Karnataka

Kukke Subramanya, Dec 28: Devotees at the historical Kukke Subramanya temple on Saturday performed'Ede Snana,' a modified version of the centuries-old tradition of'Made Snana.' Under the tranformed version held to mark Kirushta festival, cows consumed food served on 432 plantain leaves, while 62 devotees rolled over the leftovers to fulfill their vows, under tight police security in the temple

Dharwad, Dec 28: A 70-year-old man was reportedly trampled to death by elephants at a farm in Chikkamalligwad village near Dharwad city, late in the night on Friday. The deceased has been identified as Irappa Mishrikoti, a farm watchman. Forest officials and villagers suspect that the herd of eight wild elephants that strayed into several villages here in the last few days, have caused this

Bengaluru, Dec 28: Bus fares in the State will be reduced from January 1, Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy confirmed here on Saturday. He, however, refused to divulge the quantum of fare cut on the State Road Transport Corporation buses. Reddy told journalists, œThe details are being worked out and the quantum of reduction will be announced in the next two-three days.  Sources said the cut was

Kasaragod, Dec 28: A woman has been arrested on charge of killing a four-day-old infant boy by throwing him into the Pathodi river, near Uppala, in Manjeswaram. The police took her into custody under IPC section 302 (murder). The police identified the woman as Seetha, 40, and said the child was born to her minor daughter in an illicit relationship. The incident came to light after the local

Mangaluru, Dec 27: As part of Karavali Utsav 2014, noted theatre personality, film director and writer Sadananda Suvarna has been chosen as the recipient of the newly-instituted Karavali Honorary Award 2014, said researcher and educational expert Prof Vivek Rai, chairman of selection committee of the honorary award. Announcing this at a press conference here on Saturday, he said that the award

Bengaluru, Dec 27: JDS today said it opposed a bill, which religious mutts fear is an attempt to take over their institutions, and hit out at Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for blaming its coalition government with BJP for first initiating the legislation. "This issue was started in 1997 by the then government. That bill was implemented in S M Krishna's time in 2003," the party state unit

Melbourne, Dec 27: K L Rahul from Mangaluru became the second Indian player to make a Test debut on this tour after the 22-year-old was included in the starting 11 for the Boxing Day Test here on Friday. Earlier, Karn Sharma made his debut in the first Test at Adelaide. The indications were apparent during India's two practice sessions ahead of the third Test although India, as is their wont, kept

Mangalore, Dec 27: After the Janata Darshan programmes held by the district administration at taluk-levels at Belthangady on October 29 and Bantwal on November 12, the programme held at Suratkal on Saturday saw a sheer lack of proper arrangements or system to receive applications from people seeking facilities from the government for their problems. The'Janata Darshan' programme which was slated

Kasaragod, Dec 27: When Manju Shahul Hameed, a middle class Keralite woman married Rafi around two decades ago, she had no other dreams except becoming a homemaker. Today, she is the Mayor of London Borough Croydon in South London! She had left Kerala in 1996 after completing her degree studies at the Sree Narayana College at Chempazhanthy village in the suburbs of Thiruvananthapuram city. Having

Mangaluru, Dec 27: A woman riding pillion on a motorbike died while her husband was critically injured in a ghastly road mishap at Moodbidri on the outskirts of the city on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Kusuma, wife of Srikanth, resident of Mijar village on the outskirts of the city. Rider Srikanth, who sustained severe injuries, has been admitted to a hospital. Police said that a