Karnataka

Mangalore, Sep 24: Exam fear has claimed life of another student. A 17-year-old girl ended her life at her residence in Kavoor police station limits on the outskirts of the city. The police said the girl, who studies in II PUC, locked the door of her room and hanged herself between 4.30 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Monday. The police who rushed to the spot did not find any death note. Even though the exact

Bangalore, Sep 24: India today made history by successfully placing its spacecraft in orbit around Mars, becoming the first country in the world to succeed in such an inter-planetary mission in the maiden attempt itself. At 7.17 AM, the 440 Newton Liquid Apogee Motor (LAM) sizzled with life as it burnt along with the thrusters to slow down the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) spacecraft to be captured

Mangalore, Sep 24: Two youths have lost their lives in as many instances of drowning in Dakshina Kannada district on Tuesday. Sujith Alva (25), a resident of Kana in Surathkal, was accidentally drowned in a river at Shibaroor near Suratkal, after he rescued his friend from drowning. The police said Sujith was by the banks of Nandini river to wash a Shamiyana at around 6.p.m., when he slipped and

Bangalore, Sep 24: The success of India's successful mission to Mars "will go down as landmark in history", said Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday after Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) entered the orbit of the red planet. "These are all accomplishments that will go down as landmarks in history," said a visibly happy Modi. The prime minister said that the MOM was built "indigenously, in a pan

Mangalore: Sep 24: Dakshina Kananda district administration has decided to organise Karavali Utsav only for 12 days from December 20 to 31 this year and not for a month like earlier years. Unlike previous years, this time the programme will feature exhibitions from various government departments, apart from the exhibitions arranged by the event manager. In a preparatory meeting at the deputy

Kasargod, Sep 24: Accusing the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] of unleashing political violence in the State, former leader of the Revolutionary Socialist Party A.V. Thamarakshan has alleged that such crimes were being perpetrated with the knowledge of party State unit secretary Pinarayi Vijayan. œThe CPI(M) leadership has become a curse for the State and the recurring clashes

Bangalore, Sep 23: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on a two-day visit to Karnataka for the first time after assuming office, was Tuesday given a rousing welcome by thousands of people, including the BJP's state leaders and cadres, at the HAL airport. Governor Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Bangalore mayor S. Shantakumari were present as Modi arrived. Soon after Modi emerged

Mangalore, Sep 23: Two persons hailing from Kerala were arrested on Tuesday in a joint operation by Puttur town and Puttur rural police, in connection with several cases of burglary in Puttur and Sullia taluks in the past two years. The arrested have been identified as Kabeer alias P A Ahmed Kabeer, aged 23, resident of Kavumballa in Chattanchal village and Sajuddin alias Farooq, aged 30, resident

Ullal, Sep 23: On no occasion should Indian Muslims be the cause for impairing the harmony in the society. It is the duty of every Muslim to love his country as equally as he loves his religion, said Mangalore Khazi Thwaka Ahmed Musliyar. He was speaking after inaugurating the foundation-laying ceremony of a new Masjid and Madrasa organised by Raulatul Islam Committee in Yeliyarpadavu near here on

New Delhi, Sep 23: In a hair-raising incident which was captured live on cameras, a white tiger killed a youth after he fell into the animal's moat in the Delhi Zoo, an official said Tuesday. The incident, which took place between 12.30 p.m. and 1 p.m., created a sensation and word soon spread through the city. Eyewitnesses and zoo officials said the young man, who was later identified as Maqsood