 Saudi Arabian Riyals, 23,000 Qatar Riyals, 350 Omani Riyal, in various denominations, equivalent to Rs 6,13,068 from a passenger. A press communique from V Selvadurai, assistant commissioner of customs on Thursday said the accused identified as Mohammed Ali haled from Nellikunnu

Mangaluru, Jul 10: Monsoon has gained momentum after a brief lull in coastal Karnataka. Incessant rain from Thursday to Friday in Mangaluru and other parts of Dakshina Kannada district has brought relief to the people who were disappointed in June. Udupi district too received good rainfall. The monsoon had become weak since about a fortnight thereby enhancing anxiety among the farming community in

Belagavi, Jul 10: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Thursday that houses had been built illegally on 3,750 acres of land belonging to the Bangalore Development Authority. Replying to a question by Y?A?Narayanaswamy (BJP) in the legislative council, he said the houses were built unauthorisedly before and after the acquisition of land by the BDA. Residents of these houses have been enjoying all

Bengaluru, Jul 10: A cross-section of social researchers have called for a global initiative of Dalits in India and African-Americans in the US, against discriminatory practices in the wake of common experiences of oppression and struggles against it. They were speaking at a seminar on ‘Dalits and African-Americans in 21st Century: Learning from Cross-Cultural Experiences’, organised by the

Kasaragod, Jul 9: In a gruesome incident that sent shockwaves across the region, an eight-year-old boy was brutally stabbed to death in front of his younger sister and friend by a 30-year-old 'psychopath' neighbour at Periya Kallyott in Kasaragod district on Thursday. The victim has been identified as Muhammad Fahad, son of Abbas and Ayisha couple residing near Kallyat Masjid. Fahad was Standard

Belagavi, Jul 9: Karnataka Legislative Assembly Speaker Kagodu Thimmappa today pulled up the government over absence of ministers in the House during a discussion on development activities in north Karnataka. As the House met for the day, the Opposition pointed out the absence of most of the ministers and the vacant front row of the treasury benches to the Chair and questioned whether they should

Mangaluru, Jul 9: Briefing media persons on the pending number of cases related to the revenue department in the DC and AC courts in Dakshina Kannada, Deputy Commissioner A B Ibrahim said that out of the 842 cases which had been placed before the Deputy Commissioner's court till June 30, 2015, a total of 612 cases had been disposed, while the remaining 230 cases are still pending. Under certain