Karnataka

Tiruchirapalli, Jun 13: Smart phones, emails and SMS seem to have pushed the humble telegram service to a quiet corner with the BSNL deciding to discontinue the 160-year-old telegraph service from July 15. Once the main source of quick and urgent communication, the service delivered many happy and sad news to people spread all over the country. But with the advent of technology and newer means of

Padubidri, Jun 13: Sea erosion has lifted its head, as usual, at Thottam- Yermal area where the UPCL pipeline has been laid. The rocks laid on the shores to avert the impact of the erosion have been washed away by turbulent waves earlier this week. The affect has reached till the fisheries road this time. Turbulent waves have been hitting the residence of Indira Bangera, here. If the situation

Mangalore, Jun 12: Normal life in Mangalore has become crippled as heavy rain continued to lash over the city and its surrounding areas over the last four days, inundating low-laying areas and throwing traffic out of gear. Gusty winds, along with the heavy rain, have caused damages in several places in the district. Heavy rain has occurred in Mangalore, Puttur, Moodbidri, Sullia, Belthangady

Mangalore, Jun 13: Education system in the state is still confined to marks and percentages while the competitive world outside has grown beyond academic numbers, said Fr Alwyn Serrai, Principal, Rosario College Cathedral, Mangalore. He was speaking after inaugurating an educational conference and felicitation ceremony for merit students of SSLC-2013 and heads of institutions with cent percent

Mangalore, Jun 13: Officers of the department of customs seized gold jewellery weighing 157 grams valued at Rs 3.36 lakh from a passenger at Mangalore International Airport (MIA), Kenjar here on Tuesday. The accused, Shabab Mattummal, a resident of Kolavayal in Kasargod, arrived at MIA by Air India Express flight IX 384 from Dubai at 6.30pm. He had concealed the jewellery in a thermos flask

Riyadh, Jun 12: Deportation authorities in Saudi Arabia have requested the expatriates who have received final exit stamps to go to airport after 20 days to leave the country, according to a senior official from the Indian Embassy. Several Indians who had gone to the airport immediately after having their passports stamped with the exit visas have been turned away by immigration officials. The

Bhatkal, Jun 12: Police have arrested a person in Uttar Kannada district on charges of illegally manufacturing a single-barreled gun, and also seized three guns manufactured by him. The arrested person is Krishna alias Manjunath Madheva Naik (41), who earned his living as a carpenter. On the basis of definite information, police raided his house and seized a gun manufactured by him with the help

Mangalore, Jun 12: In a shocking incident, Dr Kaikere Mohandas Bhandary, a well-known physician and state convener of BJP medical cell was found dead in a well, in the premises of his house at Padil-Alake, here on Wednesday. He was 64. It is suspected that he might have committed suicide. His body was retrieved and shifted to a hospital for post mortem. Though the exact reason for the death is yet

Mangalore, Jun 12: Dakshina Kannada District Legal Services Authority, district administration and District Child Labour Planning Association jointly organised a programme to observe World Day Against Child Labour at the Town Hall in the city on Wednesday. Speaking after inaugurating the programme, the District & Sessions Judge Choudapurkar Arun said that although child labour was substantially

Mangalore, Jun 12: Sexual Harassment Inquiry Committee's hearing in the ASI Shrikala sexual harassment case has begun and the committee on Monday recorded the statement of the complainant. The Committee headed by Assistant Commissioner of Police Kavita B T has collected comprehensive details from the complainant pertaining to her complaint against the Assistant Commissioner of Police T R jagannath