Karnataka

Mangalore, Jul 9: Mangalore City Corporation has finally got a new commissioner. K Ajith Hegde, who was serving as commissioner of Mangalore Urban Development Authority, has been posted as the new MCC commissioner. Renuka Prasad is expected to replace Mr Hegde as MUDA Commissioner. Mr Hegde, who is expected to formally take charge as the new commissioner of the civic body said that he would take

Manipal, Jul 9: A team headed by Udupi Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer S Prabhakar Sharma visited various places in the city and identified four children of migrant workers and enrolled them to schools on Monday. While three remained out of the portals of schools, one was a drop out. The operation was continued even on Tuesday. The operation which was started due to the sheer interest of

Mangalore, Jul 9: Two armed miscreants who gained entry into a house in broad day light, shot gunshots at the residents of the house in a bid to save themselves after failed robbery attempt, on the outskirts of the city. The incident took place at around noon on Tuesday at a house in Devinagar, Talapady, around 20 kms from here. Keshava, a retired government employ had recently constructed a new

Kasargod, Jul 9: Police have identified two youth in connection to the stabbing of a youth at J P Colony. It may be recalled that T A Sabith, an employee at a clothe store was stabbed to death by miscreants who chased him in bike, while Sabith was going to a nearby playground with his friends Raees, couple of days ago. Akshay (19) and Vaishakh are the main accused. The two are said to be directly

Mangalore, Jul 9: Abu Dhabi based 'Bearys Welfare Forum' has announced the second phase of 'Shouchalaya Project', a pilot project of construction of toilets for the poor and needy families in the society in coastal districts of Karnataka. The BWF has already constructed toilets for 33 houses the first phase. In the second phase the forum has planned to construct another 50 toilets in Dakshina

Mangalore, Jul 9: Undergoing blood pressure and diabetic screening might become compulsory for every individual above the age of 30 years in Karnataka. Speaking after inaugurating the new building of Primary Health Centre (PHC), built at a cost of Rs 1.2 crore, at Kudupu, Vamanjoor on the outskirts of Mangalore, Health and Family Welfare Minister U T Khader said that amidst increasing number of BP

Manipal, Jul 9: Three idols made of ivory worth crores of rupees were seized and a man was arrested after a raid on a guest house at Ananth Nagar near Manipal. The raid was conducted by a team of Police Forest Mobile Squad from Mangalore and Madikeri. Acting on a tip off, the team arrested Ravindra Bhat (60), a resident of Hosangady village on the charge of trying to sell the idols. The idols of

Uppinangaldy, Jul 9: In a shocking incident, a 45-year-old man allegedly poured kerosene on his wife and set her ablaze in their house at a village in Putur taluk. The accused, Beasin Monterio, a resident of Kapinabagilu in Kaukrady village near Uppinangady was arrested by the police on Monday. It is learnt that Beasin Monterio and his wife Rosaline Lobo (40) used to quarrel frequently. On Sunday

Mangalore, Jul 9: An elderly man accidentally fell into an open drain near Amantran Hotel at Attavar in the city on Monday and died on spot. The deceased has been identified as Muralidhar (60), from Kanhangad. According to police Muralidhar slipped into the drain when he went there to urinate. Muralidhar, who had consumed liqour from a nearby wine shop, could not notice that a portion of the drain

Bangalore, Jul 9: Three members of a family were crushed to death on spot by speeding car under the limits of K?S?Layout Traffic Police limits in Bangalore. The victims Daskhina Murthy, 50, his wife Nagaveni, 42, and their daughter, Aishwarya, 13, were residents of Kanaka Nagara Layout on Kanakapura Road. The accident occurred on Umar Bagh Layout, Ring Road, when the family was returning home on a