Karnataka

Athani, Feb 27: A seven-year-old girl, who had been allegedly held captive in an underground cave for days on end by a pontiff to impress his followers he had supernatural powers to bring the dead back to life, was rescued by the local authorities from the mutt premises at Zhunjarwad village in Athani taluk early on Wednesday morning. The pontiff and his three associates were arrested and the mutt

Mangalore, Feb 26: Though surprising, it is true. In today's competitive world everyone has the desire to achieve, but it wouldn't be wrong to say that only a few succeed. E-commerce sector is no exception to this. At a time when they should have been concentrating on their education and related activities, these students have stepped into the world of Online Shopping Service through www.kartofy

Hyderabad, Feb 26: The Andhra Pradesh police Crime Investigation Department (CID) said here today that "faulty" design of Volvo buses is among the three major causes for a fire which engulfed a luxury bus and claimed 45 lives on October 30 last year, near Palem in Mahabubnagar district. "The CID's finding shows that there is a 'defect' in the design of Volvo buses which do not make them road

Al Khobar, Feb 26: A 38-year-old woman from Mangalore died after a brief illness on Tuesday at a hospital in Al Khobar in Saudi Arabia. Vinaya Bhandary, wife of Naveen Bhandary is the deceased. She was admitted to the hospital, following uneasiness few days ago, where she breathed her last. She was an active member of Mangalore Association Saudi Arabia popularly known as MASA. She is survived by

Mangalore, Feb 26: Hindustan Bawa NGC Builders and Developers launched yet another commercial cum residential apartments 'Green city' at Thokkottu in Mangalore on Wednesday. Muhammad Kunhi, Joint Secretary of Karnatala Jamat-e-Islami Hind launched the project by releasing the brochure. Ibrahim Musliyar, Khatheeb of Badriya Juma Masjid Krishnapura offered du'a. Chetan S Kolavi, Chief Officer of

Mangalore, Feb 26: Much as it may sound out of the blue, there is a possibility of the unlettered orange-seller Harekala Hajabba who has earned the title of 'Akshara Santha' (the saint of letters), being chosen to contest in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Aam Aadmi Party from Mangalore constituency. Being unlettered, Hajabba is a simple man who has constructed a primary and high school in

Mangalore, Feb 26: A remote-controlled system for a power tiller developed by Prajwal V Kumar, which can be used by farmers to plough their land for cultivation without physically operating it, has received the National Award for Commercialisable Patent 2013-14 by the Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC), Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. The

Mangalore, Feb 26: Karavali Jeevanadi Nethravati Rakshana Samiti, led by former MLA Vijayakumar Shetty and other activists, has called for a district-wide self-declared bandh on Monday (March 3), in opposition against the laying of foundation stone for the proposed Yettinahole/Nethravati river diversion project in Chikkaballapur district. Announcing this at a press conference here on Wednesday

Mangalore, Feb 26: In a shocking incident, a two-and-a-half-year-old girl was allegedly raped by unidentified miscreants in Mangalore recently. The rape came to light when the parents of the kid, who hail from Manjeshwar, got her admitted in a private hospital after noticing injury marks on her private parts. After medical examination, doctors confirmed that she was raped. The child was discharged

New Delhi, Feb 26: A TV news channel today claimed that a sting operation conducted by it had shown that some of the agencies which conduct opinion polls before elections are willing to tweak their findings for money. At a press conference held here, the channel, News Express, claimed that its sting operation had "exposed" eleven agencies which conducted opinion polls. It, however, added that some