Udupi, Dec 24: Two women confined to their home for 10 years and their physically week mother were rescued by health workers on a survey assignment, from their house at Shribeedu in Bannanje in Udupi district on Monday. The rescued women are Vishala and Shashirekha, aged between 25 to 35, and their mother Sulochana, aged about 50. Except for Sulochana, the other two never ventured out of their
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Mangaluru, Dec 23: A grand procession that highlighted the communal harmony and culture of Tulu Nadu marked the beginning of Dakshina Kannada Karavali Utsav 2014 in the city on Tuesday. Nitte University Chancellor N Vinay Hegde, who inaugurated the 10-day festivities by unleashing coconut flower at Karavali Utsava Maidan in the city, exhorted the people to shun the feeling of hatred which is in
Mangaluru, Dec 23: A four-year-old child is alleged to have been sexually assaulted by a youth on Tuesday where the child resided in the apartment at Deralakatte, on the outskirts of the city. The accused has been identified as Ashraf (23), resident of Kedambadi House, Pavoor post in Manjeshwar. He is said to be working for cable operator Pradeep. The incident is said to have occurred when the
Chennai, Dec 23: Eminent filmmaker and Dadasaheb Phalke Award winner K Balachander died here today at a private hospital after prolonged illness. Hailed as "Iyakunar Sigaram" (Peak among directors) in Tamil film industry Balachander, 84, was hospitalised following age related ailments on December 3. He breathed his last at 7.02 pm today, Hospital authorities said. He is survived by his wife, son
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