Crime and crash

Karwar, February 6: As many as 16 college students and few others sustained injuries in a head on collision between a speeding KSRTC bus and a car near Khaire cross in Kumta taluk. The collision occurred on Monday evening when the students were returning from the college through the bus which was moving to Kimani village in Kumta. The car was bound to Gangolli from Karwar. The car driver Girish

Mysore, February 6: In two separate incidents, two persons including an engineering student met with their watery grave on Sunday. Vinod Kannan, son of Subramani of K?R?Mill Colony, was found dead in Varuna Canal on Mysore-Bangalore road on Sunday. He had gone missing since morning. According to N?R?Police, the boy had gone fishing. His cousin had lodged a missing complaint. Late in the evening

Manipal, February 5: Two workers at a construction site in Brahmagiri died after they accidentally fell on Saturday. According to police Shivu (26), a resident of Sirsi from Uttara Kannada, was painting on the terrace of the building when he slipped. He fell on another worker Sukant Mandal from Kolkata. Both suffered grievous injuries and were rushed to a hospital in Manipal, where they died.

Karwar, February 5: Abdul Mohammad Hasan (8), a second standard student, died on the spot when a jeep hit him at Kharva Cross in Honnavar taluk on Friday. According to a complaint filed with the Honnavar police, he was crossing the road when the accident occurred. He was returning home from school. The jeep driver sped away. People of Upponi stopped the jeep but the driver managed to escape

Udupi, February 5: Unidentified thieves broke into a flat behind Alankar Theatre here on Saturday and took away cash and valuables estimated at Rs. 1.4 lakh. According to police, the burglars entered flat No. 205 at Vashishta Apartments through the balcony and took away Rs. 15,000 and gold ornaments worth Rs. 1.25 lakh.

Dharmastala, February 4: A middle aged woman was killed and 12 others sustained injuries, when a mini bus overturned near here on Thursday. The victim has been identified as Sunanda (45), a resident of Devanahalli in Bangalore. The accident occurred near Puduvettu cross when the driver of the bus lost control over his vehicle while negotiating a curve. The bus was returning to Bangalore after

Karwar, February 3: A driver of a tractor was crushed under the vehicle when he lost he control over it at Nagashettikoppa village in Haliyal taluk on Thursday. The victim, Hanumanth Jayaram Muttagi (30), hailed from Dori village near Alnavar in Dharwad district. He was driving a tractor with double trolley and had lost control over the vehicle while driving down a slope, the police said. The

New Delhi, February 2: Police on Wednesday arrested the father of the 14-year-old girl who claimed to have been abused by him, forcing her to run away from home and land up in sex trade. Two others - a neighbour Pooja and her husband Sandeep Pandey - accused of pushing her into the trade, were also arrested. The teenager had, a day earlier, told the police of an ordeal of beatings and rape, which

Mangalore, February 1: Four small shops went up in flames at around 4:45 a.m. on Wednesday, near Thokkottu junction near hear. It is suspected that the shops were deliberately set on fire although it is not yet known how exactly it was done. The shops belonged to Haneef, Ibrahim, Kamalaksha, and Podiyaka, who sold vegetables and fruits there. The fire was put off by 2 fire engines. The Ullal

Mangalore, February 1: Fire tenders put out a fire that broke out at a timber yard at Panambur near here late on Tuesday. Five tenders, including two from New Mangalore Port and two from Kadri fire station and one from Pandeshwar fire station were rushed to the spot on receipt of information and the fire was brought under control. Exact reason how the fire started is not yet known, but dry grass