Karnataka

Mangalore, September 11: Two women working as 'scavengers' in Udupi for the last 42 years in Udupi are being harassed by the state government, Dr. Ravindranath Shanbhag, President, Human Rights Protection Foundation, Udupi, alleged. Addressing media persons at Press Club in Mangalore on Tuesday, Mr. Shanbhag said that Akku and Leela have been working as scavengers for last 42 years in Government

Mangalore, September 11: Members of Akhila Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) staged a protest in front of Deputy Commissioner's office in Mangalore on Tuesday, demanding withdrawal of the state government's order concerning full payment of examination fees. The protestors alleged that the state government's recent order which directs students to pay the complete amount of fees in spite of

Mangalore, September 11: Three persons from undivided Dakshina Kannada have been taken into custody by Bangalore CCB police team. Those taken into custody are Umanath Shetty and Shridhar from Udupi and Chandrashekhar from Mangalore. Shridhar was arrested three days ago and following inputs from him and with cooperation of Hebri police, Umanath too was arrested. Although the two have criminal

Bhatkal, September 11: The city of Bhatkal is normal as usual and there are no terror-related activities happening in the city, Sudhir Kumar Reddy, Assistant SP, said. He was speaking at a meet organised by representatives of various Jamaaths and organisations including Majlis-e-Islah-o Tanzeem in Bhatkal in condemnation of a report published in a Kannada daily about terror-related activities in

Bhatkal, September 11: Police arrested seven persons and seized around 360 kg of beef on Monday in two separate incidents. A team of Bhatkal police intercepted a vehicle which was allegedly allegedly transporting beef from Shimoga to Bhatkal. The police seized 240 kg of beef along with a lorry and an auto rickshaw. In another incident, the police arrested five people and seized an MUV and 120 kg

Kasargod, September 11: The body of a Kerala based worker, who died in a road accident in Oman, is now being flown back to his hometown in southern Indian state, after lying unclaimed in the country for 16 days. V S Renish, 29, who hailed from Kerala, was reportedly deserted by his friends fearing legal action, a media report said. Renish lost his life in a fatal accident near Ibri in Oman on

Mangalore, September 11: Kerala based renowned 'Mappila-paattu' singer Ibrahim Beecheri died at a hospital in Mangalore on Monday. He was 50. Mr. Ibrahim had been ailing for some time and was being treated at a private hospital in Mangalore, according to family sources. Mappila-paattu or Mappila Song is a folklore Muslim song genre rendered to lyrics in colloquial Mappila dialect of Malayalam

Karkala, September 11: A motorcyclist died on spot after falling into a drain along with his vehicle at Kasaba village near here on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Prakash Nayak (25). According to police he hit a boulder after falling into the drain and was washed away. His body was found in the nearby shrubs. A case has been registered with Karkala police station and the investigation

Mangalore, September 11: Postgraduate teachers on the Mangalore University campus were elated on Monday as the university gave them high-end laptops. S. Ramananda Shetty, Vice-Chancellor of Nitte University and former Vice-Chancellor of Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, gave away the laptops at the foundation day function. Dr. Shetty distributed laptops symbolically to chairpersons of

Mangalore, September 11: There is an acute shortage of 10 lakh doctors and 20 lakh nurses in India and only 188 districts have medical colleges. There is not a single medical college in 454 districts across the nation, said Dr S Ramananda Shetty, vice-chancellor of Nitte University here on Monday. Delivering the Foundation Day lecture of Mangalore University here, Dr Ramananda Shetty explained why