Karnataka

Mangalore, June 15: A case of a woman being assaulted in connection with a land issue came to light in Ullal on Friday. Trouble began when a certain Qasim accused Muhammad Haji and his four brothers of encroaching on land belonging to him near Ullal Dargah which resulted in some heated verbal exchanges between the two parties. The matter got worse and Mr. Qasim along with her daughter Ramlath are

Mangalore, June 15: The High Court of Karnataka has, in its final order on the PIL filed by the residents of Melakoppala, Athrebailu and Kulur areas along with the Citizens' Forum for Mangalore Development against the mud dumping by MSEZL along the Phalguni River for its road cum pipeline corridor project, directed the company to refrain from carrying out any work not comprehended or permitted by

Mangalore, Jun 15: Tulu entertainment film 'Bangarda Kural' has successfully completed its 50 days of screening. The movie team led by director Ram Shetty celebrated this success on Friday in a simple prorgramme at Jyothi Cinema in the city. Shri Niranjan Swamiji of Sunkadakatte inaugurated the programme in the presence of former minister Amarnath Shetty. Thanking the Tulu movie lovers for the

Mangalore, June 15: Members of the District Physical Education Teachers' Association on Friday sat on a silent dharna in front of the Deputy Commissioner's office in Mangalore demanding fulfillment of their various demands. A memorandum was submitted to the MLC Capt Ganesh Karnik after the dharna, urging the state government to fulfill their demands. The Association's demands include appointment

Mangalore, June 15: A young doctor, who was found unconscious in his room under mysterious circumstances, breathed his last while being taken to the hospital on Thursday in the city. The deceased is Dr Balamurali (29), a native of Mysore. He was working in Kasturba Medical College. A 29-year-old doctor working in the Kasturba Medical College, who was found unconscious in his room, died while being

Mangalore, June 15: Hundreds of mechanised boats in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada districts will not put out to sea for nearly two months as the annual ban on fishing activities across the coastal Karnataka came into force on Friday. The ban has been enforced under Coastal Fishing (Regulation) Act 1986 on deep sea fishing using mechanised and traditional boats fitted with engines of

Mangalore, June 15: In a gut-wrenching accident, a two-year-old girl child plunged to death from the balcony of her second-floor flat in Valencia late on Thursday. Deeda Aabida is the second daughter of Muhammad Muslim and Noor Jahan couple. Mr. Muslim is working as the marketing manager with Vartha Bharathi, Kannada Daily. The girl was rushed to a private hospital in the city immediately after

Mangalore, June 15: Four persons have been arrested on Thursday by Mangalore City Police in connection with a theft reported at the house of Jashwaruddin, resident of Balmatta Mission Compound on the night on May 12 The arrested have been identified as Arun Shanmugam Shetty (22) of Thane, Venkatesh (28), and Murugesh (20) of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu and Kiran (20) of Davangere. Police have

Mangalore, June 14: KMC Hospital, Mangalore observed World Blood Donor Day on Thursday, by organising a blood donation camp at its premises near Ambedkar Circle in the city. Nalin Kumar Kateel, Mangalore MP, inaugurated the programme and penned the message “Donate Blood, Save Life, Save India” on the Graffiti Wall set up in the hospital premises. Members of corporates, colleges, clubs

Mangalore, June 14: Cheques to concerned people have been distributed off the Rs. 17.37 lakhs that have been released from Mangalore MP Nalin Kumar Kateel's Local Area Development (LAD) Fund for a total of 8 developmental works, a release from the office of the Deputy Commissioner has stated. Of the Rs. 2 lakh that were sanctioned for the road development work in the Arbi ST colony of Ujire