Karnataka

Mangaluru, Jun 1: Mangalore based martial arts virtuoso Kaushik Boloor has been selected to represent India in 2015 IMMAF World Championships of Amateur Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) which will be held at Las Vegas, USA to be held from July 6 to July 11 this year. Kaushik Boloor is one among a team of six athletes selected to represent Team India. The other members of the team are Kantharaj Shankar

Bantwal, Jun 1: A lorry plying timber from Koppa in Chikkamagalur district to a saw mill in Mangaluru was rammed by a Mahindra Scorpio at Koyla road in Bantwal taluk on Sunday, disrupting traffic movement on Bantwal-Moodbidri road. It is said that Nayaz Ahmed, resident of Kadlemakki in Balehonnur was driving the lorry with a cargo of timber along with Husainar, a cleaner from the saw mill on

Mangaluru/Udupi, Jun 1: The results for Common Entrance Test (CET) were declared state-wide for students seeking admissions into Medical, Engineering and other under-graduate courses. According to officials, of the 1.57 lakh students who applied, 1.53 lakh students wrote CET . The exams were conducted in 343 centres. The examinations were conducted on May 12 and 13. The toppers include at least at

Bengaluru, Jun 1: Ending three-week long suspense, Karnataka government today decided to file an appeal in the Supreme Court against acquittal of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa and three others in the disproportionate assets case. The decision to challenge the May 11 verdict by Justice C R Kumaraswamy of the Karnataka High Court was taken at a cabinet meeting after the advice by the

Chennai, Jun 1: In a shocking turn of events following the controversial ban on a student organization in Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, the police personnel detained a little girl for protesting against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The incident has sparked outcry on social media wherein the shocking photos of the detained child is being circulated. The girl was detained when she was

Mangaluru, Jun 1: School children hailing from a poor background were distributed free books while students and teachers from DK Zilla Panchayat Higher Primary School in Bengre and Kasba were distributed free identity cards in a programme organised by Karavali Minority Community Fishermen's Primary Cooperative Society at the old port in Bunder here on Saturday. Mangaluru MLA J R Lobo inaugurated

Mangaluru, Jun 1: A fight between drivers brought the traffic on Charmadi Ghat route to a standstill for several hours causing incontinence to hundreds of motorists on Sunday. The fight between bus drivers and a car driver erupted after a speeding car overtook a bus in the Ghat section. According to police, Lokesh from Belthangady was driving his car along with three of his friends to Bengaluru

Bengaluru, Jun 1: Search for a cricket ball turned fatal for a 10-year-old boy who got washed away in a storm-water drain while trying to cross it on Saturday afternoon. After several hours of search, his body was recovered on Sunday morning. Junaid fell into the drain at Devarabisanahalli, near Bellandur lake, around 3.30 p.m. on Saturday. The police said Junaid, who was playing cricket with his

New Delhi, Jun 1: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Israel, making him the first Indian Premier to visit the country, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said here on Sunday. Addressing a press conference to recount the achievements of the External Affairs Ministry in the past year, Ms. Swaraj said the PM’s “dates were not confirmed”, but that they were being “worked out.” Sources

Mysuru, Jun 1: Former chief minister H?D?Kumaraswamy has levelled another allegation against?Chief Minister?Siddaramaiah accusing him of registering a property by providing false information. Speaking to reporters here on Sunday, Kumaraswamy, who claimed to have secured the documents, dared the chief minister to reveal the details related to the property that was registered at the office of sub