Karnataka

Kundapur, Oct 13: In a shocking incident pointing at the negligence of doctors at a government hospital, an elderly man lying motionless on a hospital was discovered dead by the state health minister U T Khader during his surprise visit to the local government hospital. Surprisingly, the doctors at the hospital were completely unaware of the death of the elderly patient! It was brought to their

Padubidri, Oct 13: Kapu police on Sunday arrested a person who had allegedly cheated several of their money on charges of fraud. The arrested has been identified as Sheikh Mohammed Yusuf (38), resident of Uchila. It had been alleged that Yusuf has been involved in instances of cheating and fraud in several parts of the state including Mumbai, Shimoga, Mangalore and Moodbidri. Yusuf is an accused

Abu Dhabi, Oct 13: A Kasargod man is in coma after being hit by a four-wheel drive in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday evening. Mohammed Abdulla, 54, was waiting at the bus station to go to work when the mishap occurred. He worked as a delivery boy at Arab Uddipi Restaurant. He is currently in the Intensive Care Unit of Khalifa Hospital with severe brain and lung injuries, said Dinesh Shetty, manager of the

Kochi, Oct 13: A one-year-old child died at the LuLu International Shopping Mall located at Edappally in Kochi after she slipped off her mother's hands and fell on the escalator while the family was coming down from the second floor. The incident happened in the afternoon and the child, identified as Zoya Fathima, suffered a head injury. . The child slipped from the hands of her mother from the

Athani, Oct 13: Ganeshyogi Maharaj of Mayureshwar mutt at Kempwad village, who used to claim that he would come back to life three days after his death, died after consuming poison late on Saturday. Amidst strong protests by hundreds of devotees to wait for three days, a police team headed by Deputy Superintendent of Police S S Patil explained the seriousness of the matter to the devotees and

Meerut, Oct 13: Denying rumours of œlove jihad,  a 22-year-old woman from Meerut, who earlier alleged gang rape and forced conversion sending western Uttar Pradesh on the boil in August, said on Sunday that she had run away with a Muslim man out of her own free will. She approached the police complaining of a threat from her family, and in a written statement, denied rape or conversion. Denial

Mangalore, Oct 13: A bridegroom who wanted dowry from bride's father was arrested on the wedding day on October 12. 24-year-old Ilyas from Pavoor agreed to marry the daughter of Aboobaker from Krishnapura 4th block at the cost of Rs.2.5 lakhs. The wedding was scheduled on October 12 after giving full amount of dowry. However, two-days before the wedding day, Ilyas contacted the bride's family

Mangalore, Oct 13: A State-level Ayush practitioners convention ”'Ayush Utsav 2014' will be held at Nehru Maidan in Mangalore on November 22 and 23, said Karnataka Ayurveda and Unani Practitioners (KAUP) Board President Dr Sathyamoorthy Bhat. Speaking to mediapersons here on Sunday, he said that this is for the first time that the practitioners of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and

Bangalore, Oct 13: Energy Minister D K Shivakumar on Sunday announced two hours' load-shedding with immediate effect all across Karnataka, and one hour in Bangalore. A drop in power generation by thermal power stations in the State as well as in power-generation units owned by the Centre resulted in the move. Shivakumar said the load-shedding was necessary in view of the gap of about 25 per cent

Bangalore, Oct 12: The Nandini Layout police taken fertility expert K. T. Gurumurthy, accused of selling a new born baby instead of arranging a surrogate mother, into seven days custody. The Nandini Layout police are planning to trace the surrogate mother of the girl who was sold to a city-based couple. Gurumurthy had sold the baby to the couple for Rs 3.5 lakh. Gurumurthy owner of Srushti Global