Karnataka

Mangalore, Oct 22: Outgoing Superintendent of Police, Dakshina Kannada Abhishek Goyal was given a warm farewell by the DK District Police and Western Range Police, Mangalore here on Monday. In his farewell speech, Mr Goyal said that his 2-year stint as Superintendent of Dakshina Kannada was'one of the most satisfying and enriching experience' in his career in the police force. Dakshina Kannada is

Udupi, Oct 22: An accidental fire gutted a truck carrying 300 LPG gas cylinders at Balebarighati on Hosangadi-Shimoga stretch on Monday. All most all the cylinders have been exploded. However, no casualties have been reported. According to the sources in Amasebailu police station, the truck carrying nearly 300 cylinders from MRPL to Deekshith gas agency in Rannibennur was burst in the Ghat and the

Mangalore, Oct 22: Iqlas Ahmed, an Associate Professor in Fisheries College in the city was killed in a road accident near Jeppinamogaru arch on National Highway 66 on Monday evening. 55-year-old Iqlas Ahmed was going on his motorcycle to his house in Someshwar Uchil, riding behind a lorry going towards Thokkottu. As the driver of the lorry applied brakes, Mr. Ahmed lost control over his vehicle

Mangalore, Oct 21: Nine persons were injured when two groups, of different communities, clashed in Neermarga near Mallur on Monday over a trivial issue. Eight among the injured have been identified as Latha, Umavathi, Sharan, Sanketh, Prasad, Jayashree, Praveen and Deepak. It is said that funeral rites of a woman was held in the house of one Kunjanna where some of the youth scolded a few boys for

Mangalore, Oct 21: Nadiya, wife of Ajmal and resident of Kudroli was rescued by lifeguards at Panambur beach on Monday when she was allegedly attempting to commit suicide along with her infant. Her six-month-old kid Haseeb died while she was fighting for survival after jumping into sea around 5.30 p.m. at Koorikatta near Baikampady. Hailing from Kumbla-Arikkady Mavinakatte in Kasargod district

Riyadh, Oct 21: An NRI couple has been arrested in Saudi Arabia on charges of practising black magic, official sources said today. Seikh Nizam and Noor Jehan, originally from Odisha's Kendrapara township, had shifted to Turba city of Saudi Arabia few years ago where they claimed to be a healer and mystic. The couple was arrested last month after authorities reportedly found a variety of occult

Mangalore, Oct 21: Harishchandra who served as Deputy Superintendent of Police at the office of IGP (western range) took charge as SP of Mescom Vigilance department in a function organised at Mescom office in the city on Monday. After receiving warmth welcome by the staff, Harishchandra said he has served in ANF, police training school and as DySP. He will serve in this department honestly. The

Mangalore, Oct 21: Despite being the second largest community in the country comprising of 15 per cent of the country's population, the Muslim community, they are being deprived of opportunities. The community has been pushed to the brink of anonymity with an unfavourable response from the government and atrocities by fundamentalists. Keeping the above in mind, the Dakshina Kannada unit of

Bantwal, Oct 21: In a ghastly road accident, two persons including a woman were killed on spot after their car rammed a KSTC bus at Kalladka in Bantwal taluk on Monday. The deceased have been identified as Fr Jossy Sequeira (35) who was serving as a priest in Shimoga and his cousin Loveleena. She was an engineering student in a private college. The accident occurred at 9.45 a.m. at Korlippady in

Mangalore, Oct 21: In a commendable act of integrity, Chandrahas Shettigar, a taxi driver chose to return valuables to its rightful owner. Chandrahas found the The n abandoned bag containing Rs 30, 000, valuables worth Rs 2 lakhs, credit card and passport on Balmatta road. He thought that the bag might have belonged to some passengers from the airport and then he rushed to airport and informed