Karnataka

Mysuru, Apr 26: A boy was killed and two were seriously injured by lightning at Mirle village in Mysuru district on Saturday afternoon. The deceased has been identified as Sandeep (13). M K Chandra and Manjunath are the injured. The incident occurred when the three, who were herding sheep, took shelter under a tree during a downpour around 12.30 pm. Following overcast conditions, Mysuru city

Bengaluru, Apr 26: The State government on Saturday deputed two senior officers to help and monitor the rescue of 200-250 people from the across the State, 85 of them from Bengaluru, stranded in the earthquake-hit Nepal. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said a clear picture on the number of people stranded in Nepal was yet to emerge. “We will provide all the help and bring them back to the state,” he

Mangaluru, Apr 25: Santhosh Babu, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (law and order) of Mangaluru, has been transferred and posted as the superintended of police of Chikkamagaluru. Mr Babu had taken over as the DCP at Mangaluru City Commissionerate only four months ago following the transfer of K V Jagadish. Mr Babu told Coastaldigest.com that he would take charge as SP in Chikkamagaluru on Sunday.

New Delhi: Apr 25: At least 51 people were killed and more than 200 injured on Saturday after an earthquake epicentred in Nepal wreak havoc in northern and eastern parts of India. Tens of thousands of people rushed out of their homes and offices in high-rises in panic as the quake rocked the region. The impact was felt in almost all northern states and some in the east, particularly in Bihar

Kathmandu, Apr 25: Below is a list of some of the world's deadliest earthquakes in the past 30 years. -- August 11, 2012: Twin earthquakes with a magnitude 6.3 and 6.4 leave 306 dead and more than 3,000 injured near the Iranian city of Tabriz. -- March 11, 2011: Nearly 18,900 are killed when a tsunami triggered by a massive magnitude 9.0 undersea quake slams into the northeast coast of Japan

Mangaluru, Apr 25: Mild tremors lasting about 30 seconds were reported from parts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts including city of Mangaluru around noon on Saturday, triggering panic in the area. The tremors were felt at the hill road, Bavuta Gudde and the light house at 11.50 am, Mining and Geology department officials said. The tremors shook furniture in some offices from where people

Mangaluru, Apr 25: The Dakshina Kannada district unit of Girls Islamic Organization of Karnataka will be organizing a one day Islamic fest ‘Revival 2015 – Fine Tuning Talents’ on May 16 at Hira Women’s College, Thokottu from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The main objective of this fest is to bring out the talents of Muslim girls in the right perspective, stated a release issued by the organizers

Dubai, Apr 25: The number of Indians living legally in Kuwait has crossed 8 lakh, the largest expatriate community in the Arab country, the Indian embassy has said. In addition, there are estimated 25,000 Indian nationals who have overstayed their visas and, therefore, are staying illegally in the country, the embassy in Kuwait said quoting latest statistics by Kuwaiti authorities. The demand for

Hyderabad, Apr 25: A six-year-old boy died after a ball hit him hard on the chest during a cricket match on Friday in Munsurabad area here, police said. Earlier this week, Bengal U-19 cricketer Ankit Keshri died after a collision with a team mate while attempting a catch. The incident occurred last evening when T Vamshi Krishna, a UKG student, was playing cricket with his friends in the

Mangaluru, Apr 25: The city-based II Additional District and Sessions Court has sentenced sentenced to life five persons for the murder of Kumar, a 27-year-old resident of Ashok Nagar, here. Kumar, who belongs to a Scheduled Tribe community, was attacked in Mullakadu 4th Main bus stop on June 15, 2012. The five convicts include 27-year-old Akshay, who had been escaped from the police at court