Karnataka

Karwar, April 14: Sunil Hegde, the JD(S) MLA from Haliyal had narrow escape on Friday when his speeding car collided with an oil tanker at Kesarolli village in Uttara Kannada district. Despite the severe accident Mr Hegde escaped hurt, sources said. The accident occurred when Mr. Hegde was going to Joida from Haliyal. The tanker was coming from the opposite direction. The police have arrested the

Mangalore, April 14: Residents of the Melakoppala and Athrebailu areas near Kuloor stopped workers hired by Mangalore Special Economic Zone Limited from dumping mud into the Phalguni river on Friday morning. MSEZL had been dumping mud in the river along roughly the 1-km stretch to widen the KIOCL-Jokatte Railway Gate Road, which runs along the banks of the river. Residents of the Melakoppala

Mangalore, April 14: Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) has shut down down phase II and III units following shortage of water supply after the district Administration directed MRPL to stop pumping water from Sarapady dam. According to a press release, the refinery was receiving aroung 5.5 Million Gallons per Day water from Nethravati river. The water availability in the Nethravati

Udupi, April 13: A 20-year-old girl allegedly ended her life at her residence in Eshwaranagara, Manipal near here on Friday morning. The deceased has been identified as Blanch Caral D'Souza, a second year BBM student of Madhava Pai Memorial College, Manipal. Sources said that she committed suicide by hanging herself to a ceiling fan at her room. It is learnt that, on Thursday, she was found

Kasargod, April 13: AP Aboobakar, the general secretary of All India Sunni Ulema Federation, has urged the governments and police departments of the states of Karnataka and Kerala not to lose humanity while dealing with Abdul Nasser Ma'adani. Speaking at a programme here on Thursday as part of his 'Kerala Yathra', a statewide tour of being held under the theme, 'awareness of humanity', Mr

Mangalore, April 13: Scores of youth engraved their signatures on a broad canvas expressing their opposition to the evil practice of dowry outside Eidgah mosque in Mangalore on Friday. The signature campaign was organized by an energetic organization of youngsters from the coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi called 'Youth Against Dowry'. Dr. Farhan Muhammad, President, Youth Against

Mangalore, April 13: A local court on Thursday rejected the bail plea of Vittala Malekudiya, a student of Mass Communication and Journalism at Mangalore University. The 22-year-old student was arrested on March 3 along with his father at his house in Kuthlur in Belthangady taluk by Anti Naxal Force on charges of alleged links with Maoists. Mr Malekudiya had moved a bail application before the fast

Mangalore, April 13: A mentally unstable youth lost his life after he accidentally drowned in an open well at Amblamogaru near here on Thursday evening. The deceased has been identified as Zubair (28), a resident of Senarabettu in Amblamogaru village. According to police, Zubair was mentally ill and had been undergoing treatment since the past decade. On Thursday evening his body was found

Byndoor, April 13: More than 25 cows died following consumption of waste materials and outdated medicines that had been disposed off in Ottinene near Byndoor on Thursday. Several cows had died on Wednesday too. The number has now swelled to more than 50 following the latest deaths. In spite of efforts from veterinary doctors, the deaths could not be averted. Speaking to media persons a veterinary

Mangalore / Udupi, April 13: The members of Communist Part of India (Marxist) staged demonstrations in Mangalore and Udupi on Thursday opposing the Central and the State budgets. Addressing the protesters, in front of the office of Deputy Commissioner in Mangalore, CPM Dakshina Kannada District Committee Secretary B Madhava said that the State government, which had created an illusion about a