Karnataka

Udupi, Apr 7: In a tragic incident, an elderly person died after consuming pesticide powder mistaking it for slaked lime for his betal leaf at Nancharu village near Kota in Udupi district. The deceased has been identified as Suryanarayana Holla (70), who was in the habit of consuming betel leaf. He mistook pesticide powder for slaked lime while preparing betel leaf at his house at around 2.30 p.m

Udupi, Apr 7: A family of five from Uppoor K G Road in Udupi which was stranded in war-torn Yemen reached India on Monday. Prema, a resident of KG Road in Uppoor her sister Saroja (48), sister’s husband Ganesh Rao (48), kids Sagar (10) and Sneha (8) have reached Mumbai. After completing nursing course in Manipal, Prema and Saroja joined a hospital in Yemen and were serving there for the last 20

Raipur, Apr 7: A school director was seriously injured today when he was allegedly run over by a vehicle belonging to the brother a Member of Parliament due to a property dispute in Chhattisgarh's Jashpur district, sparking tension among locals. A case has been registered against Vikramaditya Singh Judeo and his two associates on the charge of attempting to kill the school director Barmeshwar

New Delhi, Apr 7: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday listened to top Muslim religious leaders on the grievances of their community and pledged his government’s “sincere and unbiased” support for the empowerment of the Muslim youth to enable them to play a larger role in nation building. In the first such interaction since his government came to power, Modi specifically assured the leaders that

Mangaluru, Apr 6: Officers of Customs at Mangalore International Airport at Kenjar here on Monday seized gold in the form of two cylindrical rod shaped objects totally weighing 583.300 grams of value Rs15,71,944 brought by a passenger who arrived from Dubai. The passenger Sabir Berka, 19, had brought these gold rods by concealing them in his rectum. Sabir Berka, arrived at Mangalore International

Mangaluru, Apr 6: Health and Family Welfare Minister U T Khader has said that chief minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday would launch 'Mission Indradhanush' in Bengaluru. 'Mission Indradhanush' is a health mission aimed at immunizing all children who are unvaccinated or are partially vaccinated against seven vaccine preventable diseases which include diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, polio

Bengaluru, Apr 6: Relenting to CBI's insistence, Karnataka government today removed the three-month deadline set for the probe by the central agency into the "unnatural" death of a controversial IAS officer which had sparked public outrage. Within hours of CBI's refusal to accept the state's request for a time-bound probe into the alleged suicide of D K Ravi, Karnataka Home Department issued a

Mangaluru, Apr 6: Visiting the coastal city of Mangaluru for the first time after being crowned as first runner-up in Femina Miss India 2015, Aafreen Rachel Vaz expressed her love for the city which felt like her hometown in several ways and shared her experience while winning the coveted spot. Before the beauty pageant, the long-legged and spirited lass was pursuing her third year of Bachelors in

Mangaluru, Apr 6: In a heartrending tragedy, a teenage girl was charred to death when her house was gutted in fire at a remote village in Belthangady taluk of Dakshina Kannada district. The deceased, Bhagyashree (18) was a first year degree student at Alva’s college, Moodbidri. She was a brilliant student. Her parents Hosamane Ramanna Poojary and Shashikala, residents of Kukrabettu in Marodi gram

Abu Dhabi, Apr 6: The body of an Indian businessman and social worker was found, fully charred, in his flat near Lulu Village in Al Qusais Dubai. Parathi Rahul (39), who ran a business in Dubai, was found dead on a burnt sofa, after it reportedly caught fire on Friday night. Dubai Police confirmed that Al Qusais Police Station received a call about a fire in an apartment at 11pm on Friday. The