Karnataka

Mangalore, June 7: A driver suffered injuries and three vehicles damaged when a speeding private bus crashed into a Maruti Omni triggering a serial accident near Infosys Technologies Private Limited at Kottara Chowki, here on Thursday. The accident that occurred around 11:30 am caused a traffic pile up for nearly an hour. Police said no one was injured in the accident. Apart from bus and Omni a

Kasargod, June 7: A 12-year-old Kerala boy sang in the choir at the thanksgiving service during the Queen's diamond jubilee celebrations in London. Kevin John was part of the Jubilee Choir made of 40 specially selected choristers from across the UK aged between 11 and 13. John's parents Saro and John (Jibu) are from Pathanamthitta in Kerala. His grandparents had flown in from Kerala to see him

Udupi, June 7: Udupi-Chikmagalur MP K Jayaprakash Hegde has opined that Congress candidates would secure victory in the impending election to the Legislative Council. Addressing media persons here he said that there was now a trend in favour of the Congress. He said that each and every Congress worker is sure that party candidates S.P. Dinesh and Ramesh Joyappa would win the election to the

Kundapur, June 7: Home Minister R Ashoka has assured that he would bring the issue of sea erosion to the notice of the Chief Minister D V Sadanada Gowda. Speaking to media persons during his visit to Kundapur to take part in the Legislative Council poll campaiagn on Wednesday, Mr Ashok said that his government would take immediate measures to check the sea erosion across Karnataka. After paying a

Mangalore, June 7: Vittal Malekudiya, a student of Masters in Mass Communication and Journalism in Mangalore University who is in judicial custody for his alleged naxal links, has moved the High Court, seeking bail and quashing of the First Information Report against him. Vittal was arrested along with his father Lingappa Malekudiya by the Anti-Naxal Force on March 3, 2012. He was taken into

Bhatkal, June 7: Police in the town have asked all the soft drink sellers not to sell 'Maa' mango fruit juice after a dead snake was found in a 200 ml tetra pack purchased by a local resident. One of the two persons, who fell ill after consuming the juice from the snake-filled Maa pack three days ago, has still not recovered and undergoing treatment at a hospital in Kundapur. Sayyad Mohammad

Mangalore, Jun 6: A ghastly road accident that left a motorcyclist dead on Wednesday evening in the city laid bare the carelessness of police. The rider who was thrown onto the road and died on spot, after being hit by a speding tipper, was left to lie in the middle of the road in front of Abharan Jewellers near Kadri for nearly half an hour. Local residents who stood gazing at the tragic the

Mangalore, June 6: Rains continued to lash coastal and interior areas of southern Karnataka on Wednesday as the south-west monsoon advanced into the state from neighbouring Kerala late Tuesday, though delayed by three days. "Moderate to heavy rainfall has been reported since morning across coastal and south interior areas as monsoon clouds advanced and will cover other parts of the state by this

Mangalore, June 6: As the Common Entrance Test results were out on Wednesday, tension on the face of the PUC students were relieved and were smiling. Several students from Dakshina Kannada district have excelled in the CET. As usual several students of city based Expert P U College, and students who received postal coaching from Expert and Boscoss Tutorials have secured the top 100 CET ranks

Mangalore, June 6: The act of Mangalore City Corporation officials, who allegedly yielding to the pressure from Sangh Parivar activists, raided a beef-carrying auto rickshaw in the city on Wednesday, has raised many eyebrows. The officials intercepted a hired auto-rickshaw, in which a passenger was carrying a few kilograms of beef purchased from MCC's beef stall at Kankanady. Sources said that