Karnataka

Karwar, May 28: In the mysterious death of an undertrail kept in the district jail in Karwar, locals have expressed suspicion alleging that the undertrail had been killed by his fellow mates inside the jail, owing to the wounds and injury marks found on him when his body was found by the authorities. The deceased undertrial is Lokesh Prabhakar Naik (39), resident of Shiravada in Karwar taluk

New Delhi, May 28: Girls performed better than boys in the Class 10 results of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) exam that were announced here on Thursday, official said. The percentage of girls who qualified for higher class is 97.82, while for boys it was 96.98. There was a drop in the overall pass percentage this year, which was 97.32 as compared to the 98.87 in the 2014. The

New Delhi, May 28: Air India has suspended 17 of its cabin crew members including some senior air hostesses, pending enquiry, apparently for "delaying" several of the national carrier's international flights citing "inadequate" rest period. The orders issued last Friday signed by an assistant general manager of the in-flight services, however, did not assign any reason for the suspension, sources

Bengaluru, May 28: Police verification mandatory for getting a passport – which normally takes three to four weeks – may soon be a matter of a few clicks. The Regional Passport Office (RPO) Bengaluru, taking cue from its counterpart in Hyderabad, is in talks with the police officials to provide smart tablets to police personnel for verifying the antecedents of passport applicants. In March, the

Mysuru, May 28: Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar was coronated as the Maharaja of Mysuru on Thursday. The newly coronated King ascended the silver throne 'Bhadrasana' following the coronation ceremony. Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar is the 27th King of the Wadiyar dynasty. The coronation ceremony took place at the Amba Vilas Palace, Mysore today morning at around 9:30 am. Around 1

Dehradun, May 28: One person was shot dead and four others were injured today when a clash broke out between security guards on duty at Ramdev’s Patanjali Food and Herbal Park in Padartha area and members of a truck union, the police said. Two persons, including Ramdev’s brother Rambharat, have been detained for interrogation in connection with the incident. The police said the members of the

Udupi, May 28: After threatening Kundapur MLA Halady Srinivas Shetty for two days, notorious gangster Ravi Poojary reportedly praised the former on the third day and made it clear that he would not demand money from him. The four-time MLA said that for the third consecutive day on Wednesday at around 5 p.m. he received call from Ravi Poojary. Within two minutes of the call, Mr Shetty informed the

Mangaluru, May 28: A teenage boy in Belthangady on the outskirts of the city was died of a snake bite on Wednesday. The deceased is Manojit, a 14-year-old boy from Navoor near Indabettu village in Belthangady. He breathed his last at Belthangady Government Hospital. Taluk Medical Officer Kalamadhu said that Manojit was bitten by a snake while he was walking in the agriculture field around 9 a.m. A

Kasaragod, May 28: A luxurious houseboat equipped with modern facilities has been introduced at Neeleswaram near Kasaragod on Wednesday to attract tourists during monsoon in north Kerala. The houseboat christened, ‘Dream Palace,’ has all features for leisure loving tourists who are keen to enjoy the pristine landscape of the region. The boat was commissioned at the Kottapuram river. The boat that

Bengaluru, May 28: A staffer in the Lokayukta office here tried to summon an executive engineer demanding a bribe and threatened that the Lokayukta SP will file a case against him if he does not comply. The incident would have gone unnoticed had the engineer not approached Lokayukta SP (Bengaluru) Sonia Narang, an IPS officer. The staffer had told the engineer that his case was already being