Karnataka

Mangaluru, June 22: Karnataka State Schedule Castes and Schedule Tribes Commission chairperson Basanna K Chalavadi said that several problems faced by people belonging to SC/ST communities had come to his notice in Dakshina Kannada district and expressed surprise to find such problems even after grievance meetings were held on a regular basis in the district. Speaking after hearing grievances at

Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 22: Deposits of non-residents (NRs) in Kerala banks have crossed Rs 1 lakh crore in the last fiscal, said a state level bankers committee (SLBC) report released here on Monday. NR deposits in Kerala banks have been growing over the years. From Rs.66,190 crore in March 2013, these climbed to Rs.93,883 crore by March 31, 2014, and further to Rs 1,09,603 crore in the last

Manipal, Jun 22: A shop was gutted and two adjacent shops were damaged due to a fire mishap on Monday morning near Manipal Institute of Technology, here. The owner of an air-conditioner repairing shop where the fire was erupted suffered huge loss in the incident. It is suspected that a gas cylinder blast at the air-conditioner repairing shop led to the fire mishap. An ATM kiosk of Karnataka Bank

Mangaluru, Jun 22: Dhakshina Kannada District Working Journalists’ Union, Mangaluru Press Club and State Forest Department jointly celebrated ‘Vanamahotsava’ on Monday at Kadri Park in the city. The initiative aims at spreading environmental awareness and consciousness among the public. B. Ramanath Rai, Karnataka minister for forest, ecology and environment, and DK district-in-charge inaugurated

Mangaluru, Jun 22: The Customs officers at Mangaluru International Airport seized currency notes belonging to various countries from a passenger from Kasaragod. A communiqué from the assistant commissioner of customs, Mangaluru, stated that their officers seized currency to the value of 18250 Saudi Arabian Riyals, 1075 UAE Dirhams, 860 Kuwait Dinars, 3650 Qatar Riyals, 735 Omani Riyal, 55 Bahrain

Bengaluru, Jun 22: Five pilgrims from Mandya were killed after heavy rain and strong winds uprooted a huge tree on the vehicle they were travelling near Madikeri on Sunday. The deceased are Ramesh (38), Manjula (35), Chikkanna (23), Jayamma (60) and Nagamma (50). The condition of Prema is said to be critical while eight others and being treated for injuries in Government hospital in Madikeri. A

Kasaragod, Jun 22: In a case of suspected suicide pact, a young woman along with her two daughters were burnt to death in their residence at Mavila Kadappuram near the coastal hamlet of Padanna, some six km from Cheruvathur on Sunday. The charred bodies of Soumya, 27, and her daughters Yathunanda, 7, and Devananda, 4, were found inside the house around 3.30 p.m., police said. No other persons were

Mysuru, Jun 22: Following the recent decision by University Grants Commission (UGC), to derecognise Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), the State Higher Education Department has directed the varsity to stick to its territorial jurisdiction. In a letter by the Principal Secretary of the Department, Bharat Lal Meena, dated June 19, 2015, the varsity has been categorically instructed to

Balaghat, Jun 22: A 40-year-old local journalist was burnt to death allegedly by three persons, suspected to be closely linked to sand mafia, who set him ablaze apparently over his refusal to withdraw a court case, police said on Sunday. The burnt body of Sandeep Kothari, who was abducted from Katangi tehsil in Balaghat district two days back, was found lying near railway tracks at Sindi town in

Mangaluru, Jun 21: Dakshina Kannada district police have caught and apprehended a person in a case of sexual assault on a minor girl in Kadaba police station limits in Puttur taluk on Sunday. A 16-year-old girl, studying in Class 9 in a government school in Uppinangady, was allegedly raped by an unidentified person near Koyla farm while she was walking home alone from school on Saturday afternoon