Karnataka

Mangalore, Jul 31: The 19th Dakshina Kannada Zilla Kannada Sahitya Sammelana organised by Dakshina Kannada Zilla Kannada Sahitya Parishad on August 2 and 3 at Polali in Bantwal taluk. The two-day event will be presided by well-known academician and scholar Nadoja' Prof K P Rao. Addressing a news conference here on Thursday, president of Kannada Sahitya Parishad Pradeep Kumar Kalkura said that the

Bangalore, July 31: A 12-hour bandh in the country's IT hub to protest rising cases of sexual offences against women and children called by Kannada outfits today evoked a mixed response. Commercial establishments in several areas remained shut while buses operated by Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation plied but with fewer passengers. A section of autorickshaws stayed off the roads, which

Bantwal, Jul 31: There are plenty of fish to be caught in Chelur in Bantwal taluk where a progressive-minded agriculturist had begun rearing fish in his backyard. John Veigas, an agriculturist from Chelur in Bantwal taluk, has begun the unique culture of fish farming in a pond in his backyard. He is now in the process of developing the aquaculture into a successful alternative vocation. Fresh

Kaikamba, Jul 31: In the latest among the spate of robberies, gold, jewellery and cash worth Rs 3 lakhs was stolen from the house of Ismail close to Kaikamba town. It is suspected that the robbery took place between 3.30 p.m. on Tuesday and 12.30 a.m. on Wednesday. The robbery was discovered when Ismail and other family members returned home from B C Road at 1 a.m. on Wednesday. Tuesday being Eid

Kasargod, Jul 31: A four-year-old boy from Thekkil who had gone missing two days ago was found dead in a creek in Perumbala. The dead body of Mohammad Saiban, aged 4, son of Abdul Lathif from Thekkil, was discovered late at night on Tuesday. Saiban had mysteriously disappeared on Monday evening. Hence, his family members were unable to trace his whereabouts despite all efforts. During this while

Puttur, Jul 31: A 19-year old college student who left home to attend college has gone missing in Nehru Nagar in Puttur. Rakshita alias Brinda (19), daughter of Vanaja, resident of Nehru Nagar, went missing after she did not return home from college. She was studying in a private college in Puttur, and has been missing since Sunday. The efforts of her family members in tracing her have gone in

Bellary, Jul 31: A teenager was crushed under the wheels of the speeding MUV in which JD(S) leader and Lingsugur MLA Manappa Vajjal was travelling on Wednesday afternoon at Hospet. The victim has been identified as Tatoji Ramarao(15), a local resident. The MLA was on his way to Bangalore from Lingsugur in Raichur district. The incident occurred on the bypass road at the Tungabhadra Dam Circle

Jeddah, Jul 31: A conveyor belt at Jeddah's King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) crashed under the influx of baggage on the first day of Eid, resulting in thousands of passengers having to travel without their luggage. Operations were largely back to normal by Wednesday amid a frenzy of travelers leaving the Kingdom after performing Umrah and many who left during the Eid break. “A conveyor

New Delhi, Jul 31: Each time you eat chicken, you could also be consuming a cocktail of antibiotics. A lab study released by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) found antibiotic residues in 40% of chicken samples bought from outlets in Delhi and NCR. While the amount of antibiotics found in each sample was not very high, experts said regular consumers of such meat could be in danger of

Glasgow, Jul 31: Mangalore based High jumper Sahana Kumari qualified for the finals of the women's high jump after finishing seventh in the qualifying round with an effort of 1.81m at the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday. Sahana was born in Kotekar village in Dakshina Kannada. She attended Anandashram High School, Someshwar. She began taking part in different sports like kabaddi, kho kho, and high