Karnataka

Udupi, June 20: A man in Berandoor village of Nitte in the district on Wednesday axed his wife to death after a verbal clash, and later committed suicide. Jagannath, 40-year-old marble worker killed his 35-year-old wife Malini using a sharp weapon at around 8:00 am before hanging himself to the roof of the house, police sources said. The man took this extreme step after a quarrel on family matter

Mangalore, June 20: Tanishq, India's largest jewellery brand and a part of Titan Industries, opened its new showroom at Balmatta road on Wednesday. This is 138th showroom in Tanishq's network. Inaugurating the showroom Bhasker Bhat, Managing Director, Titan Industries Ltd said, “Tanishq has been a pioneer in setting new benchmarks in the jewellery industry. In the future, we plan to extend our

Mangalore, June 20: Even though the work on laying boulders to check the gushing of water from a damaged vented dam in Maravoor on the outskirts of the city is under progress for third consecutive day, the floodwater has continued to rise in the area. The floodwater has caused erosion of land and entered plantations and damaged the road. The flash flood has damaged the houses too in Padushedde

Mangalore, June 20: Demanding the Education Department to take action against the management of city based St Aloysius College for allegedly harassing students, the activists of Akhila Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad on Wednesday staged a demonstration. The protesters, who gathered in front of the entrance gate of St Aloysius Pre University College holding saffron flags at around 11:00 am, shouted

Kundapur, June 20: An elderly couple was found dead under suspicious circumstances at Maravanthe beach, near here Wednesday morning. Gangolli police, who rushed after receiving information of a man and woman lying unconscious on the beach, confirmed that the couple was already dead. Their identities are yet to be established. It is also not confirmed that whether they were husband and wife or not

Mangalore, June 20: People in the city were astounded to find a bunch of human skulls and other skeletal remains in a plastic bag abandoned close to KSRTC bus stand on Wednesday morning. A passer-by, who noticed the unusual things amidst the garbage adjacent to the bus stand compound, informed the people around him before giving message to police. The police, who rushed to the spot immediately

Karwar, June 20: The thunderstorm and lightning that pounded all of Karwar taluk of Uttara Kannada district Tuesday morning have left a temple of a local deity completely destroyed. The idol of the 'Baagila Palaka', the main deity of the temple, which according to its devotees, guards the borders of the village, also damaged as a result. The temple located at Melina Mekheri village on the outskirt

Udupi, June 20: Udupi police have arrested a youth while he was allegedly trying to sell a revolver on Tuesday. The revolver also has been seized from his possession. The arrested has been identified as Raghavendra Kanchan (27), a resident of Shivalli in Bailakere. Acting on a tip off that a person is in possession of a revolver, near Vijaya Wines at Balayipade in Udupi, the police rushed to the

Udupi, June 19: Two women lost their lives when an explosive storage shed was blown up at a village in Udupi district on Tuesday evening. The deceased have been identified as Ambika Malesh (24), a resident of Bagalkot and Malavva (35) from Kushtagi in Koppal district. Udupi Superintendent of Police M B Boralingaiah said that the blast occurred at Sooda village in Karkala taluk at around 5:30 pm

Mangalore, June 19: The fears of residents of Melakoppala, Athrebailu and Kulur areas have come true with the rains coupled with the flooding caused by River Phalguni causing considerable damage to property on Tuesday. Villagers of these areas had been protesting against the mud dumping carried out by MSEZL along the River Phalguni stating that it would cause flooding on the other side where their