Karnataka

Mangalore, Mar 24: Two elderly women were stolen off their valuable belongings by two men who came in guise of cops, at Ballalbaugh and Car Street in the city. Valuables worth Rs 3.5 lakh have been stolen in two separate incidents. Cases have been booked at Barke and Bunder stations. A similar incident had occurred in Kottara as well on Friday. Bhavani (70), a resident of Ballalbaugh was on her

Mangalore, March 24: Devotees in Mangalore made their way to churches to attend mass on the occasion of Palm Sunday, which falls on the Sunday before the feast of Easter. In many churches, it is observed by the distribution of palm leaves to the assembled worshippers in light of the importance of this occasion. "Palm Sunday is like a glimpse of Easter. It's a little bit joyful after being solemn

Mysore, Mar 24: In a shocking incident, five dalits including an elderly woman were allegedly assaulted at Holehundi village of H D Kote taluk, bringing to fore the existence of caste based inequality in regions of the Mysore district. Puttamma, a dalit woman aged 68 had entered Siddarameshwara temple in the village on account of a fair on Friday. However, Appajigowda and Kalaswami of the village

Bangalore, Mar 24: A gang of assailants looted a jewellery shop and stabbed the shop owner, a relative of an MLC, to death at the busy ESI Hospital junction, Rajajinagar, on Saturday afternoon. A group of miscreants barged into the shop on Saturday afternoon and looted the premises before stabbing owner Shravan Kumar Pokarna (46), brother-in-law of MLC?Lehar Singh of the BJP. Pokarna has been

Bangalore, Mar 24: Elections in India are difficult to imagine without the involvement of the tinsel town. For the upcoming Assembly polls in the State too, an array of film personalities are throwing their hats into the electoral ring. From veteran actors Ambareesh and Umashri of the Congress to glamour girls Rakshita and Pooja and the youthful Mayur Patel in BSR Congress, the celluloid colour is

New Delhi, Mar 23: Former Union minister C M Ibrahim, who was once a close associate of former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda, was today made chairman of the Congress Election Strategy Committee for May 5 Karnataka Assembly polls. The names of other members of the Committee were not announced by the AICC. Ibrahim, who had been the Civil Aviation Minister in Deve Gowda Government, had walked out of

Mangalore, Mar 23: Enthusiasm was in the air as parents of little ones cheered enthusiastically while their kids performed on the brightly decorated stage. Radiantly-dressed children in the age group of two to four years seemed to be in their own world of joy as they took to stage and shook legs for some of the melodious thrumming numbers in the background. This was the scene at the Annual Day of

Mangalore, Mar 23: The 3 Hungry Men took the city by storm again as they conducted a mega food eating competition 'Hogathon' at NITK fest 'Incident – 2013' in Surathkal last week.With over 200 participants, the event was a hit. The first round consisted of a biryani for all. In the second round 40 best teams were selected and were given ice creams, followed by a round of cold drinks for the

Mangalore, Mar 23: After almost four and a half months of stay in jail in connection with the infamous homestay attack case, journalist Naveen Soorinje was finally released on bail on Saturday. Members of the media fraternity flanked Mr. Soorinje immediately after his release from Mangalore Central Prison to congratulate and greet him. Mr. Soorinje was released on bail on a surety of Rs. 5 lakhs

Bangalore, Mar 23: Former Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa and his family members today appeared before a CBI court here in connection with a case of alleged kickback in illegal mining. Along with Yeddyurappa, his sons - Lok Sabha member B Y Raghavendra and B Y Vijayendra, son-in-law R N Sohan Kumar and former minister Krishnaiah Setty appeared before principal judge D A Venkat Sudarshan