Karnataka

Udupi, Jun 28: A teenage girl allegedly committed suicide at Kadtala village coming under Ajekar police station limits in Udupi district. It is learnt that she took this extreme step because her mother scolded her. The police said Harinakshi (18), a student of II PUC, quarrelled with her mother on Thursday. Though she slept at home, she was missing in the morning. She was found hanging on a tree

Bangalore, Jun 28: The government has appointed former bureaucrat Meera C. Saksena as acting chairperson of the Karnataka State Human Rights Commission. The notification issued on June 23 says she will be acting chairperson “until further orders”. The process of appointing a chairperson for the commission has been hanging fire for nearly two years now, ever since S.R. Nayak demitted office in July

Rajkot, Jun 28: A private complaint was on Friday filed in the magistrate's court here seeking registration of a case against Shankaracharya of Dwarkapeeth Swaroopanad Saraswati for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments with his reported remarks against Saibaba, the 19th century saint from Shirdi. "Bimal Gandhi has filed an application in Chief Judicial Magistrate's Court seeking registration

Bangalore, Jun 27: President Pranab Mukherjee has given Tamil Nadu Governor K Rosaiah the additional charge of Karnataka, in addition to his own duties. Karnataka Governor HR Bharadwaj is to retire on Saturday. Hence, Rosaiah has been entrusted the charge of the additional state. In addition to Bhardwaj, Tripura Governor Devanand Konwar will also retire on Saturday. Mizoram Governor Vakkom B

Riyadh, Jun 27: It would be impossible to sight the moon on Friday as the crescent would set few minutes after the setting of the Sun. The last day of the Lunar month of Sha 'ban is therefore Saturday, July 28, and Ramadan will begin on Sunday, July 29, stated a report released by the Islamic project for moon sighting in Saudi Arabia. The Islamic project explained that this is applicable to all

Mangalore, Jun 27: The third edition of Kannada book Aparoopada Samaja Sevaka Harekala Hajabba ' (Rare social worker Harekala Hajabba) was released in a simple ceremony held at Talent Auditorium in the city on Friday. Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner A B Ibrahim formally released the book. Written by budding Kannada author Ismath Pajeer and published by Talent Research Foundation, the book

Mangalore, Jun 27: The third graduation day of St Agnes College (Autonomous), Mangalore, was held recently in the college auditorium. Delivering the convocation address, Prof. B. Thimme Gowda, Vice-Chancellor, Bangalore University, stressed on the role of teachers in moulding the minds of people to make a great society. He said that, when interacting with students, a teacher must fill the role of

Bangalore, Jun 27: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today said the government would regularise the services of 23,000 daily wage employees in various departments once it receives the list of their names. Government was eager on regularising daily wage employees, but it was delayed as it is yet to receive the list from some departments, Siddaramaiah said in the assembly. "Once we get the list

Mangalore, Jun 27: Within 24 hours after arresting four Sharjah-bound passengers for carrying foreign currencies beyond the limit, two more persons were on Thursday arrested at Mangalore International Airport. Customs officers at the airport seized foreign currency amounting to 18,000 Dirhams and 19,000 Saudi Riyals in two separate cases possessed illegally by two passengers and concealed inside

Udupi, Jun 27: A middle aged woman who suffered burn injuries due to explosion of a pressure cooker died at a hospital in Udupi on Thursday. According to the police, Sridevi, on June 16, was cooking food when the pressure cooker exploded, and all curry fell on her. Sridevi, who suffered burn injuries, was admitted to the Kasturba Hospital in Manipal for treatment and died at around 9.15 a.m. on