Karnataka

Mangaluru, Feb 18: In a gut wrenching incident, an 18-year-old was charred to death when her house was gutted in fire on Tuesday at Uttambe in Guttigar under the limits of Subramanya police station near Sullia on the outskirts of the city. The deceased has been identified as Akshita, daughter of Narayana Gowda and Saroja couple. The girl was alone inside the house when the fire erupted. At the

Bengaluru, Feb 18: Medicines to treat children with H1N1 have run out of stock in Bengaluru as the Oseltamivir syrup is unavailable, according to BBMP officials. A meeting called by Health and Family Welfare Minister U?T Khader could not find a solution to the problem. Doctors at private and government hospitals had complained about the syrup to treat infants being out of stock. Shortage of

Koppal, Feb 18: Nine people have been arrested for the death of a five-year-old girl, who was used for witchcraft in the pursuit of a hidden treasure at Hosalli village in the taluk on Tuesday. Fourteen people are involved in the case, including a sorcerer who is absconding, P Raja, district Superintendent of Police, said at a press conference. It is said that one of the accused lured the girl

Bengaluru, Feb 18: The demand for a dalit chief minister grew shriller on Tuesday with a number of dalit organisations coming together to demand that State Congress chief G Parameshwara be made the chief minister. As many as 34 dalit organisations, including Dalit Sangharsha Samiti (DSS), Samata Sainika Dala, Madiga Dandora and Dalit Sena, held a meeting at a star hotel in Bengaluru to air their

Puttur, Feb 17: In a district like Dakshina Kannada which was earlier known for its communal harmony, the recent spate of communal clashes and provocative acts has left in its wake not merely a tarnished image of the district but also caution, bitterness and wounded feelings among locals belonging to different communities. Not just this, the regular bouts of communal tension erupting in various

London, Feb 17: Three Indians, two women and one man, have made it to the list of 100 applicants who will move on to the next round of an ambitious private mission that aims to send four people on a one-way trip to Mars in 2024. From the initial 202,586 applicants, only 100 hopefuls have been selected to proceed to the next round of the Mars One Astronaut Selection Process, The Netherlands-based

Mumbai, Feb 17: As many as 194 people including seven crew members on board an Air India flight from Mangalore had a lucky escape after the long tail portion of the aircraft scraped the runway during touchdown at the Mumbai Airport. Confirming the incident, which occurred last Sunday, an Air India spokesperson said the flight crew members have been de-rostered and the DGCA is carrying out

Kanpur, Feb 17: A delegation of Muslim clerics led by the Sunni Ulema Council's General Secretary met RSS functionary Indresh and posed six questions to the Sangh including whether it has prepared a format to turn India into a Hindu 'rashtra', which he claimed left the saffron outfit irritated. The Muslim delegation claimed that Indresh refused to answer their questions and instead said that a

Mangaluru, Feb 17: Urging Home Minister K J George to strengthen police force in Dakshina Kannada which is a communally-sensitive district, MLC Ivan D'Souza said that the minister had promised to look into the proposal in this regard. Addressing a press conference here on Monday, the MLC said that the district faced shortage of police personnel with only 497 civil police and 174 DAR police

Mumbai, Feb 17: Sarfaraz Khan already has a plan in place for the Rs. 50 lakh paycheque that will come his way after he was bought for that whopping sum by Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction yesterday. Sarfaraz (17), who was the youngest to enter the IPL auction yesterday in Bangalore, is planning to buy a car for his father Naushad. It is not to show off the