Karnataka

Sullia, May 10: Tragedy struck a family as four members of a family — a couple and their two children — were found dead at a lodge in Subrahmanya town in Sullia taluk of Dakshina Kananda district. The police have identified as Nanjudaiah, his wife Jayalaxmi and their two children Pavan and Srilaxmi, hailing from Rajajinagar in Bangalore. While mystery shrouded the circumstances leading to their

Mangalore, May 10: With surgical approaches to the treatment of brain tumours being difficult, robotic radiosurgery offers tumour patients hope for their treatment using a radiation machine called Cyber Knife, said Dr Ramesh S Bilimagaa, radiation oncologist and senior consultant at Health Care Global Enterprises Ltd, Bangalore. Shedding light on the role of robotic radiosurgery in the treatment

Dubai, May 10: At least fifteen expatriate workers from Asia were killed and 14 others injured in a traffic accident on Emirates Road in Dubai on Saturday. Colonel Ali Ghanim, Director of Bur Dubai Police Station said that the accident occurred when a bus carrying 29 Asian workers rammed a heavy truck parked on the hard shoulder, killing 13 people on the spot. According to the statement issued by

Mangalore, May 10: The state unit of Akhila Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) will organise the annual national executive committee meeting of the organisation in the city from May 26 to 29, said ABVP national secretary Vinay Bidare. Speaking at a press conference here on Saturday, he said that it was the first time that the four-day national executive meeting would be held in Mangalore. Over

Puttur, May 10: In what could have been a major tragedy, the car in which Muslim activist Ibrahim Thangal of Athoor was travelling, met with an accident on Saturday morning. It is learnt that an oncoming Swift car rammed into Thangal's Indica car near Kemmar in Puttur taluk when he was plying towards Mangalore to participate in a programme. While Ibrahim Thangal (41) escaped with minor injuries co

Varanasi, May 10: Days after Narendra Modi took on Rahul Gandhi in Amethi, the Congress Vice President today retaliated by campaigning on the last day in this temple town, where the BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate is in the fray. Donning a Gandhi cap, the 43-year-old leader flanked by Congress candidate Ajay Rai began his roadshow in a Muslim-dominated Gol Gadda area, waving to supporters who

Bantwal, May 10: A middle aged expatriate worker from Dakshina Kannada breathed his last in Abu Dhabi after a massive cardiac arrest, sources said. The deceased is Abdul Khader (48) son of Haji Bava, a native of Panemangalore in Bantwal taluk. He was working for a college in Abdu Dhabi. According to sources, On Thursday when he was discussing with one of his friends in the latter's room

Mangalore, May 10: A heavy rainfall warning has been issued in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Uttara Kannada, Kodagu, Shimoga, Chikmagalur and Hasan districts over the next 24 hours, owing to a depression in the Arabian sea. Thunder squalls with wind speed reaching 50-60 kmph are likely off the coast in the next 24-hours. Fishermen have been advised not to enter the sea, the Meteorology Department said

Bangalore, May 10: Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Minister U?T Khader has come up with a new plan of issuing health cards to employees of all hotels and eateries in the State to ensure they are hygienic, healthy and fit to work. Speaking to media persons he said that his department is pushing for a more hygienic environment at hotels and roadside eateries in the light of the Food Safety and

Makkah/Hail, May 10: Floods caused by torrential rain swept through parts of Makkah and Hail on Thursday killing two people and injuring several others. The flooding also caused power cuts and damaged hundreds of cars across Makkah neighborhoods, according to eyewitnesses. Thousands of Umrah pilgrims were stranded inside the Grand Mosque after Maghrib, many only able to reach their accommodation