Karnataka

Kundapur, Aug 13: The accidental death of one of the members of a group, which had ventured into forest for hunting, has now been billed as a murder by the Kundapur police.Prabhakar Acharya, a resident of Noojadi had gone hunting with his friends Sundar Poojary, Nagaraj alias Raju Poojary, Santhosh Poojary and Nagaraj Poojary on August 10. It was said that Prabhakar died on the spot after one of

Srinagar, Aug 13: When Kishtwar's iconic singer-poet Ghulam Nabi Dholwal aka Janbaz Kishtwari rolled out his famous chaland on life's ironies and crisscross of joy and melancholy 50 years ago, he wouldn't have visualised last Friday's inferno in the wildest of his dreams. “kansi hund jinaza niwan, kansi chhai baraath yiwan; kanh chhu sada nala diwan, kansi aasan manzi raath” [someone's funeral

Mumbai, Aug 13: Ten months after being arrested for his alleged role in the 2002 bomb blast case in Mumbai, a techie from Hyderabad has been discharged of all the charges. Much before his arrest, for 10 years, Mumbai police had been claiming that Taj-ul Kazi Siddiqui, 40, was the main conspirator in the 2002 Ghatkopar bus blast case. In a charge-sheet filed in 2003, he was named one of the 29

Mysore, Aug 13: The by-polls to Bangalore Rural and Mandya parliamentary segments and three constituencies in the legislative council could hold the key to political realignment in Karnataka. With the opposition parties taking on collectively against ruling Congress in the bye-election, a first in recent times, shift in political positions could be on the cards ahead of Lok Sabha polls with former

Belthangady, Aug 13: Acting on a tip off, Belthangady police, early on Monday morning seized valuable varieties of timber being transported illegally at Gerukatte Parapu in Kaliya village of Belthangady taluk and nabbed seven in this regard. The 'Mavu', 'Uppalige' and 'Porli' varieties of timber is estimated to cost about Rs 1 lac. The police conducted checking in the said area following

Mangalore, Aug 13: The circular of National Band for Agriculture and Rural Development(NABARD) of vesting power of issuing agri credit to district banks and not with the Agriculture Co-op Societies has created a sense of confusion among the co-ops. Addressing a news conference in the city on Monday on the same lines, South Canara District Central Cooperative Bank President M N Rajendra Kumar said

Bangalore, Aug 13: The former Director-General and Inspector-General of Police Shankar Bidari, till recently with the Congress, will now head the State unit of the Samajwadi Party. An official announcement will be made on Tuesday, said party MLA C.P. Yogeshwar. Mr. Bidari joined the Congress in March during the run-up to the Assembly polls and sought ticket from Teradal constituency. He was

Mangalore, Aug 13: Stand up to the expectations of the people, said Dr M K Abdul Khader , Vice-Chancellor of Kannur University, giving a clarion call to the medicos to dedicate their life to humanitarian services. Addressing the inauguration of third batch of MBBS and fourth batch of BDS courses at Yenepoya Medical College on Monday, Dr Khader said that people respect doctors next to Gods and

Mangalore, Aug 12: Former Union Minister and Congress veteran B Janardhana Poojary has called upon the Billavas to excommunicate their community members who had fostered communal hatred. Speaking at a scholarship distribution programme, held at the Sri Kudroli Gokarnanatheshwara temple hall, here, Mr Poojary, who is considered as one of the powerful politician from Billava community and coastal

Mumbai, Aug 12: A two-year-old Mumbai boy suffered cardiac arrest after eating peanuts. The incident happened July 30 when Krishna Yadav had to be rushed to the Seven Hills Hospital, Andheri east, after suffering breathlessness upon eating peanuts with some friends at his home. A team of doctors immediately carried out tests and gave their shocking medical conclusion - the child had suffered