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Mangalore, Dec 16: R Hithendra took charge as the new City Police Commissioner on Monday. His predecessor Manish Karbikar will take charge as DIG Karnataka State Reserve Police. A 1996 batch IPS officer, R Hithendra was serving as Deputy Inspector General of Police (Prison). Speaking to reporters here on Monday after taking charge, R Hithendra said that he will make a study of the prevailing

Kasargod, Dec 16: Around 100 people were injured when a temporary gallery set up for a sevens football tournament at Bekal in Kasaragod district collapsed on Sunday evening on the inaugural day of the tournament. The western part of the temporary gallery, which was set up using steel rods, suddenly collapsed with a huge noise by 8.30 pm ahead of the inauguration of the Sevens Football Tournament

Mangalore, Dec 16: Members of Dakshina Kannada unit of Karnataka Prantha Raitha Sangha (KPRS) staged a stir by blocking the road at Rao and Rao Circle in Mangalore on Monday demanding withdrawal of the Union Government's decision of banning areca. Addressing the protesters KPRS District Secretary Yadhav Shetty said that scientific research have proved that areca is not hazardous to health. But

Udupi, Dec 16: Two youth who ventured into the sea for swimming along with their friends drowned, at Malpe beach on Monday morning. The deceased are Roopesh (20) from Viveknagar in Bangalore and Gauthan (21). It is said that 14 friends had come to Malpe from Bangalore and on Monday morning they ventured into the sea for swimming. Unfortunately two of them could not fight the waves and drowned

Mangalore, Dec 16: Jana Nudi Sahithya Sammelan has resolved to keep 'Nadu-Nudi' away from capitalist forces and also to oppose superstition, casteism and atrocities on women. The Convention has also resolved to demand the government to introduce the Anti-Superstition Bill at the earliest in the state. The resolution was passed during the valedictory programme of 'Jana Nudi' which was held at

Mangalore, Dec 16: Minister for Wakf, Haj and Minority Welfare Qamarul Islam inaugurated the 'educational convention' organized by Al-Madina Islamic Complex as a part of its bidecennial celebration at 'Marhoom Manjanady Ustaad Vedike' at Manjanady-Naringana, on Sunday. The Minister lauded the Al-Madina organization for providing every service required by a civilized society. “Orphanage, boarding

Mangalore, Dec 16: Following episode of fisticuffs between jail inmates and with several allegations of jail rules being flouted, the jail superintendent here has been changed. Ramesh has taken charge as the jail superintendent on Friday, after a visit by IGP (Prison) recently. Inmates calling themselves as aides of Madoor Isbu and Rasheed Malabari resorted to fight in the jail, injuring one

New Delhi, Dec 16: The driver of the ill-fated Hyderabad-bound Volvo bus was overstressed and there were fire crackers inside the vehicle, according to findings of an investigation that probed the two recent road mishaps in which 52 people were killed. The investigation has said that “the driver was overstressed. He could not find a break and was assigned on double duty,” Road Transport and

Mangalore, Dec 15: A private bus rammed into a car near Falnir in the city on Sunday evening, leaving two injured. The injured have been identified as Arfan (20) and Rizwan (21). The mishap took place around 4 p.m. The bus was going from Statebank to Shakthinagar while the car was on its way to Hampankatta. Arfan was driving car after paying a visit to hospital. Miraculously the duo escaped in the

Mangalore, Dec 15: Karnataka Dalita Sangharsha Samiti (DSS) (Ambedkar Vadha) has demanded sanctioning lands reserved for the Dalits under the Land Reforms Act to its genuine beneficiaries. Addressing a news conference in Mangalore on Sunday DSS State Convener Malavalli Shankar said that the lands reserved for the SC/STs under the land reforms Act have been either acquired by the Forest department