Karnataka

New Delhi, Oct 9: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday condoled the death of veteran journalist and former chairman of Prasar Bharati MV Kamath, saying his demise is a "loss to the world of literature and journalism". "A prolific writer and fine human being, MV Kamath's demise is a loss to the world of literature and journalism. May his soul rest in peace," Modi said in a tweet. "My mind goes

Manipal Oct, 9: Veteran journalist and former Prasar bharati chairman M V Kamath died on Thursday morning in Manipal. He was 94 and had been hospitalised for the past few days. He breathed his last at around 6.30 am, said his nephew Jairam Kamath. "He had been ailing for sometime due to old-age related problems and had been admitted to a hospital here...According to his last wishes...Not to keep

Mangalore, Oct 9: Two students of the Mangalore Institute of Technology and Engineering (MITE) have been saved from drowning at the Panambur beach, on the outskirts of the city. The incident occurred on Wednesday evening when a group six students from MITE had come to the beach. Among them Veerbhadra, a native of Chikbanavara and R Prasad, a native of Basavanagudi in Shimoga were caught in the

Mangalore, Oct 9: Nearly three months after alleged underworld operative Rashid Malabari was released on bail, the Mangalore City Police have sought issuance of red corner notice against him A letter in this regard has been sent to the Central Bureau of Investigation by the Mangalore Police Commissionerate through the Criminal Investigation Department, the State's nodal agency for processing

Bangalore, Oct 9: After two days of intense search, personnel from various government agencies on Wednesday fished out the body of nine-year-old Geetha Lakshmi from Madiwala Lake, almost 7.5 km from Bilekahalli on Bannerghatta Road where she fell into an open drain on Monday night and was washed away. After dredging the 7.5 kmlong storm water drain in vain, the team began looking for the body in

Bangalore, Oct 9: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said the State would look into the possibility of providing political reservation for castes, in proportion to their population. Speaking at the Valmiki Jayanti at Vidhana Soudha, Siddaramaiah expressed his intention of providing an'opportunity' to the SC/ST?population in the State. œWe will see what can be done, if it is possible under

Mangalore, Oct 8: In a shocking accident, a degree student of a city based private college, was found dead in under a railway bridge at Kumble on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as Ahmed Shabeeb (19), a student of Shree Devi College of Interior Design, Mangalore. A resident of Shifa land near Korakkodu Bilal Masjid, in Kasargod, he was commuting every day between Kasargod and Mangalore

Abdu Dhabi, Oct 8: A four-year-old Indian school girl who was found dead in the bus in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday was left asleep for several hours after the van was locked by the driver and the bus supervisor, a senior police officer was quoted on Wednesday as saying. Naziha Lal Ahmed, who was in the private Al Worood school, was found dead at the end of the school day after she apparently suffocated

Mangalore, Oct 8: Veteran Kannada poet 'Nadoja' Siddalingaiah, will chiar the three-day Alva's Nudisiri the annual literary meet scheduled to be held from November 14 this year at Moodbidri. This is the 11th edition of Alva's Nudisiri. Announcing this at a press meet here on Wednesday Dr M Mohan Alva, chairman of Alva's Education Foundation, said that another senior Kannada writer Na D'Souza, who

Mangalore, Oct 8: City police have managed to bust a gang of notorious chain snatchers involved in several cases of snatching gold and silver chains in and around the city. Mangalore City Police Commissioner R Hithendra said that three chain snatchers were arrested by the arrested by sleuths of Panambur Police Station. The arrested are Zaikr Hussain (23), a native of Thane in Mumbai, Mohammed