Karnataka

Mangalore, August 30: Dr. N.S. Channappa Gowda, the deputy commissioner, has urged banks to provide education loans to students as he had received complaints that some banks are reluctant to grant loans. He was launcing the banker's campaign for 100 per cent coverage of farmers with Farm Credit at a meeting at his office on Monday. The meeting was held to formulate an action plan to provide Farm

Mangalore, August 29: District-in-charge Minister Krishna J Palemar said that all the schemes of State Government for minorities are aimed at eliminating poverty from the society. He was speaking after inaugurating the cheque distribution programme for the beneficiaries of various schemes under Karnataka State Minorities Development Corporation Limited (KMDC) at Town Hall here on Monday. Mr

Mangalore, August 29: A 17-year-old boy was arrested for attempting to rape a minor girl near a temple in Vamanjoor on the outskirts of the city on Sunday evening. Mohammed Mansoor, a resident of Vamanjoor and a student of Matha Education Trust Mangalore, is the accused. Police sources said that the boy attacked 15 year old Poornima from behind and attempted to outrage her modesty, while she was

Mangalore, August 29: Narayana Gatty, a resident of Kapikkad in Ullal, died here at his residence after a brief illness. He was 70. A retired non-teaching staff of the Karnataka Fisheries College Mangalore, he was also the Gurkar of the Ullal unit of the Gatty community. He was suffering from diabetes and died of cardiac arrest on Saturday night, according to family sources. He is survived by wife

Mangalore, August 29: An old woman was cheated of a gold chain and a cash amount of Rs 3,000 by a smooth-talking youth at Hampankatta here on Sunday. Gouramma (65), a resident of Beedekatte, Somavarpet was waiting for a bus in Bantwal, to visit her relatives in Punjalkatte. She was approached by a youth who tricked her to believing that she was his mother's friend. He is said to have tricked for

Puttur, August 29: In another incident of moral policing and religious goondagiri, four people have been assaulted by a gang for allegedly indulging in conversion before being handed over to the police in Nidle near Uppinangady on Sunday. The Upppinangady police have arrested the four and booked cases against them on the basis of a complaint filed by Praveen Boodujalu. Mary (60), a resident of

Mangalore, August 28: In view of the upcoming Eidul Fitr and Ganesh Chaturthi festivals, the district police have beefed up the security across the district even as additional forces have been deployed in some of the sensitive areas. However, Mangalore commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh and the Superintendent of Police Labu Ram have made it clear that there was no need to panic and urged both Hindu

Bantwal, August 29: In a heart-wrenching incident a 28-year-old woman attempted suicide after pushing her three children into a pond in Kolnadu village here, leaving her 45-day old infant dead. Zainabi , her two daughters Zahira (4) and Junaina (3) have been rescued by the villagers while the dead infant has been identified as Junaifa. The mother and two children are undergoing treatment at a

Udupi, August 28: Past President of Federation of Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Bangalore, Jacob Crasta inaugurated the Christian Business Meet organized by the Udupi district unit of International Federation of Karnataka Christians Associations, at the Madhavakrishna Auditorium of Kediyoor Hotel, here on Sunday. The meet resolved to form a Christian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Udupi, August 28: An elderly couple was murdered at Parampalli of Saligrama village in Kota Police station limits on Friday night. The deceased are Sanjeeva Kini (70) and his wife Vasanthi Kini (60). Sanjeeva Kini was a merchant at Soraba for several years and Vasanthi was a housewife. The incident came to light on Sunday morning when Saku Bai one of their relatives visited their house to Vasanthi