Karnataka

Thrissur, Jun 13: The principal of a government polytechnic college has been arrested on charge of defaming Prime Minister Narendra Modi by featuring latter 's photo in the college magazine under a list of "negative faces" with Adolf Hitler, George W Bush, Osama bin Laden and a few others. The principal M N Krishnan Kutty, who was among the seven persons booked on June 10, was not arrested on

Mangalore, Jun 13: Two cousins from Moodushedde who went missing from their homes on Wednesday were found dead near Thannirbavi beach on the outskirts of the city on Thursday. In an apparent case of suicide, the two are suspected to have jumped into the Gurpur river on Wednesday. The deceased Pratap and Manjula were cousins and had reportedly been in love with each other. Manjula was a 15-year old

Mangalore, Jun 13: Nitish K from Udupi district is one of the 1,122 candidates who attempted and successfully cleared the prestigious Civil Services Examination 2014 conducted by the Union Public Service Commission, with 547th rank in the country. He is one of the 45 candidates in the state to have successfully cleared the examination this year. He had chosen Mathematics as his subject in the exam

Bangalore, Jun 13: Karnataka excise department has issued a notification extending the night life in the city from 11 pm to 1 am on weekends. Beginning this weekend restaurants and bars in the city can remain open till 1am without violating any legal limits. In early March a provisional measure allowed these establishments to stay open till 1 am. However the order lapsed earlier this month

Mangalore, Jun 13: Drivers miraculously escaped unhurt when two goods-laden lorries collided at Nanthoor circle in the early hours of Friday. This is the second collision between heavy vehicles in last one month at Nanthoor Circle thanks to the reckless driving. The incident took place at around 3.30 am when a Gujarati lorry plying towards Kerala rammed into another goods-laden lorry moving from

Mangalore, Jun 13: A new indoor stadium will be constructed in Mangalore during 2015-16 said Minister of State for Youth Services, Sports and Fisheries K Abhayachandra Jain. Speaking at a meeting to review the programmes of Department of Youth Services and Sports on Thursday he said that the stadium would be built in Urwa. It would be the second indoor stadium in the city. The minister said that a

Bangalore, Jun 13: Candidates from the State have struck it rich in the UPSC examination, this year. Of the 75 candidates from the State who appeared for interview, 45 of them have cracked the exams, said Gudde Gowda, General Secretary, Krashik Sarvodaya Foundation, Delhi. Two candidates from Dharwad and one from Hubli have cleared the exam. Gurudatta Hegde topped the list in the State by securing

Jaipur, Jun 13: A rape complaint filed some time back has returned to haunt Union minister of state Nihal Chand, the lone MP from Rajasthan to get a berth in Narendra Modi's council of ministers. A lower court on Thursday issued summons to 17 people, including him in a sexual assault case. The court order came following a revision petition by a 20-year-old woman at the metropolitan magistrate's

Mangalore, Jun 13: The state health department is mulling over serving idlis at Re 1 each in government hospitals in Karnataka akin to low-cost Amma canteens ' in Tamil Nadu. According to reports, Health Minister U T Khader has begun talks with senior officials in the state health department to discuss this initiative. First the proposal will be initiated in selected government hospitals in the

Mangalore, Jun 12: PVR multiplex cinemas opened Mangalore 's largest cinema multiplex with its official media launch at the newly-opened Forum Fiza Mall at Pandeshwar in the city on Thursday. The six-screen multiplex cinemas began screening movies from Tuesday onwards. This is PVR 's first venture in the coastal region and with this, PVR intends to strengthen its presence in South India. Speaking