Karnataka

Mangaluru, Mar 23: Bushra, a 21-year-old woman, was found dead under suspicious circumstances at her husband’s residence at Bolangadi village in Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kananda district on Monday. Even though Bushra’s in-laws strongly argued that she committed suicide for unknown reasons, her parents and relatives accused them of killing and then hanging the woman. Sources said conflicts over

Mangaluru, Mar 23: Hailing from a very poor background, an elderly Fatheema from Sampaje has appealed for financial aid from generous donors, for the treatment of her grandson Abdul Khader, who is suffering from several years from a mental disorder with moderate mental retardation. In her appeal, Fatheema said that both parents of Abdul Khader (32) had passed away during his childhood and being an

Puttur, Mar 23: A motorcyclist lost his life in a serial road accident at Narimogaru Papethadka in Puttur on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Madhuchandra Gowda(28) son of Devappa Gowda, a resident of Perlampady. Police sources said that a speeding car hit the motorcycle, which was moving towards Puttur from Ninthikallu. When the rider was thrown unto the road, a speeding tipper crushed

Gorakhpur, Mar 23: Renowned Indian writer and activist, Arundhati Roy, stroked a controversy yesterday when she called Mahatma Gandhi a 'corporate agent'. "Mahatma Gandhi was the first corporate sponsored NGO of this country," she was quoted as saying in a Hindustan Times report. She also criticized Gandhi for his 'casteist tendencies' saying, "It was one of the greatest falsehood in this country

Mangaluru, Mar 23: Department of Forensic Medicine and Department of Anatomy, Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore jointly organised an international CME programme on Forensic Anthropology titled ‘The Skeleton Speaks’ at the college indoor auditorium at Yenepoya University, Deralakatte on Monday. Registrar of Yenepoya University Dr Raghuveer C V announced that the Department of Forensic Medicine

Mangalore, Mar 23: Tribhuvan Automobile Sports Club (TASC), Bedra Adventure Club (BAC) Moodbidri, JCI Moodbidri and Indian Motor Sports Club (IMSC) are jointly organising Autocross 15 and Auto expo on April 4 and 5 at Pancharatna grounds, Moodbidri, near here. This event will be inaugurated on April 4, at 10:00am by Abhayachandra Jain, Minister of Sports & Youth Services and Fisheries, who is also

Bengaluru, Mar 23: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday decided to handover the death case of IAS officer DK Ravi to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for investigation. “I have decided to handover the case to the CBI for investigation. I had said that CID will investigate and a senior official of CID had started the investigation. We will give a status report on the

Udupi, Mar 23: Gagan Gaonkar, a 13-year-old from Udupi, won the fifth season of ‘Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs’, it was announced in the finale episode of Zee TV's singing reality TV show on Saturday. He says he wants to playback for superstar Shah Rukh Khan someday. Apart from the L'il Champs trophy, the talented boy, who struck a chord with his melodious voice, also took home a Nissan Sunny car

Bengaluru, Mar 23: Five city students had a miraculous escape after falling into a 150ft-deep gorge in Savanadurga, 60km west of Bengaluru, during a trek on Ugadi. Ajith, 15; Manju, 14; Nixon, 17; Hemanth 17; and Sridhar, 18; and cabbie Lakshman, 18, all residents of Peenya, north Bengaluru, scaled Bilikallu-Karikallu, a 2,884-ft-high monolithic hillock. On their way back, while they were trying

Kasaragod, Mar 23: A 63-year-old man was arrested in connection with an alleged sexual abuse of a 13-year-old boy near Badiadukka here. Mommed, a resident of Nekraje locality in Kasaragod, was on Saturday arrested by the Badiadukka police charging him with subjecting the boy to unnatural sex. The accused had taken the boy to an isolated plot on February 23 and sexually assaulted him. The boy’s