Karnataka

Kathmandu, May 4: Several aftershocks kept Nepal on the edge on Sunday even as rescuers pulled out a 101-year-old man alive from the rubble of his home a week after the earthquake. Meanwhile, the toll crossed 7,250, as the government warned that the figure might climb “much higher”. Funchu Tamang was rescued on Saturday with minor injuries to his ankle and hand, after the 7.9-magnitude quake

Kathmandu, May 3: The Indian media is facing flak for its coverage of the earthquake disaster in Nepal with complaints in the social media that it was treating the tragedy as a "public relations exercise" on behalf of the Indian government. As Nepal picks up pieces in the aftermath of last month's devastating earthquake that killed over 7,000 people and injured more than 14,000, some have picked

Bengaluru, may 3: A 6-year-old girl was allegedly raped by two high school boys at Bannerghatta near here, police said on Sunday. The incident took place on Saturday when she was playing with her brother and the boys, they said. The boys took the girl to an isolated place nearby and raped her. Her brother who arrived at the scene searching for her soon rushed home and informed his grandparents

Mangaluru, May 3: Ramakrishna Mission carried out Swachh Mangaluru for Swachh Bharath - cleanliness drive on 14th consecutive Sunday at Nandigudda area in the city. Katyayini, president of BJP Mahila Morcha and Nakre Surendra Shetty, in the presence of Swami Jitakamanandaji of Ramakrishna Mangaluru inaugurated the drive. Ganesh Karnik, MLC, NSS coordinator Vineetha Rai, social activist Suresh

Dubai, May 3: Thumbay hospital Dubai, which organized a free check-up camp for pregnant women and Mother’s Day Out event at the hospital premises, helped more than 1500 women. Special talks by senior gynecologists, pediatricians, dieticians and other experts helped many a women understand parenting and motherhood. Pregnant women availed free consultation and check-up as well as economical delivery

Udupi, May 3: Two persons were killed when a truck hit a scooter from behind at Beedinagudde in Udupi district on Saturday. The police said Ramdas Bhat was driving his scooter with Lakshminarayana as pillion from Budnar to Udyavara. When the scooter reached the Bayalu Ranga Mantapa, a tipper lorry came and hit the scooter from behind. As a result, both Ramdas and Lakshminarayana were thrown off

Mangalore, May 3: In view of inculcating a sense of adventurism and grooming the youth to become more effective individuals, the annual Jungle Survival Camp will be organized by city based NGO, Centre for Integrated Learning from May 8 to 10. The camp will be held in villages along the Western Ghats in Madikeri and Mysore districts. The three day residential camp will provide an exposure to high

Mangaluru, May 3: As many as eight unclaimed bodies that were lying at the Government Wenlock Hospital were buried at the Hindu graveyard in Nandigudde here on Saturday. They were handed over by the Mangaluru City Corporation to the Mangalore Chapter of Human Rights Federation of India, a voluntary organisation, which has been fighting for an honourable burial of unclaimed and unidentified bodies

Ahmedabad, May 3: Jashodaben, wife of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, filed a fresh RTI application at the State Information Commission in Gandhinagar Saturday, challenging the Mehsana RTI appellate authority’s February 6 order, which denied her information she had sought under RTI in November, 2104, on her security and privileges as PM’s spouse. In the February order, Mehsana District Police

Belagavi, May 3: For the first time, a local engineering student, Ahad Tarade, will be awarded 13 gold medals for emerging the BE topper at the 14th annual convocation of Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), said vice chancellor H Maheshappa. He said the VTU convocation will be held on May 9 at 11 am at the varsity headquarters, Janan Sangama, here. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu will