Karnataka

Mangaluru, Dec 3: Abdullah K, a former journalist and resident of Bunder area in the city breathed his last on Monday. He was 79-year-old. He was the owner of Badria Hotel located at Santhegalli, Mangaluru. He also served as the manager of Divyavani, a religious fortnightly. For a brief period he worked as a report for Navabharatha and Udayavani Kannada daily newspaper. He was also a member of

Bengaluru, Dec 3: Four persons were injured when a private bus caught fire as it rammed into a road divider when its driver tried to avoid three persons coming on a motorbike in the opposite direction at KR Puram in Bengaluru on Tuesday. The bus coming from Chintamani in Kolar District caught fire after the two-wheeler came under it, police said. All three riders on the bike along with another who

Mandya, Dec 3: JD(S) State unit president H D Kumaraswamy said, urging fulfilment of various demands, including scientific price for sugarcane, the party would stage a state-wide protest on December 5. Addressing a press meet, here, on Tuesday, he said, he has written a letter to the State and Central governments, seeking Rs 3,000 per tonne of sugarcane. The state-wide protest will be held to draw

Kasaragod, Dec 3: A police sub-inspector (SI) who was recently suspended from service for his alleged role in a sexual abuse case involving a Scheduled Tribe woman was found hanging from a tree near Vellachal on Tuesday morning. The body of P.V. Sugunan, 52, was found hanging from a cashew tree in a plot at Vannalo in Kodakkad panchayat by a passer-by who, in turn, informed the Cheemeni police

Mangaluru, Dec 2: The Jana Sanjeevini' generic medicine and 24x7 pharmacy centres, which would provide medicines at 10 per cent discount rate will be established in all the district and taluk government hospitals within three months, said Minister for Health and Family Welfare U T Khader Speaking to media persons at Deputy Commissioner's office here on Tuesday, he said Memorandum of Understanding

Bengaluru, Dec 2: A nine-year-old girl studying in Class IV immolated herself at her Yelahanka New Town house on Monday, leaving behind a suicide note addressed to her mother. A resident of Someshwara Extension, she was the only child of her widowed mother, and studied in a private English medium school in the area. Jurisdictional police said they were convinced that the girl herself had written

Mumbai, Dec 2: Reality TV star Gauhar Khan, who was slapped by an audience member for wearing a short dress while shooting a reality show, on Tuesday said she was "hurt and shocked" by the attack but the incident has made her stronger. Calling the 24-year-old youth who assaulted her a loser' she the actress told media persons that he did not represent the religion of Islam. "This loser doesn't

Mangaluru, Dec 2: With the 20th Urs celebrations of the historically famous Dargah Sharif of Hazrat Seyyid Mohammed Shareef-ul-Madani scheduled to be held from April 2 to April 26, a preliminary meeting was held with heads and officials of various departments which presided over by the local MLA and health minister U T Khader. In the meeting which was held in the deputy commissioner's complex here

Mangaluru, Dec 2: A middle-aged man who was sexually harassing a Class 6 student in a public transport bus was caught by the other passengers and beaten before being handed over to the police on Monday at Deralakatte on the outskirts of the city. The accused has been identified as Suresh (39), resident of Madyar in Kotekar near Deralakatte. It is learnt that Suresh boarded the private bus which

Mangaluru, Dec 2: The High Court of Karnataka has denied the bail application of the prime accused in Sullia fake stamp paper scam. CID police have already submitted the first chargesheet against Sullia based Advocate BV Keshava Bhat and his aide Tara Shetty inclusive of 88 witnesses in connection with the scam, before the court in Sullia. They have asked for an extension of time period for