Karnataka

Bagalkot (Karnataka), Aug 4: Intense efforts were underway today to pull out a six-year-old boy trapped in an abandoned borewell at a farm in nearby Sulikeri village. Teams from National Disaster Relief Force, nearby Hutti gold mines and fire brigade were engaged in the operation to rescue Thimmanna Hatti, reportedly stuck at a depth of 160 feet in the 300 feet borewell, officials said. A robot

Mangalore, Aug 4: The Mangalore traffic police department has written a letter to the regional passport office in the city directing them not to issue passport to Akash Shetty who was deemed responsible for the death of BCom student Andrea Patrao who died in a bike accident few days ago at Urwa Store. Akash Shetty (18), was riding the bike which met with an accident on July 30 near Urwa Store. The

United Nations, Aug 4: UN chief Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned an Israeli attack on a UN-run school in the Gaza Strip that killed 10 Palestinians, terming it as a "moral outrage and a criminal act" and demanding that those responsible for the act should be held accountable. "It is a moral outrage and a criminal act. United Nations shelters must be safe zones not combat zones," a statement

Bareilly, Aug 4: At least six persons, including a child, were injured in a clash between two communities over cattle breeding at Baheri town, police said on Monday. Members of two communities clashed and resorted to stone pelting on Sunday night in Shernagar locality after a dispute over breeding of cattle took place, Additional Superintendent of Police (rural) Brijesh Srivastava said. He said

Washington, Aug 4: Researchers have created an ice cream that changes colours when it is licked in a cone. Spanish physicist Manuel Linares set out to create a type of ice cream that would change colour in response to temperature changes and acids found in the human mouth. Linares signed up for training with Asociacion Empresarial Nacional de Elaboradores Artesanos y Comerciantes de Helados y

Dubai, Aug 4: An Indian farmer has been jailed for four years for smuggling poppy seeds into the United Arab Emirates (UAE) though he claimed he brought these for the purpose of cooking, media reported. The Indian, 33, identified only as BS, was arrested by customs inspectors on arrival at the Dubai International Airport for possessing poppy seeds found in his luggage in April this year, Gulf News

Mangalore, Aug 4: Four persons were killed in four separate road accidents in Dakshina Kannada on Sunday. Around 2.30 p.m., an advocate died in an accident after an autorickshaw rammed his motorcycle near a mosque at Karaya in Belthangady taluk. I Sadashiva (36), a resident of Belthangady and a practising advocate at the Judicial Magistrate First Class Court there, was heading home after visiting

Udupi, Aug 4: At least five cases of drowning were reported in Udupi district since Saturday night. Around 6 p.m. on Sunday, Shivprakash (20) and five others – all from Bangalore – had gone to Kaup beach for a swim when a sudden undercurrent pulled Mr. Shivprakash down, said the Kaup police. His body is yet to be recovered. Earlier, two fishermen are feared drowned after their boat was toppled by

Mangalore, Aug 4: Visitors' entry into the building of the Mangalore International Airport has been banned as part of security measures for the Independence Day, airport sources said. On account of Independence Day, it is a routine procedure every year to forbid visitors from entering the terminals for security reasons, said Airport Director J T Radhakrishna in a press release. The entry of the

Bangalore, Aug 4: Railway Minister and senior BJP leader DV Sadananda Gowda on Sunday said the present Siddaramaiah government in Karnataka can fall anytime and asked his party workers to get ready for elections. "The Siddaramaiah government can fall anytime. Don't think it will continue for another three-and-half-years. It can even fall in next three months," he said, addressing the BJP State SC