Karnataka

Mangalore, December 13: A conspiracy to murder a prominent personality in the city was foiled with the District Crime and Intelligence Bureau and City Crime Branch arresting six members of fugitive don Chota Shakeel's gang on Wednesday. The arrested were identified as Ravi alias Bombay Ravi (25), Rama alias Barma (33), Purushottama (21), Vinod alias Gas Vinod (23), Devaraj (25) from Bangalore and

Kasargod, December 13: Alarmed at the rising incidence of dengue fever cases in the district, the district administration has decided to relocate the wholesale fish market at Kanhangad to prevent mosquitoes from breeding in the polluted water around the market place. There are 81 confirmed cases of dengue besides 140 suspected cases in the district, a virus disease spread by aedes mosquito

Udupi, December 12: Coinciding with the special day - 12:12:12, a baby girl was born on Wednesday at Adarsha Hospital, Kundapura in Udupi district to bring cheers to the parents, doctors and hospital staffers. “Wow! M blessed with a baby girl,” exclaimed the baby's father Raghavendra Rao, a Mangalore based advocate. He was pleasantly surprised with the fact that his daughter was born on this date

London, December 12: The Mangalore-origin nurse, who was found hanging after being duped by a prank call from two Australian DJs, was still alive when she was discovered in her flat and attempts were made to revive her, British media reported today, ahead of the release of her autopsy report. Jacintha Saldanha, 46, was discovered on Friday morning in her room at staff accommodation near the London

Mangalore, December 12: Priority would be given to minorities, backward classes and youth while fielding candidates from the Karnataka Janatha Party (KJP) in the upcoming Assembly elections, said B S Yeddyurappa, former Chief Minister and KJP supremo. Addressing media persons at Circuit House in Mangalore on Wednesday, Mr. Yeddyurappa said that KJP is a party for all sections of the society and

Mangalore, December 12: An apolitical Fast Satyagraha was staged in front of the Deputy Commissioner's office in Mangalore on Wednesday demanding announcement of apt packages, compensation and relief for endosulfan victims from the government. Speaking on the occasion Prof. Vishwanath, lecturer, said that after the Bhopal Gas Tragedy, endosulfan has been the most destructive tragedy in the history

Kheda (Gujarat), December 12: Cricketer Irfan Pathan today sprung a surprise, joining Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi at his election rally in Kheda. Mr Pathan shared the stage with the chief minister at the rally. His presence is being seen as a shot in the arm for Mr Modi in the highly polarised Gujarat election campaign. The state goes to polls tomorrow and on December 17. The results will

Mangalore, December 12: “Every safety and security measure has been implemented in the City Centre complex at present, and the cinema license for Cinepolis was issued by the District Magistrate once the Fire Service Department issued the revised NOC for the building,” said CEO of Mohtisham Complexes Pvt Ltd Dharmaraj. Speaking at a press conference at City Centre Mall here on Tuesday night, he

Mangalore, December 12: British authorities will conduct a post-mortem and an inquest into the mysterious death of Indian nurse Jacintha Saldhana in London, but her family in Karnataka suspects "foul play" and wants an independent inquiry into the tragic episode. "Jacintha's grieving family is anxiously waiting for the postmortem report and the outcome of the inquest by the Scotland Yard, because

Bangalore, December 12: Bangalore's music lovers have been treated to a host of top international music acts in the recent past. But India's IT capital has produced some world-class home grown talent of its own. And engineering's loss seems to have been the music world's gain with Bangalorean engineer Arun Shenoy has been nominated for the Grammy award in the category of best pop instrumental