Karnataka

Mulky, Jan 4: Mulky police arrested a person in connection with an attempt to abduct a Kinnigoli based businessman on October 12, 2012. The arrested is Bharath alias Bharathesh from Mangalore said to be an accomplice of underworld fugitive Ravi Poojary. Earlier police had arrested another accused Subbu alias Subrahmanya in the case. Both were produced before the court. Police team led by Mulky SI

Mangalore, Jan 3: Gaurang Shetty, Senior Vice President – Commercial, Jet Airways, has said that if Civil Aviation Ministry granted permission, his airline was ready to introduce between Mangalore and Saudi Arabia. Replying to a query of media persons at a press meet prior to the takeoff of the first Mangalore-Dubai Jet Airways direct flight at Mangalore International Airport, Mr. Shetty said that

Mangalore, Jan 3: The first Mangalore-Dubai Jet Airways direct flight took off from Mangalore International Airport on Thursday, putting an end to a long wait of the Mangalorean diaspora living in the Emirate nation of having an alternate direct flight service. The 9W 532 Boeing 737-800 aircraft with economy seating for 170 passengers took off at 20:00 hrs from Mangalore with a scheduled landing

Mangalore, Jan 3: While a nation-wide bandh had been called by various organisations and protestors on Thursday as a mark of protest against the recent gang-rape incident in Delhi, it received a mild response from citizens and colleges across the city of Mangalore. Although various examinations in the state scheduled on Thursday had been postponed to other days, there was no disruption of

Bangalore, Jan 3: Eager to stall presentation of an election budget by the Jagadish Shettar Ministry, Karnataka Janatha Party of B S Yeddyurappa is holding its executive committee meeting here tomorrow to finalise 'an action plan' to bring down the first BJP government in the south. "We may not allow this government to present the budget. We will finalise an action plan to bring down the Shettar

Mangalore, Jan 3: Media persons of Mangalore held a protest in front of the Deputy Commissioner's office on Thursday against the arrest of Sharanraj, Cameraman of a local news channel, made by police in connection with the homestay attack case. Speaking on the occasion Irshad, Reporter, Samaya News, said that the year 2013 has not begun well for journalists. While fellow journalist Naveen Soorinje

Mangalore, Jan 3: Complaints of mental illnesses and cancer have been found in many people living in proximity of mobile tower radiuses in four taluks of the coastal district. This revelation was made by O R Shrirangappa, District Health Officer (DHO), when the issue of mobile towers affecting the health of people living close to them was raised at the 10th common meet held at Dakshina Kannada

Bantwal, Jan 3: A private bus driver was assaulted by a gang of miscreants on Wednesday night at Sunkadakatte near Karnataka-Kerala border. The victim has been identified as Satish (28), a resident of Bedagudde in Karopadi region. According to the information Satish provided to the police, Sattar (21) and Ansar (20), both residents of Sunkadakatte, came armed with lethal weapons and chopped his

Puttur, Jan 3: An elephant, which had gone on a rampage on Tuesday evening in Puttur, gored to death its mahout at Uppinangady in the wee hours of Thursday. The victim has been identified as 45 year old Chandra from Kerala. The incident occurred at around 2.30 a.m. The elephant Lakshmeesha that ran amok flung the mahout into the air and gored him with his tusks when he fell on the ground. The

Mangalore, Jan 3: Students from various medical colleges across the city held a candlelight vigil at Nehru Maidan on Wednesday demanding for justice to the victim of the Delhi gang-rape incident who succumbed to her injuries last week in Singapore. Most of those who took part in the hour-long vigil were in view that the rapists ought to be hanged without mercy. The students felt that the brutal