Karnataka

Karkala, Apr 20: A chain-snatcher was nabbed by the police in Karkala town after he was identified in the video footage of a CCTV camera set up for maintenance of cleanliness in town limits. Thomas Castelino (48), resident of Salmara in Karkala, is the accused arrested by the police. Thomas targeted lone women walking in the streets and snatched gold chains from the unaware victims. He would

Kasaragod, Apr 20: A 60-year-old woman was killed after she was run over by a train at Uduma on Sunday. Kulsoo, wife of Mohammed Kunhi, a resident of Pakyar House in the nearby locality, got killed after she was knocked down by an express train near the uduma town level crossing around 12.30 p.m., the police said. She was trying to cross the double-line tracks along with her grandson. The boy

Mangaluru, Apr 19: The Dakshina Kananda district unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday celebrated the party becoming the world’s largest political party as its membership swelled over 10 crore. Bursting crackers and distributing sweets to the general public near the party office marked the celebrations. Chikkamagaluru MLA and national co-convener of the BJP membership drive C.T. Ravi led

Mangaluru, Apr 19: As many as six youths including five foreign nationals have been arrested by police in Mangaluru after a violent clash between two groups of students last night in the city. At least four youth were injured in the clash occurred at the basement of Veera Palace, a paying guest accommodation for men at Kodialguthu East, in the city. One of the youth was stabbed with a fork by a

Bengaluru, Apr 19: A number of toll booths at Hoskote, about 25 km from here, were damaged and one of them set ablaze by irate villagers today after a local was allegedly assaulted by employees following an argument over paying the toll fee. "Villagers near Hoskote pelted stones on a number of booths, damaging them and set fire to one of them, after a local was assaulted by toll plaza employees,"

Mangaluru, Apr 19: Sports Festival -2015 – a ten-day festival of various sporting events including floodlight matches, organised by Football Players Association, Mangaluru was kicked off with much enthusiasm at Nehru Maidan Football Ground in the city on Sunday. On the same occasion, blood donation camp organised in association with Indian Red Cross Society and Unity Health Complex, Mangaluru, was

Udupi, Apr 19: The government Taluk Hospital located at Udupi would be upgraded to a district-level hospital soon, according to Health and Family Welfare Minister U T Khader. Speaking after inaugurating the Lions-BEL Burns Centre at the government hospital in Udupi, the minister said that that the poor patients would get more benefits at the hospital in the future. A model dialysis centre also

Udupi, Apr 19: Janata Dal (Secular) leader Deviprasad Shetty, who recently quit as the Udupi district president of the party, has not formally joined Congress party. The development comes amidst ongoing preparation by political parties across Karnataka for impending Gram Panchayat elections. On Sunday in a simple programme held at Congress office in Kaup near here Mr Shetty was inducted into the

New Delhi, April 19: It is a matter of concern for farmers that the land bill is being changed, said Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi while addressing his first rally on Sunday after a leave of absence of nearly two months. Gandhi spoke about the Land Acquisition Act 2013, brought in by the UPA government, and charged the NDA government of working in the interests of the rich. "Land

Bengaluru, Apr 19: The State Election Commission (SEC) has decided to introduce Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) for the first time in the coming Gram Panchayat elections in the State. Specially-designed EVMs with multiple voting options will be used on pilot basis in Bidar district in the elections. “We want to experiment the use of EVMs for Gram Panchayat elections in Bidar district. Directions