Karnataka

Mangaluru, Dec 28: At least three persons were injured, one of them critically, while dozens of people had a narrow escape, after a private bus ran out of control in the city on Sunday morning. Besides sending three persons to hospital, the'Vinayadurga' bus proceeding Adyar via mallikatte from State Bank Bus Terminus in the city, damaged at least eight vehicles including three cars and four two

Panaji, Dec 28: In the midst of a nationwide row over the issue of re-conversion, a senior RSS official said that the organisation was willing to facilitate the 'Ghar Wapsi' (re-conversion) of those willing Goan Catholics, whose ancestors were forcibly converted during the colonial Portuguese era. Speaking to a select group of journalists in Goa, on the sidelines of a training camp for 15-year-old

Bengaluru, Dec 28: For the past four years, Swapnil Nagare had been juggling his work at a software company in the city with his preparations for the Common Admission Test or CAT. This year, however, he finally achieved his highest score of 99.9 percentile in four years and is hoping to land a seat at any one of the top three IIMs. A number of candidates from the city who took the test in November

Kasaragod, Dec 28: Terming the œGhar Wapsi  or reconversion campaign of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad œdangerous , Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala has said stern action will be taken in cases of forcible conversion. Stating that no case of forcible conversion had been reported recently in the State, Mr. Chennithala said a person, under Article 25 of the Constitution, was free to practise one

Ahmedabad, Dec 28: Information sought by Jashodaben, wife of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on the security cover given to her through an RTI has been denied by the Mehsana Police on the ground that her queries were related to local intelligence bureau which is exempted under RTI Act. œThe information sought by her (Ms. Jashodaben) was related to the local intelligence bureau (LIB), therefore it

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