Karnataka

Mangalore, Jul 29: The newly-released Kannada movie 'Chella Pilli', directed by Sai Krishna Kudla, starring Vijay Raghavendra and Aishwarya Nag, which was released in theatres across the state on July 5 completed successful 25 days. The milestone was celebrated by the cast and crew of the film in Mangalore on Monday. The team including the main leads took out a procession on an open jeep from

Surathkal, Jul 29: Just a few days after the mid-day meal tragedy that took place at Chapra in Bihar, panic struck the parents and students of Government Higher Primary School of Krishanpura 5th Block on Monday as a dead rat was found in the rasam, which was about to be served to the children. A private organisation had provided rasam to the school in which the dead rat was found, said the Head

Udupi, Jul 29: The Chief Judicial Magistrate court on Monday extended the judicial custody of all the five accused in the Manipal rape case till August 12. The court ordered that Balachandra and Harindra who were accused of tampering with evidences relating to the case be kept in Shimoga jail along with the prime accused Yogesh, Hariprasad, Anand. It can be recalled that accused Yogesh, who was

Mangalore, Jul 29: Ahmed Anwar, senior photographer of Coastaldigest.com, has been chosen for the 'Capture the Spirit of Ramadan Photography Book', an international Ramadan photography competition-2012 organized by Middle East and US based 'StudioBasel. Anwar's photograph captioned 'Decoding Message' chosen for the Book shows his little daughter Hana Fathima reciting the Qur'an during the holy

Manipal, Jul 29: The Manipal gang-rape case is a month old now and the police are still awaiting the DNA test reports. All the accused have been subjected to preliminary round of investigation but the cops have faced a little inconvenience in proceeding with the case as the DNA reports of the accused have not been received. The sources in the department say that they can submit the charge-sheet

Mangalore, Jul 29: A man who went fishing, fell into river Nethravati and went missing on Sunday. Sudhir (38) from Bolar Ferry Road Waynad Compound is the victim. At about 10.30 a.m. Sudhir left home to catch fish in river Nethravathi. When he stood on the bank and threw the hook he lost balance and fell into the river. Since the river was considerably deep at the place where he fell, and since

Bangalore, Jul 29: Samajwadi Party (SP) president Mulayam Singh on late Sunday attended an Iftar party in the city with a select gathering, including politicians, celebrities and religious leaders. "Netaji's (Mulayam) son and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and three lawmakers from the northern state also participated in the evening prayers (Namaz-e-Mughrib) and joined the Iftar dinner

Bantwal, Jul 29: CPI(M) leader Sheena Bangera (58) died of heart attack, at his residence on Sunday. Resident of Mandadi-Arbigudde in Bantwal, he has been associated with the CPI(M) over the last 40 years. He had taken part in various movements in the taluk and in the district. He served as the Vice-President of Beedi Kelasagarara Sangha and Karnataka State Pranthya Raitha Sangha Bantwal unit. He

Kasargod, Jul 29: Three persons have been arrested by the Badiadka police on Sunday on the charge of stealing ten sovereigns of gold from the house. The arrested are Shahul Hameed (40), Anil Kumar (29) and Santhosh Kumar (30).They stole ten sovereigns of gold from the house of Raghunathan at Goliadkka, near Badiadukka, on July 5. Sub-inspector M. Lakshmanan said the police recovered the gold from

Bangalore, Jul 29: Obaid Siddiqi, National Research Professor at the National Centre for Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) died here following a road accident on July 21, which caused him severe brain injuries. "He breathed his last in a city hospital," National Centre for Biological Sciences-TIFR official Avinash Chinchure told PTI. Siddiqi is survived by his wife