Karnataka

Mangaluru, May 7: Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner A B Ibrahim said that the general election to gram panchayats - 2015 would be held in a total of 1,309 polling booths in 227 gram panchayats in the district on May 29. Briefing media persons in his office on Thursday, he said that the elections would be conducted for a total of 3,399 seats in 1,108 different wards under 227 gram panchayats in

New Delhi/Alapuzha: In a horrific incident, four young female athletes attempted suicide at the Sports Authority of India centre in Kerala, prompting a rattled sports ministry to launch an inquiry and promise the strictest possible action against any SAI official found guilty. One of the athletes, a 15-year-old, died early and three others, all undergoing training at Water Sports Centre of SAI in

Kanpur, May 7: In a first, a sub-inspector posted at Kanpur Dehat district, has sent his resignation via Whatsapp to a helpline number started by the police for addressing the complaints by the public. Alleging harassment and insult by senior officials, sub-inspector Vinod Kumar posted at Rasulabad police station sent his resignation last night, PRO of the Kanpur Zone IG said. “We have directed SP

Mangaluru, May 7: A young hotelier was found dead under mysterious circumstances in his house in the city on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as Deepak Shenoy (23), who managed Machali restaurant opposite Sharada Vidyalaya, Mangaluru. According to the Mangaluru North police, Deepak Shenoy (23) was found hanging from the ceiling in his bedroom on Wednesday morning. The police said that

Bengaluru, May 7: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari rooting for urine therapy has found support from a city-based NGO which has cited a scientific study which found that human urine is a great source of nutrients and can be used as fertilizer. As Mr. Gadkari’s human urine-linked gardening tip raised eyebrows and drew derision by some in social media, the theory was backed on Wednesday by Arghyam, a

Udupi, May 7: Major industries that are setting up outlets in Udupi district are neither providing employment to local people nor providing basic facilities, complained Vinay Kumar Sorake, Minister for Urban Development and Udupi district-in-charge. Speaking after inaugurating various works at Mudrangady village in Udupi district, the minister said that the industries caused pollution and they

Bengaluru, May 7: Former chief ministers of Karnataka B S Yeddyurappa (BJP) and HD Kumaraswamy (JD-S) have been booked under several sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act and the IPC for their actions in the denotification of land in Bengaluru. An FIR was filed by the state's Lok Ayukta police on Wednesday, following a complaint by an activist, Jayakumar Hiremath. Lok Ayukta SP Sonia Narang

Mangaluru, May 6: A 25-year-old software professional, who had tried to chase a miscreant who molested a medical student in the city last week, has allegedly been subjected to police brutality. Harshil Shetty, who works in Bengaluru, revealed media persons here on Wednesday that the cops foisted a case of assaulting a constable against him when he wanted the police to arrest a miscreant who

Mangaluru, May 6: In a tragic incident, a 26-year-old expatriate worker from Mangaluru died due to a ruptured appendix in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. The deceased is Tanzil, son of Maulana Amir, the Imam of Jamia Masjid, Kudroli, Mangaluru. Tanzil was a Hafiz-e-Quran. Family sources said that Tanzil breathed his at a clinic in Yanbu, a port city in the Mandiah Province of Western Saudi

Bantwal, May 6: A turbulent atmosphere prevailed in Bantwal after a youth was grievously injured in a murder attempt that occurred at a place named Goodinabali near B C Road bypass road late on Tuesday night. The injured has been identified Iqbal Vogga, an activist of Social Democratic Party of India. Additional police forces were deployed in the town to bring the situation under control after the