Karnataka

Udupi, August 23: Following an assault on the driver of a private bus, all the service bus operators of private sector in Udupi resorted to a lightning strike for over two hours on Thursday morning. The incident happened when the driver of an RTO vehicle in an attempt to protest the rash and negligent driving assaulted a driver identified as Ashok. In fact, Ashok had driven his bus on the wrong

Mangalore, August 23: Amidst the fear of outbreak of leptospirosis in the region a teenager has reportedly succumbed to rat fever in a remote village in Belthangady taluk of Dakshina Kannada district. The deceased has been identified as Vishwanath, son of Soma Mugera, a resident of Hathyadka in Arasinamakki village. Vishwanath had been undergoing treatment for fever at a hospital in Puttur. As his

Mangalore, August 23: In the wake of rat fever outbreak, Health Minister Aravinda Limbavali visited private hospitals in the city on Wednesday evening and took stock of measures taken to prevent the spread of leptospirosis. Two brothers from Bantwal taluk had died recently due the rat fever. In another case family sources of an Ayourveda doctor who breathed his last on Tuesday said that he died of

Mangalore, August 23: A Mangalore-bound Air India Express from Dubai was diverted to Kochi airport duo to fog and low visibility on Thursday morning. Mangalore Airport Director M R Vasudeva confirmed that the flight which was scheduled land in the morning was diverted due to unsafe weather. As the visibility was only 100 metres, it was decided to divert the flight to Kochi, he said. There were

Kochi, August 23: Popular Front of India chairman E M Abdul Rahiman has categorically denied the reports that linked his organisation to the recent rumours against Assamese people, and termed it as yet another round of malicious propaganda by the vested interest groups and communal sections against PFI. Addressing a media conference here on Thursday, Mr Rahiman stated that PFI stood for the right

Udupi, August 23: The Nagarajuna Virodhi Horata Samiti remembers will go on a hunger strike foer the entire day against government's decision to consent the second unit of coal based Udupi Power Corporation Limited (UPCL) thermal power plant on August 27 at Deputy Commissioner's Office complex near End Point. Addressing presspersons here on Wednesday, president of the samiti Vijaykumar Hegde said

Udupi, August 23: A leopard trapped in a well at Jarkala-Mundli in Shirlal village of Karkala taluk on Tuesday was rescued by a rescue team of forest department. The wild animal, which accidentally fell into the well on Tuesday evening, was rescued by lowering a ladder into the well and released into the Kudremukh National Park at Gangamoola said Satish N., Range Forest Officer of Karkala Range

Bangalore, August 23: A Rasthtriya Swayamsewak Sangh activists has filed a complaint against Energy Minister Shobha Karandlaje with the Chief Electoral Officer, Karnataka, on Wednesday accusing her of hiding assets and filing a false affidavit before contesting 2008 Assembly polls. The complainant Hanume Gowda, has revealed that Dakshina Kannada based minister was a promoter and director of

Mangalore, August 22: In order to carry out a combined fight against the Sangh Parivar in the backdrop of Morning Mist Homestay attacks, leaders cutting across party lines have come together under the banner of 'Karavali Souharda Sangharsha Samithi'. Addressing media persons at a press meet in Mangalore on Wednesday, B Ramanath Rai, President, District Congress, who has been chosen as the

Mumbai, August 22: Media Foundation of India (MFI) in association with YES BANK, India's fourth largest private sector bank, has announced the winners of the MFI-YES BANK National Press Photo Contest - 2012. Mumbai-based photojournalist Mandar Deodhar of India Today news magazine was adjudged the winner of the “Picture of the Year” award for his photograph of a lone shopkeeper battling a massive