Karnataka

Mangalore, Oct 31: A youth was brutally hacked to death in a saloon shop in Mangalore by a gang of assailants in the broad day light on Friday. The victim has been identified as Ijaz alias Ijja (28), son of Ismaeel, a resident of Adyar-Kannur, Mangalore. The incident took place at around 11 a.m. when Ijaz visited Modeling Hair Dressers at Kannur, here for shaving. The six members of a gang that

Salmiya (Kuwait), Oct 31: Presidents and office bearers of various NRI associations of Kannadigas in Kuwait and expatriates from Coastal Karnataka in Kuwait interacted with visiting Karnataka Legislative Assembly Member J.R. Lobo and shared their concerns including patronizing Air India Express flight on Kuwait-Mangalore sector in a public meeting held in Kuwait. The meeting was organized by

Udupi, Oct 31: Richard Noel Fernandes, a resident of Kodi village in Kundapur taluk of Udupi district was arrested by police for harassing a minor girl and instigating her to attempt suicide. The victim, a Class 9 student of a local high school, is hospitalized after she consumed poison unable to bear the mental stress due to harassment meted out by Fernandes. According to police sources, Fernades

Kasargod, Oct 31: The Kerala High Court's latest verdict upholding the state government's new excise policy directing closure of bars in two and three-star hotels has virtually put an end to the sale of liquor through bar hotels in the district. As per the verdict of the single bench of the Kerala high court only five star hotels, four star hotels and heritage hotels can run their liquor bars. The

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 31: The Kerala High Court has given a partial ratification for the state government's new liquor policy. Now bars in two and three star categories have to be closed down, while 32 bars in four-stars can function. As per the liquor policy, only five star hotels were entitled for liquor license. Kerala has 750-odd bar hotels. Of them, 418 bars have remained closed since April

Mangalore, Oct 31: Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel said that Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers Ananth Kumar had sought permission to extend the agreement to allow Mangalore Chemicals and Fertilisers (MCF) Limited to run its manufacturing plant for another six months using Naptha as fuel. Responding to queries at a press conference here on Thursday, he said that he was not willing to

Bangalore, Oct 31: In the second such instance in less than 10 days, a six-year-old girl was allegedly raped on Tuesday and Wednesday by a Hindi teacher on the campus of her private school in east Bangalore. The 37-year-old faculty member, identified as Jaishankar , was picked up for questioning on Thursday. He is believed to have raped her in the boys' toilet. The second rape was committed around

Bangalore, Oct 31: Veteran playback singer S Janaki, Asian Games gold medal winning Kabaddi team captain Mamata Poojary, philanthropist Jaya Suvarna, NI-MHANS Director P Satish Chandra are among the 59 eminent persons who will be felicitated with the Rajyotsava award on Saturday. The government has succeeded in keeping the awardees' number at 59 on the 59th anniversary of State's formation to

Mangalore, Oct 30: As part of their corporate social responsibility (CSR), The 3 Hungry Men (T3HM) will conducting The Right Choice' – a career guidance programme for Class 10 students along with a separate workshop for parents on parenting skills to handle adolescents on Saturday. The event is open for all students studying in Class 10 and their parents. It will be held at Vikas PU College

Mangalore, Oct 30: A car went up in flames near the parking lot outside the Mangalore International Airport on Thursday morning. No one was hurt fortunately. According to source, the Tata India car, belonging to a private company, had come to the airport to pick up a passenger. Raza Sheikh, the driver of the ill-fated car bearing registration number KA 03 ME 6237 was finding a suitable place to