Karnataka

Mangalore, Jul 13: Incessant torrential rains in Mangalore and other parts of coastal Karnataka have thrown life out of gear. Nonstop rains and heavy winds caused huge damages in cities, towns and rural areas of the coastal Karnataka between Saturday evening and Sunday morning. Fishing boats were reportedly stranded off the coast of Mangalore thanks to the steady spell of rain and strong currents

Mangalore, Jul 13: A 10-year-old student of Al-Rahmania School in Someshwara-Uchila near Ullal on the outskirts of the city died after a Fortuner car hit her on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Fadeeda, daughter of Muhammad Bengre and Zainaba. The accident took place when she was on her way to the school in the afternoon. It is learnt that a teacher had called her and three other

Bangalore, Jul 13: An unidentified miscreant attacked a security guard deployed at a Corporation Bank ATM kiosk at 27th Cross, Agara, in HSR Layout, Southeast Bangalore, and made a futile attempt to break open the machine. Victim Shamsul Khan (20) from Assam, a resident of Agara, was shifted to Nimhans and is under observation round the clock, doctors told police. "Shamsul sustained injuries on

Gaza Strip, Jul 13: The world implored Israel and Hamas to end hostilities Saturday, but the violence escalated with Israel widening its range of Gaza bombings and rockets continued to be launched from the Strip towards Israel. Saturday was the bloodiest day since the conflict erupted on Tuesday, with at least 52 Palestinians killed. With the Palestinian death toll reached at least 154, and with

Moradabad, Jul 12: In a shocking statement a BJP leader has openly threatened senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Moradabad and his family members. BJP state president Laxmikant Bajpai on Saturday accused SSP Dharamvir of working only for chief minister Akhilesh and Samajwadi Party. SSP Moradabad had accused BJP of fanning communal tension for political benefits. Now, BJP leaders allege that

Mangalore, Jul 12: "Death to Israel”, “Hail Hamas” and “Liberate Palestine,” were among the slogans shouted by the hundreds of demonstrators, who staged protests in front of the office of Deputy Commissioner in Mangalore and at Bajpe junction on the outskirts of the city on Saturday against Israel's military offensive in Gaza, which has claimed around 120 lives in five days. The protest meets were

Mangalore, Jul 12: Congress leader Ivan D'Souza was felicitated by district in-charge minister B Ramanath Rai, Mangalore South MLA J R Lobo and other party leaders on Saturday on being nominated as a Member of Legislative Council. Speaking after the felicitation at a programme organised by National Students Union of India, Dakshina Kannada district, here on Saturday, Mr Rai said that attempts were

Mangalore, Jul 12: A modern gadget has been now held responsible for increased number of rapes! A House committee of the Karnataka legislative assembly led by Puttur MLA Shakuntala Shetty has recommended that the state government ban mobile phones in schools and colleges, blaming the devices for an unprecedented rise in the number of rape and molestation cases. "There were several instances where

Gaza City, Jul 12: Thirteen Palestinians have been killed in Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip early on Saturday, bringing the toll on the fifth day of violence to 118, medics said. Medical sources said that around 30 children were among those killed in the unrelenting aerial bombardments which Israel began on Tuesday. Two were killed in a strike that hit a charitable association for the

Mangalore, Jul 12: The Department of Community Medicine, Yenepoya University organized an interactive session between students from Maastricht University, The Netherlands and the MBBS Students currently posted in Community Medicine. The event was organized under the banner of Yenepoya University Alumini Association. The two students who came to interact with the students were Ms Evelien Beelen and