Karnataka

Puttur, September 26: An elderly couple was found brutally murdered on Wednesday at Kodimbala village of Puttur taluk in Dakshina Kannada district. The deceased have been identified as Baby Thomas (65), and his wife Mary (55). While the woman's blood-soaked body was found lying on the floor inside her house, her husband's body was found inside his car parked near the house. Police said both were

Mangalore, September 26: In a big relief for the Hajj pilgrims from this region, widebody jet airliner 'Airbus A-310' will be making a maiden landing at Mangalore Airport on September 28 to take them to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Airport authorities said that special airbus has been introduced to ensure smooth travel of Hajj pilgrims, who can now bring their belongings in the same flights after the

Bangalore, September, 26: The police on Tuesday arrested a 21-year-old post-graduate student, who made the hoax bomb call to Forum Mall, Koramangala, in the city. Mangesh Ahirwal, a resident of Gollarahalli near Electronics City and a native of Jhansi, is the arrested. Immediately after arresting him police informed media that the youth was not a terrorist. “He was inspired by Bollywood film

Mangalore, September 26: Poet, short story writer, eminent critic and editor of kittall.com H M Pernal has been elected as the President of Konkani Writers Forum, Karnataka in the annual general body meeting held on September 23 at Sandesha, Mangalore, according to a press release. The other office-bearers elected for next two years term are: Irene Rebello (Vice President), Marcel M D Souza

Mangalore, September 25: A tense atmosphere prevailed in the city following the brutal murder of a Ganeshotsav Committee leader in Mangalore on Tuesday. The deceased has been identified as Ganeshram Suvarna, who was the president of Pumpwell Sarvajanika Sri Ganeshotsav Committee. A resident of Karkala, Suvarna had visited Mangalore to participate in Ganeshotsav programme. He had served as the

Mangalore, September 25: Real-life Spiderman Jyothi Raj alias Koti Rama's monkey adventures left police in a tizzy and the crowd stupefied at PVS Kalakunj Road in the city on Tuesday. The Chitradurga based monkey man on his way to Udupi on invitation of ``huli veshadhari'' Ashok Kadabettu to perform acrobatics at Udupi Nehru Maidan on Tuesday -took a pit stop at Mangalore. His attempt to climb the

Manipal, September 25: Manipal Centre for Philosophy and Humanities, Manipal University will honour Jnanpith Award winner UR Ananthamurthy with Basheer Puraskaram on September 27 at Dr. T.M.A. Planetarium Complex here. M T Vasudevan Nair, Malayalam Jnanpith award winner, and TJS George, journalist will be the guests. Dr K Ramnarayan, vice-chancellor, Manipal University will presided over the

Mangalore, September 25: Journalist Gowri Lankesh and communal harmony activist K L Ashok have been granted bail by local court in Mangalore in anti-communalism remarks case. The duo appeared before the JMFC Court, moved a pail application and obtained bail on Monday. The Mangalore city police had slapped cases against the duo for reportedly making provocative remarks during a protest against

Mangalore, September 25: Weaker sections of the society lived in fear and insecurity in India, as women, children and people of backward classes were always subjected to atrocities, said Alva's Educational Foundation chairman Dr M Mohan Alva. Inaugurating the 'Samprathi 2012', a two-day national seminar on 'Human Rights Advocacy – An Avenue for Social Change', organised by Department of Social

Kasargod, September 25: In a gut-wrenching incident, a pregnant woman died after allegedly falling off a moving train near Kodikulam under mysterious circumstances. 33-year-old Sahira (33) from Alampady mini estate was returning to Kasargod along with her husband Syed Umar when the incident took place. Umar, who is a hotelier in Kuwait had come down on August 5. According to sources Sahira had