Karnataka

Mangalore, August 5: Krishna Byregowda, State Youth Congress chief, and other Congress leaders on Sunday paid their tributes to Bondala Jagannath Shetty, the Congressman from the district who died in an accident. Speaking at a condolence meet held by the district Congress at Town Hall in Mangalore, Mr. Byregowda said that he is finding it hard to believe that Mr. Shetty is no more. He fought

Mangalore, August 5: A driver died on spot and two others sustained severe injuries in a head-on collision between a private bus and a tempo at Pavanje near Haleangady on the outskirts of the city early Sunday morning. The accident took place at around 4:00 am when the express bus plying from Mangalore to Udupi changed its track while negotiating a curve and rammed into an oncoming goods tempo

Mangalore, August 5: The girl victims of the homestay attacks should come out and file complaints under section 354 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), said Asha Nayak, advocate. She was briefing about the actions that need to be taken to bring the perpetrators of homestay attack and avoid of a repeat of such attacks, at a session organized by Arise Mangalore in the city on Sunday. Section 354 of IPC

Mangalore, August 5: Over 150 government doctors affiliated to the Karnataka Government Medical Officers' Association (KGMOA) in the coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi have tendered resignation to put pressure on the State government to fulfil their demands. As many as 88 doctors in Udupi and 65 doctors in Dakshina Kannada on Saturday tendered their resignation to respective District

Karwar, August 5: In what could have been a major tragedy, a hostel building collapsed at Joida in Uttara Kannada district on Saturday afternoon, when there were around 125 students. The incident occurred within an hour after the students returned from school. The pre-metric hostel is managed by the Department of Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare. The inmates said that after returning from

Udupi, August 5: Sleuths of District Crime Investigation Bureau (DCIB) arrested two persons and seized ganja from them here on Friday. The accused have been identified as Fazal (38) and Asif (23). The district police said on Saturday that acting on a tip off, the DCIB team arrested the duo, which was trying to sell “ganja” at Adiudupi Market. The team seized 720 gm of ganja, two motorcycles and Rs

Bangalore, August 5: Brushing aside the claims of State Women's Commission chief C Manjula, who recently had stated that failure and negligence of Mangalore police led to the homestay attack, Home Minister R Ashoka said that police were carrying out their duty. “There was no question of police failure. Within eight hours of the attack on the homestay, police arrested eight of the accused. The

Mangalore, August 5: The proprietor of 'Morning Mist', Loretta R V?Rebello, is contemplating a defamation suit against State Women's Commission Chairperson C Manjula for the latter's remarks, during her visit to Mangalore on August 1 and 2. Speaking to Deccan Herald on Saturday, Rebello said the women's commission chairperson has defamed and tarnished her image by issuing statements to media

Karwar: August 5: A fisherman last his life when his boat capsized as heavy winds blew across the Arabian Sea at Karikal village in Bhatkal taluk on Saturday. The dead has been identified as Govind Kharvi (50) from Mavinakurve village near Bhatkal in Uttara Kannada. High tides have made fishing boats that ventured into the sea from various ports in the district return to the shore.Hundreds of

Mangalore, August 4: The RSS top brass are the real perpetrators of the homestay attack and leaders such as Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat and Jagadish Karanth must be arrested first, K L Ashok, Secretary, Karnataka Komu Souharda Vedike (KKSV) said. He was speaking at a protest organized in Mangalore on Friday by KKSV, in collaboration with other likeminded organisations against the attack on young boys