Karnataka

Mangaluru, Dec 23: Conveying the message of peace and goodwill on the occasion of Christmas, Bishop of Mangaluru Diocese Dr Aloysius Paul D'Souza called on people to cultivate the virtues of patience, forgiveness and compassion and to maintain peace and harmony in the society. Delivering the Christmas message at a press conference held at Bishop's House here Tuesday, the Bishop informed that the

Mangaluru, Dec 23: Minister for Water Resources M B Patil has assured that the long-pending construction work on the new Thumbay vented dam, which was due to be completed in May 2014, will be completed in June 2015, said MLC Ivan D'Souza. Briefing presspersons at a media conference here on Tuesday, he said that he had raised a total of 45 questions during the winter session of Karnataka

Mangaluru, Dec 23: A Class VI student died after she accidentally fell into a deserted well in a bid to fetch a ball near Bejai museum in the city on Tuesday. The tragedy took place when Savitha (12), daughter of Parasappa and Shantabai couple, was playing with her friends near her house. The labourer couple from Bagalkot had rented a small house in Bejai. Source said that when the children were

Bantwal, Dec 23: Almost all shops and trades were closed on Tuesday at Madantyar, Punjalkatte and Ballamanja in Bantwal taluk as Sangh Parivar activists imposed a bandh demanding withdrawal of the case booked against their fellow members who had indulged criminal activities. On December 19, Sangh Parivar activists waylaid a vehicle allegedly transporting cattle at Surya in Belthangady taluk and

New Delhi, Dec 23: Ahead of the annual Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas, the government on Monday assured the NRI community that it is working on providing them voting rights. "EC is working on it, there are two suggestions - proxy voting or Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) be kept in embassies or they may come and vote. They will soon come up with a solution," external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj said

Mangaluru, Dec 23: In an unfortunate incident, multi-talented personality Seetharama Heggade, drowned when he ventured into the waters of Arabian Sea to undertake 'samudra snana' on Monday on the occasion of Ellamavasye near Marigudi in Suratkal. 65-year-old S R Heggade was an author and editor of a publication. He had also served in the armed forces. He ventured into the sea near Marigudi in the

Kasaragod, Dec 23: In a shocking incident, a young activist of Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) was brutally hacked to death by a gang of miscreants in Kasaragod. Zainul Abid (24), who was attacked with sharp weapons at his shop in Chakkar Bazaar, Kasaragod, on Monday night, breathed his last at a hospital in Mangaluru. Sources said that the assailants stormed into his shop at around 9 p.m

Mangaluru, Dec 23: Fugitive gangster Ravi Pujari's wife Padma and his 14-year-old son were detained at Mumbai international airport late evening on Monday, after they arrived from Singapore, official sources said. Though Intelligence Bureau sources said the duo was deported to India, Mumbai police maintained they were arrested when they landed from Bangkok. Their arrests are likely to build

Kasaragod, Dec 23: The police have registered cases against five youth following complaints of sexual assault of a 17- year-old girl. The incident came to light after the girl, a Plus One student, residing at Kodakkad near Cheruvathur, on Monday lodged a complaint with the Cheemeni police charging the youth, including her boyfriend, with sexually assaulting her on Sunday after forcing her consume

Mangaluru, Dec 23: Hundreds of families flocked to the local beaches along the coast in Karnataka to take a dip in the sea on Monday on the special occasion of Ellamavasye. People were at the sea shore as early as 5 a.m. to take a dip in the sea in beaches at Someshwar, Padubidri, Kaup, Malpe, Yermal and other places.. This ritual went on for most part of the morning and noon as families including