Karnataka

Mumbai, May 3: An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) with the Vakola police in suburban Mumbai shot dead a senior inspector before turning the gun on himself on Saturday. While senior inspector Vilas Joshi died late on Saturday at Lilavati Hospital in Bandra, ASI Dilip Shirke died on the spot. A wireless operator, Balasaheb Aher, was also injured in the incident. The police said the incident took place

Kasaragod, May 3: The police have registered a case against a private hospital here following the death of a patient before he was scheduled to have undergone a keyhole surgery for removing kidney stone. The case was registered after A.V. Harishchandran, 59, an employee of the Customs and Central Excise office at Kanhangad, was found dead around 9.15 p.m. on Friday in the observation room as he

Mangaluru, Apr 3: Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel has said that a plan for the overall development of the district is being chalked out involving different stakeholders. Speaking at an interactive meeting with members of the Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) here, Mr. Nalin said that the promotion of tourism—cultural (religious), beach and educational, enhancing educational

Mangaluru, May 3: Officers of Customs at Mangalore International Airport (MIA) at Kenjar here on May 2 seized 11-kgs of 'Tashrifat' brand Iranian saffron approximately valued at Rs 13,75,000 from a passenger Moideen Salman, who arrived from Dubai. The passenger had concealed the saffron along with clothes and other personal effects inside two carton boxes which he brought along with him as his

Mangaluru, May 2: The fictional journey of a shepherd boy Santiago in search of his treasure, immortalized in the international bestseller ‘The Alchemist’ – will have more readers in the coming days with the release of its translation into a Kannada novel ‘Rasavadi’. The Kannada translation of Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist – ‘Rasavadi’ by Abdul Raheem Teekay – was released at a book release

Mangaluru, May 2: In a gut wrenching tragedy a quinquagenarian woman riding pillion on her husband’s two-wheeler was killed after a speeding bus rammed into their scooter in the city on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Prema (56), wife of Krishna Gatty from Vamanjoor. She was a member of Bajpe gram panchayat. The accident near Town Hall when the duo were on their way to Central Market

Thiruvananthapuram, May 2: Three persons of a family from Karnataka drowned at the Kappad beach in Kozhikode district on Friday. The deceased have been identified as Indudhar (24), his father Venkatanarayana (50) and uncle R V Venkatesh (51). Police said the deceased were part of a group of 20 tourists from Mysuru, who were on vacation in Kozhikode. “Rough waves had hit Indudhar and seeing him

Mangaluru, May 2: A grand exhibition and sale of handloom cotton garments and handicrafts directly from artisans and weavers - Cotton and Silk Fab - 2015 organised by Rajasthan Art Collection from Jaipur, was inaugurated at Hotel Woodlands in the heart of the city on Saturday. The exhibition of handloom cotton fabrics and garments was inaugurated by Mayor of Mangaluru City Corporation Jacintha

New Delhi, May 2: Former Delhi police commissioner Neeraj Kumar has claimed that underworld don Dawood Ibrahim wanted to surrender but the CBI did not agree to it. Kumar also claimed to have spoken to Dawood Ibrahim three times in June 1994. "I spoke to a jittery Dawood three times in June 1994... He seemed to be toying with the idea of surrendering but had one worry - his rival gangs could finish

Udupi, Apr 2: In a shocking incident, a person committed suicide by jumping in front of a running train in Manipal. The district police said the deceased had been identified as Umesh Puthran, who used to work as a tempo cleaner at Manipal milk dairy. He had financial dealings with another person, which had gone sour, prompting him to take the extreme step. He gave himself to a running train at