Karnataka

Mangalore, May 26: Beary litterateurs realizing the need to strengthen research and study of the language, demanded setting up a Chair for Beary Language Study and Research in Mangalore University. Inaugurating the Beary 'Chiri-Chuktuku Goshti' at Srinivas Hotel in Mangalore on Saturday, Journalist B M Haneef said that if Beary language dies, then even the rich Beary culture will cease to survive

Chitradurga, May 26: Four people including three from Dakshina Kananda district, were killed on the spot when their car collided with a truck on National Highway 4 at Kyadigere village of Chitradurga taluk on Saturday. According to Chitradurga rural police, rash and negligent driving led to the accident. The deceased have been identified as Srikanth Anakala (27) from Pandeshwara in Mangalore

Madina, May 26: A youth hailing from Battipadau in Manjeshwara has gone missing from Madina in Saudi Arabia. Zubair, son of Abubakkar has been running a grocery shop along with his brother in Madina. On Thursday, Zubair had gone with couple of friends within Madina. However, the family has no clue of these friends that Zubair had gone with. On Thursday, Zubair had sent an SMS to his uncle and

Kasargod, May 26: The increasing number of missing cases of young girls in Kasargod district has emerged as a mystery. While the parents of the young girls are worried about their safety, the cops are looking for a clue that could help them crack the mystery. Swapna According to the data available, over the last two to three months over 15 young girls have gone missing and till date there has been

Jeddah, May 26: The Ministry of Labor, Saudi Arabia, has advised expatriates not to pay their sponsors any fee for rectifying their status in the country. This comes amid reports that unscrupulous sponsors are illegally charging expatriates between SR 3,000 and SR 15,000 for transferring their sponsorship and getting new residency permits. The sponsors are taking advantage of the three-month grace

Jeddah, May 26: In a bid to allay India's concerns over the controversial 'nitaqat' labour law, Saudi Arabia's foreign minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal on Saturday said "procedures" are being made in the "best interest of Indian workers". The labour law and the ongoing drive to identify workers who are overstaying in the Arab kingdom was one of the main areas of focus during the talks held between

Mangalore, May 25: A nine-member committee has been set up by Mangalore City Police Commissioner Manish Kharbikar to probe into allegations of harassment at workplace levelled by assistant sub-inspector Srikala KT against assistant commissioner of police (ACP) South division TR Jagannath. The committee is headed by Mangalore central division ACP Kavitha BT. Manish has also accepted a request by

Udupi, May 25: Two children drowned in a river near Karvalu at Alevoor gram panchayat on Saturday. The deceased have been identified as Prateek Nayak (8) and his cousin Karthik Nayak (6), both residents of Karvalu. Police said that Pratheek and Karthik were missing since Saturday. They had left home to play as it was a holiday. The search for duo ended with the tracing of their bodies in the river

Mangalore, May 25: In a gut-wrenching tragedy, an 8-year-old boy was electrocuted to death after he accidentally touched a power transformer while playing near his house in Mangalore on Saturday evening. The deceased has been identified as Nadeem son of Abdul Sattar, a resident of Husna Mansion at Jeppu Kutpady in the city. He was a class IV student at Sarojini Madhusudan Kushe School, Attavar

Mangalore, May 25: With the police department almost shaken by the sexual harassment case filed by Pandeshwar ASI Shrikala against Assistant Commissioner of Police T R Jagannath, the Home Minister has asked the Police Commissioner to furnish a report on the same. Health Minister U T Khader addressing the reporters in Mangalore on Saturday said that he has brought the matter to the notice of the