Karnataka

Bantwal, Jul 3: A fresh vigilante attack by a group of Sangh Parivar activists on a Muslim youth, who had accompanied his Hindu friend and his sister to the communally sensitive town of Kalladka in Bantwal taluk, once again triggered communal tensions in the region. Khasim Rahim from Gauribidanur in Chikkaballapur district has sustained severe injuries when he was dragged out of an auto-rickshaw

Mangalore, Jul 3: A joint delegation from United Associations of Karnataka Kuwait (UAKK) and Konkan Overseas Returnees Welfare Association (KORWA) called on Dakshina Kannada MP Naleen Kumar Kateel at his office in Mangalore and requested his intervention with aviation ministry of India regarding the restoration of direct flights on Kuwait – Mangalore sector. The delegation said that more than 1,30

Belthangady, Jul 3: Snake expert Joy Mascarenhas is a known man in Ujire and other parts of Belthangady taluk. Spotted any venomous serpent near your house? He is the man to call if you encounter one close to your surroundings. He recently rescued a large King cobra from the residence of Sadashiv Bhat in the village of Charmadi in the taluk. When Sadashiv Bhat realised the presence of a snake

New Delhi, July 3: Over 100,000 people commit suicides in India every year on an average. The number of suicides in the past decade has recorded an increase of 21.6 percent, said a government report. The number of suicides increased to 134,799 in 2013 from 110,851 in 2003, said the National Crime Record Bureau report titled Crime in India, 2013, released here this week. The report showed that

Mangalore, Jul 2: The new office of Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel was inaugurated on Thursday in the deputy commissioner's office complex, in the presence of Deputy Commissioner A B Ibrahim. BJP district president Pratap Simha Nayak, former minister Krishna J Palemar, former MLA Yogish Bhat and others were also present on the occasion. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Kateel said that his

Mangalore, Jul 3: The two doctors of Mangalore Nursing Home, who were accused of leaving behind the artery forceps in the pelvic area of a woman after operating on her more than four years ago, have secured anticipatory bail from a local court. Mangalore East Police Station has registered case of medical negligence against Dr Poornima Nair and Dr Rohan Gatti based on the complaint of victim Umm-ul

Bangalore, Jul 3: After allegedly committing 21 murders in Maharashtra, Chandrakant S Sharma migrated to Bangalore where he killed his next victim, helped by his wife and two sons. This killing landed the family in jail in just three days. Sharma, though, is unlikely to be convicted for the earlier murders, for the Maharashtra police have closed all the 21 murder cases. Sharma, 54, his wife Harsha

Manipal, Jul 3: Residents of Manchikere are still apprehensive over the widening of the 90-metre long fissure in the earth that surfaced in Yembattu Badagabettu gram panchayat in Manipal two months ago. Most localities in the area are anxious over the possibility of its widening further. Over the last week, the widening of the fissure has caused alarm for the local residents here. While earlier

Bangalore, Jul 3: Minister for Health and Family Welfare U T Khader on Wednesday promised to look into the demands of government doctors, essentially for a pay hike and to initiate steps to punish those who attack them while on duty citing medical negligence, under the Karnataka Prohibition of Violence against Medicare Service Personnel and Damage to Property in Medicare Services Institutions Act

Beijing, Jul 3: China has ordered schools and government offices in the northwest Xinjiang region to ban fasting during the ongoing holy month of Ramadan. China's ruling Communist party is officially atheist, and for years has restricted fasting in Xinjiang, home to the mostly Muslim Uighur minority. The ban orders are being issued through websites of schools and government agencies in the region