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Bangalore, Feb 3: Yadugiri Srinivasalu, 73, the granddaughter of Mysore Narasimhachar who held a prominent position in the erstwhile princely state of Mysore, was allegedly electrocuted due to explosion of refrigerator at her residence here on Sunday evening. A resident of 9th Cross, Ganesha temple, Malleswaram, Yadugiri stayed alone after the death of her husband 15 years ago, the police said

Mangalore, Feb 2: Six couples entered into wedlock in the presence of a large gathering including religious leaders at the mass marriage ceremony on Sunday organised by T C Welfare Foundation, a city based charitable association, as part of Meeladunnabi celebration. Haji KS Mohammed Masood, Chairman, Muslim Central Committee inaugurated the programme and congratulated the couples. Health Minister

New Delhi, Feb 2: Virtually reopening its Hindutva judgement, the Supreme Court has decided to expedite hearing by a seven judge-bench for an authoritative pronouncement on electoral law categorising misuse of religion for electoral gains as "corrupt practices". The issue assumes importance as questions were raised on its 1995 verdict which held that vote in name of "Hindutva/ Hinduism" did not

Hyderabad, Feb 2: Karnataka regained the Ranji Trophy after a 14-year gap when they defeated Maharashtra by seven wickets on the fifth and final day of the title clash here on Sunday. Set a target of 157 to win, Karnataka came up with a clinically efficient batting performance to seal the title for the first time after the 1998-99 season. It was their seventh title in the history of the National

Kaup, Feb 2: A personnel of the Udupi District Armed Reserve Police force lost his life in a head-on collision between a Royal Enfield Bullet bike and a private bus near Katpadi on NH 66 on Saturday. The deceased is Sudhir Shetty (33), son of Thejappa and Gulabi Shetty, residents of Brahmavar-Herur in Udupi district. The pillion rider Mahesh Shetty, a close relative of Sudhir's, was injured

Mangalore, Feb 2: Social worker Balakrishna N Shetty on Saturday, voiced his strong opposition to the Nethravathi diversion or Yettinahole project proposed by the Government of Karnataka, claiming that the water to be diverted from Nethravathi river would be primarily utilised in rejuvenating the east-flowing rivers and dried up lakes in the parched districts of Bayaluseeme region. Addressing a

Mangalore, Feb 3: Old traditions of making a mat using coconut frond, peeling arecanuts using a stand mounted sickle and grating coconuts on stand mounted graters took parishioners of Holy Cross Church, Cordel, Kulshekar, here on a trip down memory lane. The occasion was Cordel Kela Yaad 2014 organized by Indian Catholic Youth Movement (ICYM), Cordel unit, on Sunday. Items of daily use from the

Mangalore, Feb 2: Members of the Dalit community sought the intervention of the police department in repealing the fake caste certificates issued to non-Scheduled Caste persons in the district, at the SC/ST monthly grievance meeting held at the office of Superintendent of Police here on Sunday. At the meeting chaired by Superintendent of Police Shantanu Sinha, Narayan V Shiroor from SC/ST

Payyannur, Feb 2: Tens of thousands of mourners thronged Ettikulam Masjid ground near Payyannur in Kerala on Sunday morning to attend the funeral prayer of Ullal Khazi Tajul Ulema Sayyed Abdul Rahman Al Bukhari, who breathed his last on Saturday. Tajul Ulema's son Assayyid Fazal Hamid Koyamma Thangal Koorath, who is also the in-charge Khazi of Ullal, led the funeral prayers. Thangal was buried

Dammam, Feb 2: Security bodies have detained 378 violators of residency and labor regulations during a crackdown campaign in Dammam. According to Al-Yaum newspaper, security bodies received reports that a large number of illegal expatriates were gathering in the Al-Souk neighborhood. These reports were verified and security bodies set up a plan to storm the neighborhood and flush out all illegals