Briefs

Bidar, Oct 4: A fter the recent heavy rains washed away his soya and red gram crops completely, a farmer reportedly committed suicide at Yadlapur village in Bidar taluk on Monday. The farmer, who has been identified as Bandeppa Koli (36), was devastated at the loss and reportedly committed suicide by hanging from a tree in his field. His wife Lakshmibai told the police that Bandeppa was worried

Udupi, Sep 29: Thieves broke into a temple and made away with gold ornaments worth Rs. 6 lakh at Kabbinale village coming under the Hebri police station limits in Udupi district. According to the police, thieves broke into the Sri Annapurneshwari Temple between 7 p.m. on September 26 and 7 a.m. on September 27. They decamped with gold ornaments of the deity, whose value is estimated to be Rs. 6

Udupi, Sep 26: Various Dalit, Left and progressive organisations will organising a Swabhimani Sangharsha Jatha, “Chalo Udupi”, from Bengaluru to Udupi, between October 4 and October 9. Addressing presspersons here on Sunday, B.R. Bhaskar Prasad, member of the Dalit-Damanitara Swabhimani Horata Samiti, said that members of 166 progressive groups and organisations in the State were expected to

Kasaragod, Sep 23: Burglars decamped with gold ornaments and cash after breaking open a house at Manjeswaram, the police said. The house belonged to Ismail, who is employed in the Gulf. The burglary in the Badaje locality came to notice on Thursday morning after his family members returned from a relative’s house, where they had gone to participate in a religious ceremony two days ago. The robbers

Dakshina Kannada Automobile & Tyre Dealers’ Association felicitated Sri T. R. Shenoy, Technical Director of the Lamina Suspension Products Pvt. Ltd., Mangalore, with ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ for his extraordinary contribution to the automobile spare parts trade. The award was given during 32nd Annual General Meeting of the Association which was held at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, 18th September 2016

Kasargod, Sep 20: A 19-year-old youth was found hanging at the hilly pocket of Parappa falling under the Vellarikkund police station limits on Monday. Nandakumar, a casual labourer residing at Kuriyamkulam ST Colony, died by hanging on a tree close to his residence on learning that his friend Radhika, 17, a class X student of Banam Government Higher Secondary school, died at the Pariyaram Medical

Udupi, Sep 19: Jamiyyatul Falah, Udupi Unit, organized a programme to distribute scholarships among students at Jamia Masjid, Udupi. The president of JF Mr. Shahul Hameed K.K, President of Udupi district Wakf advisory committee Mr. Yahya Nakhwa, JF General Secretary Mr. Syed Zubair Shah and JF Treasurer CA. Zameer Amber, JF Jeddah Unit member Mr. S.M. Jaffer and Mr. Shareef Sulthan of JF Dammam

Mangaluru, Sep 5: Prasanna Technologies celebrated International Literacy Day 2016 in a meaningful way by spending time with chidren from government schools here on September 3. UNESCO is celebrating International Literacy Day which falls on September 8 under the banner “Reading the Past, Writing the Future”. This year marks 50th anniversary of International Literacy Day. Prasanna Technologies

Udupi, Sep 4: Vishwesha Tirtha Swami of Paryaya Pejawar Mutt has condemned the recent posts against a Hindu goddess on a social media platform. In a press release issued here on Saturday, the seer said that such incidents affected the feelings of people and could lead to breach of peace in the society. “Whether the deed had been done by Hindus or others, all people should condemn it. The

Mangaluru, Aug 31: Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel attached to Karwar Railway Station on Sunday seized liquor from Goa worth Rs. 10,040 being illegally transported on a train at Karwar. A release from the Konkan Railway Corporation here said that the RPF was in the process of conducting a special checking, particularly in view of the smuggling of cheap liquor to Karnataka. When they were