Karnataka

Mangalore, October 13: The recent programme organized by J Krishna Palemar, Former Minister, to highlight his developmental works, was nothing but a 'drama' to gain political mileage, Congress leaders have alleged. Addressing mediapersons at the district Congress office in Mangalore on Saturday, Vijayprakash Shetty, Former MLA, said that Mr. Palemar was wrongly taking credit for developmental

Mangalore, October 13: In a gut-wrenching incident, two teenage boys were washed away in a river at Bengre Kasba in the city on Saturday. Hasan Nameer and Marzook The deceased have been identified as Hasan Nameer (14) son of Basheer and Marzook (13) son of Ameer. Marzook was Class 8 student of Government High School, Bengre, while Nameer Class 9 student of Badriya School, Kandak. The incident

Ujire, October 13: In yet another case of missing reported from Ujire, four students of SDM Technical Institute (Polytechnic) have disappeared after leaving for college on Friday, October 12. It is said that the boys - Udaya B C, Nithin Raj, Noothan H C and Bopanna had left for college at around 8.30 a.m. but did not return. Among them, three were staying at a hostel in Ujire and one student was

Puttur, October 13: An incident of a woman and her little child being assaulted by a group of miscreants has been reported from Koltige village in Puttur taluk. The lady has alleged that in spite of filing a complaint with the police, no action has been taken yet. A resident of Sthalamane of Koltige, Chitraprabha Rai, wife of Chikkarama Kumar, was injured along with her three and a half year old

Mangalore, October 13: The BJP has begun its hunt for a worthy equivalent to challenge Congress heavyweight Ramanath Rai in Bantwal Assembly constituency. The BJP is currently up against the challenge of fielding a powerful enough contestant against Mr. Rai especially after the departure of B Nagaraj Shetty, Former Minister, from the BJP. Attempts are being made to fulfill this void in the next

Mangalore, October 13: Quick thinking by a businessman helped him escape from the clutches of his kidnappers near Kinnigoli near here on Friday. Cyprian D'Souza, a timber merchant and real estate businessman, was returning home after dropping his children to school when the incident took place. According to the complaint lodged at Mulky police, Cyprian stated that he was waylaid by four persons in

Mangalore, October 13: Four teenaged girls, who went missing after attending classes on Friday evening, were traced by the city Police early on Saturday morning. The missing girls identified as Lavanya, Dhanyasree, Ruthika and Pratiksha -all Class 8 students of Capitanio High School in the city- were found in a house near ESI hospital at Shivbhag in the city. It is learnt that they had taken

Mangalore, October 13: The office-bearers of Kantheri Dhoomavathi Chavadi/Daivsthana Horata Samiti have flayed the acquisition of the temple land under first phase of the Mangalore Special Economic Zone. Addressing media persons on Friday, temple Managing Trustee Lakshana Chowta said that 800-year-old temple had 37 acres land. However, the land has been notified for MSEZ and the process of land

Kasargod, October 13: Minister for Home Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan on Friday inaugurated a public function organised in connection with 'Maanava Souharda rally' hosted by the district police and Federation of Residents' Associations of Kasaragod (FRAK) to foster communal harmony. Speakers at the meet exhorted the people to foil the designs of vested interests to foment communal violence in the

Mangalore, October 13: Dakshina Kannada district administration has issued a notification on Friday, on the safer zones for crusher units in nine villages, even as a massive protest was staged by the District Civil Contractors' Association in front of the Deputy Commissioner's office. The protesters had demanded the government to find a solution to the problems faced by the people and the