Karnataka

Bengaluru, May 12: It was his dream to be among the top rank holders in the SSLC exam. And Vishwajith Prakash Hegde from Sirsi did it, scoring 623 out of 625 marks. Jayashree, the topper's mother, was very happy on Tuesday - and quite surprised too. "I didn't see him work very hard. He never burnt the midnight oil for the exams. But he has made it to the top," she said. Hailing from a middle-class

Mangaluru, May 12: In a gut wrenching tragedy, a city based youth and his female friend were killed after a car in which they were travelling veered off the road and plunged into a river at Tannirbavi on the outskirts of the city on Tuesday evening. The deceased have been identified as Tasheel Ahmed (23), son of Mohammed Rafiq, a resident of Falnir, and Prineeta Suvarna (22) from Karwar, who was

Mangaluru, May 12: Demystifying medical science, popular beliefs and a universally accepted fact, KMC Hospital in the city in an extremely rare case treated a man with his heart being on the right side. This rare medical condition called ‘Dextrocardia’ culminated the rarest medical challenge and the best minds from KMC Hospital to churn a unique clinical script. The procedure was done under the

Mangaluru, May 12: The district unit of Janata Dal (Secular) in Dakshina Kannada is geared up to face the upcoming gram panchayat elections in the district, with members from the party contesting in 350 seats in different gram panchayats, said JD(S) district president Mohammed Kunhi Vittal. Addressing media persons here on Tuesday, he said that after the announcement of gram panchayat was made, a

New Delhi, May 12: Noted movie writer Salim Khan, former diplomat K S Bajpai and spiritual gurus Sri Ravi Shanker, Mohammed Burhanuddin and Mata Amritanandamayi had refused to accept the Padma awards this year while Ramdev was not considered for the honours, according to an RTI response. To a query seeking to know the names of persons who were shortlisted for the civilian honours but turned it

Bengaluru, May 12: The Karnataka SSLC examination-2015 has formally been announced and like previous years once again girls have outshone boys. The overall pass percentage of students has reached 82.82 this year compared to last year’s 81.19 per cent. Among boys only 77.85% students boys have managed to pass the crucial exams, while 86.32% girls have cleared the exams. As many as 36 schools in the

New Delhi, May 12: Residents of high-rise buildings panicked and rushed for safety when an earthquake hit Agra on Tuesday afternoon. "So far there have been no reports of any loss of life or damage to property," a district official said. According to environmentalists, numerous high-rise buildings constructed on the flood plains of the Yamuna river are especially at risk. Last week, this issue was

Puttur, May 12: The court of Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner delivered a verdict ordering the disqualification of the membership of six members of Puttur city municipality council (TMC) including the president on ground of defection. During the previous presidential elections in Puttur CMC, six members from the Congress party Jagadish Nellikatte, Naveenchandra Naik, Seema Gangadhar, Rekha

Chamarajanagara, May 12: Five persons including two women and a girl, all from Tamil Nadu, were brutally hacked to death near Harale village in Chamarajanagara district, some 100 kms away from TN border on Tuesday. They are all agricultural labourers from Tamil Nadu and were camping in make-shift tents near sugarcane farm where they worked. Police have given the names of deceased as Roja (11)

Mangaluru, May 12: Parents of students studying in Jnanadeep High School and P U College, run by Sooraj Educational and Charitable Trust in Mudipu, near here, gheraoed the school building alleging that the school management had begun demanding higher fees from them. Nearly a hundred members gathered in front of the school and opposed the sudden hike in school fees by Rs 5,000 for the upcoming