Karnataka

Guwahati, May 2: At least 23 persons, including children and women, were killed and 14 seriously injured by heavily armed NDFB(S) militants who unleashed violence in two districts of Assam falling under the Bodoland Territorial Administration Districts area since last night. Shoot-at-sight was ordered tonight in Kokrajhar and Baksa districts, falling under Bodoland Territorial Administration

Bantwal, May 2: A Non Resident Indian worker hailing from Bantwal died in Saudi Arabia on Thursday. The deceased has been identified as 52-year-old B Muhammad Bolangady from Melkar in Bantwal taluk. He was working as a house driver at Al-Jauf in Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. Sources said that he was taking rest at his room on May 1. On Friday, when he did not open the door, his friends along

Sullia, May 2: A couple was found brutally murdered in their residence on Friday in Valalambe village in Sullia taluk. The deceased have been identified as Hariprasad Bhat (65) and Sulochana Bhat (55). The body of Hariprasad was found hanging from the ceiling, while his wife Sulochana was found dead with a wound on her head. It is suspected that she might have been hit hard with an iron rod. With

Mangalore, May 2: “The struggle of Basavanna against several issues that plagued the society such as casteism and untouchability are relevant even today. Even in the present age, we are trying to rid the society from existing social plagues,” said Dakshina Kannada deputy commissioner A B Ibrahim. He was speaking at a programme commemorating the birth anniversary of Saint Basaveshwara jointly

New Delhi, May 2: Delhi Tulu Siri, an organization of Delhi Tuluvas organized a get together of all Tuluvas in and around New Delhi on a pleasant summer Sunday at the picturesque Nehru Park in New Delhi. Over 200 people from different walks of life congregated to celebrate the just begun New Year festival of Bisu Parba. The enthusiastic youths hailing from different parts of Tulu Nadu spread in

Chennai, May 2: The Tamil Nadu special investigative wing probing the twin bomb blasts on the Bangalore-Guwahati Express suspect that the explosives could have been planted at Bangalore. Sources in the investigation agency, which rushed a team to Bangalore to pursue the new leads it stumbled on has information that the perpetrators of the explosion could have got support from sleeper modules

Thiruvananthapuram, May 2: In a shocking incident, an 84-year-old woman today died at a hospital in Kerala after she was allegedly molested at her residence. The woman, who lived alone, was found in an unconscious state at her house by her neighbours at Chavara in Kollam district in Kerala yesterday, police said. She was admitted to the Medical College Hospital in Thiruvananthapuram, where she

Bagalkot, May 2: Four persons were killed on the spot and two others severely injured after the SUV they were travelling by rammed a stationary lorry near Hosur Cross on National Highway 169 (Chitradurga-Solunar) on Friday evening. Police have identified the deceased as Shanthkumar, 50, a resident of Bangalore, Niranjankumar, 35, a resident of Bhujang Nagar in Sandur, Mohammed Pasha Gulam Rasool

Abu Dhabi, April-27: Bearys Welfare Forum-Abu Dhabi has urged the Karnataka government to simplify the process of obtaining seats in professional colleges for Non-resident Indians of south Indian state. In a memorandum forwarded to the authorities concerned through Mangalore North MLA Mohidin Bava, the Forum demanded them to ease the eligibility for government seats for the children of Karnataka

Mangalore, May 2: Members of Karnataka Muslim Muttahida Mahaz, an umbrella body of Muslims in Karnataka visited residence of Kabeer who was gunned down by the ANF earlier this month and consoled the family. They also handed over Rs 1 lakh to the aggrieved family. Mahaz State convener Maqsood Abdul Khader, Secretary Issal Saab, advisory members Ejaz Ahmed, Thanveer Ahmed, K M Sharif, advocate