Karnataka

Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 2: The shutdown called by the BJP and RSS in Kerala Tuesday to protest against the killing of a RSS worker in Kannur affected normal life as vehicles stayed off the roads. Barring two-wheelers and a few private vehicles, government and private buses did not venture out fearing attacks by protestors. A few transport buses were stoned by the protestors at some places, forcing

New Delhi, Sep 2: State-run United Bank of India (UBI) on Monday declared the defunct Kingfisher Airlines, its promoter Vijaya Mallya and its three directors as wilful defaulters after they did not turn up for a meeting with its grievances redressal panel, an official said. "We have declared Kingfisher Airlines, its chairman (Mallya) and three directors on its board as wilful defaulters as per the

Mangalore, Sep 2: In honour of the veteran journalist N R Ubhaya, who passed away recently, a condolence ceremony was observed by journalists and members of Dakshina Kannada District Working Journalists Union (DKWJU) at Mangalore Press Club, Urwa here on Tuesday. Floral garlands were placed on the portrait of late Ubhaya, in his memory and tributes were paid by journalists gathered on the occasion

Mangalore, Sep 2: Three teachers from Dakshina Kannada and Udupi have been selected as recipients of state-level best teacher awards for the year 2014-15. M S Purushottham, art teacher at St Philomena's College in Puttur, and H V Prabhakar Hegde, teacher at Mangalateru Government Higher Primary School are the two teachers from Dakshina Kannada that have been selected as recipients of the

Bangalore, Sept 2: Ace sprinter Usain Bolt tweeted a photo of himself from Bangalore on Tuesday. He is seen sporting a royal Mysore peta or turban, the most distinguishing traditional accessory of the region. He is also wearing a green silk anga-vastra, worn again in a style typical to the region, around the neck. Both of these ceremonial formal wear, adorn him over a front-zipped sweatshirt. That

Mangalore, Sep 2: The final rites of Shyamprasad Shastry, who ended his life allegedly by shooting himself in the chest after repotedly receiving threat calls from Sri Raghaveshwara Bharati who was accused of sexual harassment, were performed with religious rituals on Monday. The circumstances leading to his alleged suicide remain a mystery as rumours such as threat calls and breaking of family

Kasargod, Sep 2: In the face of steady and unprecedented rise in prices of essential commodities, the people of the country are a frustrated lot, Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI-M] State secretary Pinarayi Vijayan has said. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) was completing 100 days in power at the Centre. The Narendra Modi government was following the

Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 2: The day-long hartal called by RSS in Kerala today to protest murder of an activist in Kannur district disrupted normal life across the state. Initial reports said buses, taxis and autorickshaws kept off the roads and shops remained closed all over the state. The state government has declared a holiday for educational institutions, including professional colleges and

Udupi, Sep 2: As many as four head of cattle were electrocuted due to a short circuit in the cow shed on Monday. According to the Udupi taluk office, cattle belonging to Ramesh K in Baje village were electrocuted and the loss due has been estimated at Rs. 70,000. According to the Kundapur taluk office, a portion of a house and shop belonging to Srinivas Devadiga was damaged due to rain in

Pune, Sep 2: A crowd of more than 50 people came together in Pune on Friday to lift a bus and free two college students, who were trapped underneath. This picture, now circulating on social media, captures the moment the crowd came to the rescue of the two youth. The speeding bus ran over the two students who were on a motorcycle, and then collided with a traffic signal post before coming to a