Karnataka

Mangalore, July 20: A 22-year-old man was found murdered near railway track at Kodikere near Jokatte on the outskirts of the city early on Friday morning. Police identified the deceased as Shivaraj, a resident of Thokur, who was working as a mechanic at Bharat car showroom at Kuntikan in the city. Police are of the suspicion that some miscreants might have strangled him to death using a rope in

Mangalore, July 20: Members of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Thursday staged a protest against the Mangalore City Corporation for its apathy towards the maintenance of the road connecting the Central Market and Bunder. A putrid smell has settled over these areas due to the delay in removing the garbage. “The MCC is spending lakhs of rupees on health, but doing little to clear garbage

Mangalore, July 20: Malini N. Hebbar, HOD, Department of English at St Agnes College, Mangalore has been awarded with Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D). Her thesis is titled 'A Critique of the Creative Works of Shashi Deshpande and Vaidehi with a Special Focus on Rewriting Myths' by Hampi University through Ha. Ma. Na. Research Centre, Ujire She completed her thesis under the guidance of Dr. Madhava

Bangalore, July 20: In a sensational revelation former Union Minister and senior Congress leader B. Janardhan Poojary has said that he was offered the post of Chief Minister of Karnataka by the party highcommand three times in the past. “I was offered the post twice when Congress was the ruling party in the State. But I declined to take it up,” Mr. Poojary, who is known for his no-holds-barred

Udupi, July 20: A 17-year-old boy, who went for fishing is feared to have drowned on Arabian Sea near Kodibengre village in Udupi taluk on Thursday. The victim is Nishan, son of Keshav Kotian of Bengre. Nishan had gone for fishing along with five others, including two neighbours, early in the morning. When they were pulling the fishing-net back with supporting ropes, Nishan lost his balance and

Mangalore, July 20: Surathkal police have seized a Scorpio which was reportedly illegally transporting eight cattle to the slaughterhouse. Acting on a tip off, a team of Surathkal police intercepted the Scorpio near Hosabettu on National Highway 66 which was coming from Udupi to Mangalore. The accused fled on seeing the police. The seized cattle were sent to Pajeer Go-Shale.

Mangalore, July 20: The Udupi-based J.J. Cine Productions completed shooting scenes of its upcoming Kannada film Mahanadi related to Mangalore here on Thursday. The scenes were related to a song sequence which was shot in a hotel at Jeppinamogaru for the last three days. Speaking to mediapersons here, Film director Krishnappa Uppoor said that film crew shot scenes of an “item” song that involved

Mangalore, July 19: In a tragic incident, two youths drowned in the Phalguni River near Kapinadka village in Belthangady taluk on Thursday. The deceased are 27 year old Vinay Kumar, resident of Punjalkatte and 25 year old Pradeep from Karmbaru Katte, both electricians by profession. The duo had gone to swim, along with the other two friends who swam to safety, when the incident occurred. However

Honnavar, July 19: Unidentified thieves broke into the Karki branch of Kanara District Central Cooperative Bank near here and made away with 3.5 kg of gold and a cash amount of Rs 1.96 lakh in the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday. Police sources said that the bank which is being run in a rented house has no security guards. Moreover, there was no alarm system inside the bank. Bhatkal

Mangalore, July 19: A high level delegation from the North Malabar Chamber of Commerce (NMCC), Kannur, visited the New Mangalore Port Trust on Thursday. The delegation headed by was headed by NMCC President Vinod Narayan, and comprised of Secretary C.V. Deepak, Treasurer P.P. Shamim, International Director Maheshchandra Baliga and committee members A meeting was arranged with the Port Management