Karnataka

Mangaluru, Nov 12: Media should avoid exaggerating small communal disturbances in coastal Karnataka, said Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister T.B. Jayachandra. He was speaking at the Yenepoya Academic Excellence Awards distribution ceremony organised by the Yenepoya Foundation and Yenepoya University on the outskirts of the city on Tuesday. “Media should not highlight incidences of small

Managaluru, Nov 12: Two teenager vehicle thieves were arrested by Mangaluru City Police on Tuesday. The arrested are Avil Crasta, 19, from Kudupu and Vivian Quadros, 19, from Kavoor. Four two-wheelers stolen by the duo were also recovered by the police. The duo were caught by police while going on a stolen vehicle at Vamajoor Check Post during routine checking. The police later took into

Thirthahalli, Nov 12: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is understood to have made a breakthrough in the case pertaining to the mysterious death of 14-year-old schoolgirl Nanditha K B. While the post-mortem report has not yet been made public, highly-placed sources claimed the girl had consumed a handful of Amlodipine tablets which eventually claimed her life. The drug is usually taken

Bilaspur, Nov 12: Eleven mothers died and 34 were reported critical on Tuesday after undergoing “faulty” sterilisation surgeries at a government-organised family planning camp in Bilaspur district of Chhattisgarh. Eighty three women underwent the procedure in five hours at the free sterilisation camp, organised by the Bilaspur district health department on November 8, at the Nemichand Jain

Mangaluru, Nov 12: The Airports Authority of India has increased vehicle parking fees at the Mangaluru International Airport with effect from November 15. The fee for two wheelers has been hiked from Rs. 10 to Rs. 15 and for cars from Rs. 40 to Rs. 55. Buses and trucks have to pay Rs. 70 instead of the earlier Rs. 50; and mini-buses and utility vehicles Rs. 60 in place of the earlier Rs. 45, an

Hyderabad, Nov 11: After pulling off surprise victories in the last month's Assembly polls in Maharashtra, Hyderabad-based political party All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen (AIMIM) is seeking to expand its footprint in other States. "In last three years, we have been working hard in Maharashtra and Karnataka. God willing, these results will be replicated in Uttar Pradesh, in Karnataka, in

Kundapur, Nov 11: An incident has come to light where a man killed his eight-year-old daughter before committing suicide at his residence in Doddamane in Kundapur taluk on Tuesday. At first glance, Shashidhar Upadhyaya (41), a resident of Saraswati Colony in Doddamane, is suspected to have killed his daughter Bhargavi before killing himself at his residence. It is said that Shashidhar hung himself

Mangaluru, Nov 11: Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs T B Jayachandra said that special fast-track courts had been established in all districts of Karnataka for faster disposal of cases of sexual assault. He was speaking to media persons during his visit to the district Congress office here on Tuesday. He said that in Karnataka, a total of 281 cases under the POCSO Act have been

Mangaluru, Nov 11: Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs T B Jayachandra said that the state government would take a decision on banning tobacco and its products in Karnataka after the Supreme Court declared its verdict on the same. He was speaking to mediapersons during his visit to the district Congress office here on Tuesday. In the wake of rumours that the state government had

Mangaluru, Nov 11: The stretch of road between Kuloor junction and Pump House on the outskirts of the city has been dubbed as an eyesore by commuters and residents of the area, who are fed up with lorries and tankers parking illegally on the sides of the stretch. From several months, lorries and tankers have taken to parking illegally on the paved sections on either side of the concretized road