Karnataka

Moodbidri, Jul 6: As many as 16 precious idols of Jain deities, worth Rs 13 crores, were stolen by thieves from a Jain temple, here. Thieves barged into the Siddantha Pratima Darshana Basadi, decamped with the idols made of gold, silver and panchaloha besides stealing diamonds. The theft came to light early on Saturday morning when one of the office bearers of the Basadi opened the front door. It

Ayodhya, Jul 6: With an eye on the Lok Sabha elections, BJP today raked up the Ayodhya Ram temple issue in a bid to boost the party's morale in Uttar Pradesh where good performance in the past had helped it capture power at the Centre. Amit Shah, a close confidant of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, made his first visit to the make-shift Ram temple here after he took over as BJP General

Mangalore, Jul 6: A new micro-net mesh stent for acute heart attack victims was successfully used for the first time in this part of the country by Dr. Paul Varghese, interventional cardiologist, at Unity Heart Institute, Unity Health Complex to obtain an excellent result. A release from the hospital said that one of the complications of using standard stents in an acute heart attack setting is

Bantwal, Jul 6: The floods in Panemangalur and Kasaba area of Bantwal taluk in Dakshina Kannada district have subsided but the people of this region are still living under fear. The floods on Thursday inundated 68 houses and 206 people living in those houses were safely rehabilitated. Losses are estimated to be about Rs 25 lakhs. The road connectivity between Bantwal and Panerpete was cut off

Mangalore, Jul 6: The Commissioner of Police has ordered suspension of Praveen Periera, the Constable of Panambur police station who is said to have assaulted one Mohammad Imran (22), who had come to the station to complete his passport procedures. Imran had been booked in a rioting case, when he was still a minor. Though he was acquitted in the case, on Thursday, when Imran went to the police

Mangalore, Jul 6: Three members of a same family including a 9-month old child have been missing from May 28, 2013. A complaint has been registered in this regard with the Mangalore Rural police. Vinol D'Silva, a residents of Mumbai has said in his complaint that his wife Carol Saritha D'Silva (32) had come to stay with her mother Julian Veigas (62) at Capitanio along with their child Noel D'Silva

Manipal, July 6: Udupi Deputy Commissioner M T Reju said eight of the 24 candidates selected for the post of village accountants (Vas) in the district will be dismissed and criminal action taken against them for producing forged certificates. Addressing media persons here he said that around 24 candidates were selected as village accountants for the year 2013 from across the State, however only 19

Mangalore, Jul 6: A 12-year-old boy died after he accidentally drowned in an open well in Kannagudde on the outskirts of the city on Friday. The deceased has been identified as Ankith, son of late ShivaramaPoojary and a resident of Kannagudde. Ankith along with his elder brother Manish and five others had gone to swim in the well around 8.30am. He drowned around 12 noon, police said. Manish

Bantwal, Jul 5: A tense atmosphere prevailed at Peruvai in Bantwal taluk, after a group of miscreants belonging to Bajrang Dal way laid a vehicle transporting cattle on Friday. The incident led to clashes between two groups. Police resorted to lathi-charge to bring the situation under control. The incident took place when a Maruti Omni carrying cattle from Ninthikallu, Yennur in Sullia was heading

New Delhi, Jul 5: Indian embassy in Saudi Arabia has issued as many as 92,000 emergency exit certificates by end of the first phase of grace period for those affected by labour law 'Nitaqat', ambassador to the Kingdom Hamid Ali Rao said on Thursday even as India was in discussion with the country to streamline the visa regime to check fraudulent contractors. According to the Saudi ministry of