Karnataka

Mangalore, April 14: A youth was killed and another seriously injured when they were hit by a train at Central Railway Station in city on Saturday morning. The deceased has been identified as Pofesar M P (25) from Hassan, who was a postal employee in Railways. His colleague Santosh Devadiga, a resident of Kadri Kambala, escaped with severe injuries. The tragedy occurred around 4:30 am, when the

Ullal, April 14: Two youths from Mangalore have died at a fishing harbor in Rathnagiri of Maharashtra when they fell into a fish tank on Friday. The deceased have been identified as Shakir (22), a resident of Margathale, near Alekal in Ullal, and Nawaz (25), a resident of Adyar Padavu. Two others, Rashid, from Kuttar, and Ravuf from Malar, also sustained severe injuries and are currently

Mangalore, April 14: The Left organisations staged a 24-hour-long hunger strike demanding the release of Vittala Malekudiya, a student of mass communication and journalism in Mangalore University and his father Lingappa Malekudiya, who were arrested on charges of abetting naxals, in front of Belthangady taluk office on Friday. The protest was organized under the joint auspices of Democratic Youth

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