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Mangaluru, Mar 22: A J Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre is conducting PHOENIX 2017, an International Medical Students’ Conference, from March 22 to 26. K.C. Venugopal, a Member of Parliament will be the chief guest for the inaugural programme on March 23 at the A. J. Auditorium. Dr. Thimappa Hegde, the Director of the Narayana Institute of Neurosciences & Sri. M. Chandra Sekhar, the

Tumakuru, Mar 20: An ASI was killed in a road accident right in front of a police out-post near Nelahal in Kora police station limits on Sunday. Vishweshwaraiah, 51, who was working in Kyatsandra police station in Tumakuru city, was part of a highway patrolling team. On Sunday evening, as he was about to step into the patrolling vehicle, a 10-wheel lorry laden with cement rammed the vehicle

Kasargod, Mar 20: A court here on Saturday sentenced a youth who was convicted in a sexual assault case on a woman in 2013 to three years rigorous imprisonment along with fine. Additional District Sessions Court (I), pronouncing the sentence, also slapped Rs. 25,000 fine on C. Sanal Kumar. The accused is, a native of Peralam locality in Kannur district, according to the police. Fine imposed The

Udupi, Mar 18: There will be no power supply in some parts of Udupi district on Sunday from 9.30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The affected areas are Hebri, Someshwara, Shivapura, Santhekatte, Karkala, Jarkala, Ajekar, Shrilalu, Manipal and nearby areas. It is for maintenance works.

Chitradurga, Mar 18: Four persons, including a pregnant woman, died on the spot and one person has received injuries when an ambulance in which they were travelling was hit by a train at an unmanned railway level crossing in Talaku Police limits here on Thursday night. The deceased have been identified as Gangamma (56), Lakshamamma (60), Shankaramma (55) and Chandrakala (36). Ambulance driver

Mysuru, Mar 15: A traffic policeman, who was trapped by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) while accepting bribe from an autorickshaw driver in Mysuru on Monday evening, reportedly swallowed the notes to destroy evidence. ACB sources said they took Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police M.G. Ramesh of K.R. Traffic police station to K.R. Hospital for a CT scan to trace the four Rs. 500 denomination notes

Raichur, Mar 14: As many as 14 people were injured in a clash between Scheduled Castes and Kurubas in Kalmala village in Raichur taluk on Monday when a group objected to the other using objectionable language during Holi celebrations. The injured have been shifted to the District General Hospital in Raichur where their condition is said to be out of danger. Raichur Rural Police, who rushed to the

Bengaluru, Mar 14: Three persons from Ramky Infrastructure Ltd. were arrested on Monday in connection with the death of three people while repairing a manhole at Kaggadasapura. K. Babu Reddy, Assistant General Manager (Projects), Ramky Infrastructure Ltd. and in-charge of their projects in Bengaluru, Vemula Anjaneyulu, a sub-contractor hired by the company, and N.T. Reddy, Manager (Projects), were

Panaji, Mar 13: AAP expected to make a big splash in Goa, but it lost its deposit on all but one of the 39 seats it contested in the state. The sole exception was the Benaulim seat where Royla Fernandes polled 4,182 votes and finished second.

Feb 28: Four people drowned when they went for a swim in a lake at Kumsi village near Taj Sultanpur in Kalaburagi taluk on Sunday evening. The police identified the deceased as Basheer Ali Khan, 29, Fadul Rehman, 23, and their sisters Mariyam Ubaidullah Rehman, 16, and Amatuz Tagur Alikhan, 13. All were residents of Islamabad Colony in Kalaburagi. The girls jumped into water first without