Karnataka

Udupi, May 22: Green Valley National School and PU College, Shiroor has scored 100% result for the 7th consecutive year in ICSE Grade X Exams with an outstanding performance taking the school performance to a higher level. Out of 45 students all the students have registered good results enabling the school 100% pass in all subjects. 43 students have secured High first Class and Distinctions

Kannur, May 22: In an astonishing and crazy adventure, 11-month old baby girl Niya Nizam was sent on a solo parasailing trip to a height of about 50 feet by her parents at at Muzhappilangad beach here. However, parents of the adventurous infant have now landed in trouble along with the organizers as police registered a case against them under the Juvenile Justice Act on charge of forcing the

Mangalore, May 22: Emotional tributes were paid to the victims Mangalore air crash on Thursday to mark the fourth anniversary of city's worst ever aviation disaster. District in charge Minister B Ramanath Rai, Mangalore Mayor Mahabala Marla, Deputy Commissioner A B Ibrahim and others laid wreaths as a tribute to the victims. The programme was organized by Dakshina Kananda district administration

Kannur, May 22: In a bizarre incident, a Kerala based man, who allegedly smuggled 7 kg gold into India, dumped it into a toilet flush at Shamshabad Airport in Hyderabad to evade arrest. The middle aged passenger who alighted from an international flight on Tuesday resorted to this extreme step when he realized that he will be caught by the customs authorities. While gold biscuits weighing 5 kg

New Delhi, May 22: RSS has resumed its training camps after a long break when it diverted its cadre towards the goal of accomplishing regime change at the Centre. In the Sangh's scheme of things, training activities are supposed to be a ceaseless affair which go on throughout the year, but this year the Nagpur-based leadership had decided to break from what is treated as sacrosanct so that lakhs

Kasargod, May 22: A 10-year-old boy was crushed to death on spot by a speeding tipper lorry when he was returning home after attending Madrasa class on Wednesday at Kumbla near here. The victim has been identified as Mohammad Ashraf, a resident of Vikas Nagar at Kadathadkka. He was a class IV student of MGLC School at Kumbla. The tragedy took place at around 11 a.m. near Seetangoli, under the

Mangalore, May 22: Heavy pre monsoon rains coupled with thunder and lightning lashed various parts of Karnataka including coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi last night causing heavy damages. Lightning strikes In Udupi districts lightning strikes injured a person, damaged two houses and killed seven head of cattle on Wednesday. According to the Kundapur Taluk Office, one person named

Bangalore, May 22: As many as 12 eminent personalities including internationally acclaimed thinker Prof U?R?Ananthamurthy, musician Prof R?Vishveshwaran and writer Kayyara Kinhanna Rai have been chosen for the Kannada and Culture Department's annual awards for the year 2012. The awards will be presented by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on May 23 at Ravindra Kalakshetra, according to Kannada and

Ahmedabad, May 22: After playing hide and seek with the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for two months, Surat-based diamond trader and BJP's prime minster designate Narendra Modi's friend Afroz Fatta was on Wednesday arrested by the agency for his alleged involvement in a Rs 700-crore hawala racket. ED had issued summons to Fatta, asking him to appear for questioning here. After almost five hours of

Mangalore, May 21: An elderly woman and a teenage boy were washed away by strong currents while three others were rescued at Mogaveerpatna beach in Ullal on the outskirts of the city on Wednesday. The deceased have been identified as Mehrunnisa (60) and Mushtaq (14), natives of Kadapa district in Andhra Pradesh. While Mehrunnisa died after being rescued from the tides, Mushtaq is still missing