Karnataka

Manipal, Jun 21: The students of Manipal University staged a massive protest in front of the administrative block of the university building here on Friday evening demanding better security in the campus and immediate arrest of the rapists. The protest was held against the backdrop of kidnapping and sexual assault of a medical student of the university on Thursday night. The protest which started

Mangalore, Jun 21: In a spine-chilling incident, a two-and-a half-year-old girl child plunged to death from the sliding window of a second-floor room of a private in Mangalore, on Friday evening. Ever-smiling Marwa, daughter of Mukthar, a resident of Kanhangad in Kerala, was the most lovable child in her entire family. The incident occurred at around 4:30 p.m. Marwa was playing with her twin

Bangalore, Jun 21: Former Karnataka Minister Shobha Karandlaje, who returned here after remaining stranded for four days at Rudraprayag in flood-ravaged Uttarakhand, today said it was a harrowing experience as her group of 1,000 pilgrims had to spend sleepless nights sandwiched between high mountains and flooded Ganga river. "The disaster in Uttarakhand reminded me of Hollywood film '2012', which

Mangalore, Jun 21: The body of Fathima Nishana, a Class III girl, who had been allegedly pushed off Netravati bridge near Thokkottu last Wednesday, was found Thursday late night near Kotepura on the outskirts of the city. The body, which had remained untraced during search operation by local divers and five sleuths on Wednesday, was washed ashore at around 10:00 p.m. on Thursday. It was then taken

Kasargod, Jun 21: Due to the torrential rains that the region received over the last few days, the death toll has shot up to six. Sea erosion having occurred in several places across the district, several coconut and other trees have fallen due to the severity of the waves lashing the shore. Life has been thrown out of gear due to the incessant rainfall in the limits of 13 gram panchayat in the

Dharmasthala, Jun 21: Basadi and temple administrations must consider deploying watchmen and installing CCTV cameras, Abhishek Goyal, Superintendent of Police, Dakshina Kannada district, has said. The measures need to be taken by religious institutions to keep a check on higher frequency of thefts in religious centres during the rainy season, the SP suggested at a meeting held Dharmasthala guest

Sullia, Jun 21: Police have arrested a youth in connection with raping of a female Forest Department official and uploading the videographed content of the same on Facebook. The arrested has been identified as Kusumadhura (26), a native of Aletti village of Sullia taluk, who runs a tea stall at Bangalore airport. He was arrested by a police team led by Sullia SI Sudarshan after a complaint was

Mangalore, Jun 21: An elderly woman hailing from Nellikunje in Perla of Kasargod district, who was living in the USA, was shot dead by her son-in-law, who later even shot himself. Lakshmi (62) from Nellikunje was killed by her son-in-law Anand Venkat, who later committed suicide by shooting himself at their residence in North Carolina. The incident occurred last Monday. Dr Gopalkrishna Bhat, a

Mangalore, Jun 21: Hidaya-Mesco Arabic Academy, affiliated to Hidaya Foundation of Mangalore, has been conducting a diploma course in Arabic language for the posts of Arabic teachers from the past four years, which has produced 45 students from Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Davangere districts in the past three years. This course, which was previously conducted in Hyderabad, is also being conducted

Singapore, Jun 21: Gold fell to a three-year low on Friday and was in danger of recording its biggest weekly drop in 30 years after the U.S. Federal Reserve said it would wind down its bullion-friendly stimulus later this year. Spot gold - down nearly 9 percent this week - dropped for the fifth straight session, while Comex gold futures also declined over 1 percent to their lowest in three years