Karnataka

Mangaluru, Jun 17: A dolphin with multiple injuries washed ashore at Hosabettu on the outskirts of the city on Wednesday morning. As soon as the news began to spread, the locals thronged the sea shore. Local fishermen, who noticed the stranded fish, came to its rescue and provided first aid treatment too. The white belly of dolphin had turned red and there were many cuts on its body, the fishermen

New Delh, Jun 17: The dark side of the VIP culture came to light once again when MP Pappu Yadav alias Rajesh Ranjan manhandled an air-hostess and threatened to beat her with his 'chappals' on-board a Patna-Delhi Jet Airways flight. The commotion began after the MP dropped dessert on his bag which was kept near his feet and ordered the flight crew to clean it by showing his chappal to them

Mangaluru, Jun 17: A campaign has been launched in the coastal city of Mangaluru to conserve the beauty and glory of its heritage buildings that are often ignored in favour of high-rise buildings cropping up. Following the directive of Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner A B Ibrahim, already 65 heritage buildings have been identified and information boards have been put up in 11 places by

Bengaluru, Jun 17: Helmets may soon be made compulsory for pillion riders too by September this year across Karnataka. Transport Commissioner Rame Gowda said that the Supreme Court had directed the State government to make the helmet rule compulsory for pillion riders in the six corporations (Bengaluru, Mysuru, Hubballi-Dharwad, Belgaum, Kalaburagi and Mangaluru) where the helmet rule is already

Udupi, Jun 17: Two youth have been arrested by for police on the charge of raping a 15-year-old in Udupi taluk on Tuesday. According to the district police, the two accused are Santosh Shetty (23) and his friend Nitesh Poojary (22). The sexual assault took place on June 15 after noon. The minor was said to be in a relationship with Santosh for a couple of months. Nitesh, who came to know of this

Bengaluru, Jun 17: The son of a sitting judge of the Kerala High Court has died in a collision between two bikes on Sudduguntepalya main road in Mico Layout here, the police said. Anand Mathew, 20, son of Justice Babu Mathew P Joseph, was grievously injured, when the bike he was riding pillion on, collided head-on with another two-wheeler coming from the opposite direction around 10.45 pm on

Lucknow, Jun 17: In an apparent softening of stand, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Tuesday demanded that the decision on the vexed Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid issue be expedited and dropped enough hints that it was ready to wait for the Supreme Court judgment on the matter. Speaking to reporters after a meeting of the Ram Janmabhoomi Trust in Ayodhya, VHP international president Ashok Singhal

Bengaluru, Jun 17: Primary and Secondary Education Minister Kimmane Ratnakar on Tuesday said rules under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act would be tightened to prevent its misuse. Besides, the government has decided to give priority to students from Below Poverty Line (BPL) families to get admission in schools under the RTE Act from the next academic year. Currently

Chattarpur, Jun 16: In a shocking incident, a minor Dalit girl was allegedly beaten up by higher caste women in Ganeshpura village here after the victim's shadow fell on a muscleman belonging to their family, police said today. The incident took place on June 13 and the complaint was also filed on the same day at Gadi Malhera police station, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), Neeraj Pandey

Coimbatore, Jun 16: There seems to be no respite for Nestle! After the Maggi scare and NanPro 3 milk powder controversy, now live worms have been found in a packet of Nestle Cerelac baby food in Coimbatore. S Sriram, an IT professional, bought a packet of Nestle Cerelac in a medical shop in Selvapuram, Coimbatore last Sunday for his one-year-old son. When his wife Preeti opened the packet on