Karnataka

Padubidri, August 29: Three individuals who are suspected to have stolen a four-wheeler parked outside a house, here, a month ago have been caught by the police in Kasargod, and handed over to Padubidri police. The arrested have been identified as Kareem, a resident of Vidyanagar at Seethangoli in Kasargod, Ameer alias Ammi from Shantipalla at Kumbla and Samshuddin alias Sacchu alias Icchu

Mangalore, August 29: Residents of Kuthluru, a remote town in Belthangady taluk, have accused state government of evacuating them in the pretext of various projects. Poovappa Malekudiya, a representative of the residents of Kuthluru told media persons here on Tuesday that none of the 25 families residing in the hamlet would vacate the place at any cost. He said that though they have been residing

Udupi, August 29: Senior Congressman Manjunath Udyavar expired early on Wednesday at KMC Hospital Manipal, here, after a year-long illness. He was 56. Manjunath, a staunch Congressman, had joined the services of Oscar Fernandes after his election as the Member of the Loksabha in 1980 at the latter's Delhi office. He was Personal Secretary to Rajyasabha Member Oscar Fernandes. Later, he looked

Thiruvananthapuram, August 29: Keralites today celebrated the harvest festival of Onam with traditional gaiety and enthusiasm, commemorating a mythical past of peace, prosperity and equality. In houses, floral carpets were laid to welcome mythical demon King Mahabali, who is believed to visit his subjects on 'Thiruvonam' day of the Malayalam month of Chingam (first month of the Malayalam calendar)

Mangalore, August 29: In what could have been a major tragedy, a jam-packed bus climbed a road divider, hit four electric poles and a stationary Maruti Omni before ramming into a compound wall endangering dozens of lives in the city. The accident occurred around 6:30 am on Wednesday, when the Service bus 'Rajarajeshwari' bearing registration number KA 19 - AA 3749, plying from Kateel to Mangalore

Mangalore, August 29: Mandd Sobhann has invited nominations for Global Konkani Music Awards, which is scheduled to be distributed at Kalaangann here on December 9. Eric Ozaro, Gurkaar of Mandd Sobhann addressing a media conference here on Wednesday said that any Konkani vocal music album, including devotional songs, released in 2011, anywhere in the world, in any dialect of Konkani, by anyone

Mangalore, August 29: As many as 289 houses have been damaged in Dakshina Kannada district up to Tuesday following the onset of South-West monsoon and compensation amount of Rs 7.54 lakh has been provided to the affected families. In Mangalore taluk, 64 houses have been damaged and compensation amount of Rs 1.43 lakh paid. Compensation has to be paid to 10 families whose houses were damaged in

Mangalore, August 28: All necessary arrangements will be made for Hajj pilgrims arriving from Chikmagalur and Hassan districts to stay at Mangalore Airport's cargo terminal, said newly elected president of Karnataka State Hajj Committee M.M. Ahmed. He was speaking to media persons after offering prayers at Syed Madani Dargah at Ullal, near here on Tuesday. Mr Ahmed said that each pilgrim would be

Udupi: The Udupi City Municipal Council has resolved to impose a ban on use of all kinds of plastic bags in its limits from September 15. Presiding over the general body meeting of the CMC here on Tuesday, CMC President Kiran Kumar pressed for the ban saying CMC has every right to impose the ban as the similar ban had already been implemented in cities like Mysore, Ooty which had higher rate of

Udupi, August 29: Three people lost their lives in three separate rain related tragedies reported from three different places on Tuesday. In the first incident, a 61-year-old man, who went to collect coconuts from his garden in the rain, accidentally slipped into a pond and drowned at Matapady village near Brahmavar on Tuesday. According to the police, Anand Rama had gone to pick coconuts which