Karnataka

Dubai, Jul 30: Rasheed Pericheri was going to the nearest mosque to offer prayers one Ramadan evening when he came across a small blue purse lying on the pavement near the Arabian Furniture Showroom, Airport Road, Abu Dhabi. The 36-year-old Indian, felt it heavy, opened it and was surprised to see several credit cards, Dh500 notes and other documents. Pericheri then took it upon himself to make

Mangalore, Jul 30: A married woman was found dead under mysterious circumstances at her house in Panjimogaru in Mangalore on Wednesday morning. 32-year-old Annapoorna, wife of Pakiraiah, a resident of Koppala is the deceased. Her husband is absconding since the incident. Police are suspecting he might have killed and fled the scene. Kavoor police arrived at the spot and investigations are on.

Moodbidri, Jul 30: Series of rumours aimed at triggering tension on the day of Eid-ul-Fitr finally spilled out with arrests of few persons at Sacheripet near Moodbidri on July 29. Police also resorted to lathi charge to take the situation under control. Since a week there were rumours of assault, cattle theft, befriending with girls and so on. However, on the day of Eid, a gang of miscreants led

Bangalore, Jul 30: PDP Chairman Abdul Nasser Madani who was released on one-month bail on medical grounds after being jailed as an under-trial prisoner in Bangalore for the last four years has chosen facebook as a means to interact with his followers. His official facebook page started last week and got more than 37,000 likes within a week. The facebook page which was started on July 20 is

Southampton, Jul 30: The ICC have banned Moeen Ali from wearing wristbands saying Save Gaza' and Free Palestine'. The investigation by international cricket's governing body came after Moeen was pictured wearing the wristbands while batting during on the second day of England's third Test against India. The match referee David Boon banned the batsman from wearing the wristband and an ICC statement

Mangalore, Jul 39: M Friends' a group of Mangaloreans on Whatsapp messenger celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr at Sneha Deepa', a home for HIV positive children and children of HIV positive parents in Mangalore here on Saturday. The group also donated Rs 25, 000 for the home. The group consisting of 51 members, including 16 non-resident Indians, from varied professions – lawyers, doctors, engineers

Mangalore, Jul 30: Minister for Health and Family Welfare U T Khader has said that the long-pending demands of the people of Pavoor Uliya, in Mangalore constituency, of having a bridge to cross the river will be materialised with the government sanctioning a hanging bridge. Addressing a press meet here on Tuesday, he said that access was a major problem during monsoon to the island. Boats were the

Mangalore, Jul 29: Celebration turned into mourning and joy was turned into sorrow for a happy family of Kenjar in Mangalore taluk, after a teenager was killed in a ghastly road mishap on the day of Eid-ul-Fitr. 17-year-old Muhammad Zakir, son of Umarabba and Umaima Banu was knocked down by a speeding tipper when he was riding a motorbike at Bajpe check-post at 11:30 a.m. The news came as a shock

Bangalore, Jul 29: In a major turnaround, the Bangalore Police have announced that Mustafa, the skating instructor they had arrested for the rape of a six-year-old schoolgirl, is innocent. The police have instead found “circumstantial evidence” against two gym instructors of the school and arrested them. They have been identified as Lal Giri, 21, and Vaseem Pasha, 22. However, another case was

New Delhi, Jul 29: In a near replay of the incidents in Iraq, a large number of Indian nurses are caught amid spiralling violence in Libya, where rival militias seek to control the capital's international airport, and have approached the Indian mission for aid and even help in evacuation. Over the last two weeks, the North African country has plunged into chaos following deadly clashes between