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Sullia, Jan 20: A youth was killed in an accident after the vehicle he was driving toppled near Adkar in Sullia taluk, in the wee hours of Sunday. The youth has been identified as Shamsuddin, son of B Mehboob from Ajjavara in Sullia taluk. It is learnt that three youth Shamsuddin, Tajuddin and Basheer were returning home after attending a mehendi function in Kadikadka when the accident occurred in

Udupi, Jan 20: A group of miscreants including a BJP activist member brutally assaulted a 17-year-old girl and her father in connection to a land dispute at shirva, near here on Sunday. The girl, a BSc student and her father have sustained injuries in the attack. According to complaint lodged by them at jurisdictional police station the miscreants not only abused and assaulted them but also

Mangalore, Jan 20: Members of the Dakshina Kannada district committee of Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) staged a day-long mass sit-in protest in front of the Deputy Commissioner's office here on Monday, demanding a halt on privatization of the District Wenlock Hospital and establishment of a government medical college in the district. Addressing the protestors, DYFI district president

Bantwal, Jan 20: Senior congress leader B Janardhana Poojary said that he would fight for ticket for LS polls till the end. “There is a war going on at Delhi for the ticket and I will be going there for further discussion. I will fight till the end. Just wait and see...” he said speaking to reporters on the sidelines of Billava convention held in Bantwal on Sunday. His statement came in the wake

Moodbidri, Jan 2o: A Manipuri student studying at Alva's College drowned at Kadalakere Nisargadhama, near Moodbidri, on Sunday. Around 4 p.m., Bumkin Chandra Singh (21), a second-year social work student, had gone to the lake with four of his friends for a swim. His friends raised an alarm after he did not surface, said the Moodbidri police, who said the 10-feet-depth lake had strong undercurrents

New Delhi, Jan 20: Arvind Kejriwal has reportedly been informed by the Delhi Police that alleged terror outfit Indian Mujahideen plans to abduct him to negotiate for the release of their top operative Yasin Bhatkal, who was arrested last year. The Delhi chief minister, who has been at loggerheads with the city's police, posted a series of irate tweets this evening. He confirmed that he had been

Sirsi (Uttara Kannada district): Jan 20: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday made it clear that there was no question of dropping D K Shivakumar from the Cabinet in the wake of allegations levelled against him by S R Hiremath of Samaja Parivarthana Samudaya. “They are just charges, not based on facts. If he provides proper documents to prove the charges, we will consider them,” he replied to a

Mangalore, Jan 19: Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas M Veerappa Moily inaugurated the Rachana World Convention office and released the brochure of 'Magnet 2014' – a convention and exhibition of Mangalorean businessmen and entrepreneurs at a programme organised by Rachana Catholic Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCCI) at the Bishop's House in the city on Sunday. Speaking on the

Mangalore, Jan 19: The district-level certificate distribution ceremony of the Bharath Scouts and Guides, Karnataka was held at the Deputy Commissioner's residence in the city on Sunday. As many as 128 Cubs from 17 schools, 155 Bulbuls from 21 schools, 143 Scouts from 27 schools, 159 Guides from 29 schools, 31 Rovers from six colleges and 77 Rangers from eight colleges were handed certificates by

Mangalore, Jan 19: Activists of NaMo Brigade staged a 'tea-selling' demonstration at Kadri Park here on Saturday. Volunteers led by Irfan Iqbal Ghetta, a Gujarati distributed tea freely to morning walkers at the park and to autorickshaw drivers, tender coconut vendors and students at Mahavir (Pumpwell) Circle. Manishankar Aiyar, Rajya Sabha MP said had said, “There is no way he can be Prime