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Kasaragod, Dec 20: A teenage student lost his life in a fatal road mishap at Pallikere near Bekal in Kasaragod district today morning. The deceased is identified as Ashfaq (18), a resident of Mavval in Bekala. He was a plus one student from Chandragiri school in the district. It is learnt that Ashfaq was on his way to school in the morning when his scooter collided with a speeding truck that was

Mangaluru, Dec 20: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal have urged city police commissioner N Shashi Kumar not to issue permission for parties that are likely to feature indecent dances, and supply of drugs in the name of New Year celebrations. In a memorandum submitted to the commissioner, Bajrang Dal divisional coordinator Bhujanga Kulal and district coordinator Puneeth Attavar, said that

Bengaluru, Dec 19: A class 4 student lost his life after he was beaten up and pushed off from the first floor by his teacher at a government-run school in Karnataka’s Gadak district. The accused teacher is missing following the incident and the police have launched an operation to nab him. The teacher, Muttu Hadali, beat 9-year-old Bharat Barakeri with a thin iron rod at government primary school

Bengaluru, Dec 19: Calling 'BJP's Hinduism a drama,' Karnataka Congress unit president D K Shivakumar on Monday asserted that the Hinduism practised by him and others in the party was better than that practised by the ruling party. The KPCC chief, however, said what Congress propagates is the Constitution. "We all are Hindus, we are born Hindus, we will die as Hindus. We are performing (practising

Belagavi, Dec 19: C M Ibrahim, the Karnataka state unit president of Janata Dal (Secular) today announced the party’s first list of 93 candidates for the 2023 assembly elections. Former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy and his son Nikhil Kumaraswamy are contesting from Channapatna and Ramanagara constituencies Here’s the list of 93 candidates.

Belagavi, Dec 19: Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar's life size portrait was unveiled inside the Assembly chamber at the 'Suvarna Vidhana Soudha' here, along with several national icons, drawing criticism from opposition Congress, which alleged that it was a unilateral decision, keeping them in the dark. The portraits of Swami Vivekananda, Subash Chandra Bose, B R Ambedkar, Basaveshwara

Bagalkot, Dec 19: In an apparent case of “dishonour killing”, a man murdered his son-in-law in Bagalkot district of Karnataka state. A manhunt has been launched for the accused Tammna Gouda and his two associates. The deceased has been identified as 34-year-old Bhujabala Karjagi from Takkoda village near Jamkhandi town in the district. While Bhujabala belonged to the Jain community, Bhagyashree

Kasaragod, Dec 19: The first edition of the 10-day-long Bekal International Beach Festival is set to commence from December 24 which would be celebration of the rich cultural heritage and unique traditions. The event, organised by the Tourism Department and Bekal Resorts Development Corporation, District Tourism Promotion Council, Kudumbashree and local self-government bodies, also aims to promote

Lionel Messi on Sunday won the Golden Ball for the best player at this year's World Cup after leading Argentina to victory in the final against France. France striker Kylian Mbappe, on the other hand won the World Cup Golden Boot award with eight goals after scoring a hat-trick in Sunday's final defeat by Argentina. Messi scored twice in the final in Doha, taking his tally of goals at the

For his legions of admirers, the debate about Lionel Messi's right to be regarded as the greatest footballer in history is officially over. The absence of a World Cup winners' medal has long been Exhibit A in the argument about why Messi does not rank above Pele and Diego Maradona in football's pantheon. But with Argentina's victory over France in Sunday's jaw-dropping World Cup final in Doha, the