Karnataka

Udupi, May 8: Udupi DySP Prabhudev Mane, Inspector of Manipal Police Station Sadananda Thippannanavar and their teams on Monday night raided an apartment near Manipal and arrested four students, allegedly involved in betting on IPL cricket match. The arrested are Nishath Kumar (20), Gaurav Kumar (19), Abhinav Anand (20) and Sachin Mahapathra (20). While Gaurav was a student of Manipal Institute of

Udupi, May 8: Without a touch of art and literature a man cannot become complete, opined Pejawar Mutt pontiff Vishwesha Theertha. He was speaking after presenting Sri Rama Vittala Prashasthi to 12 distinguished personalities, at a programme here on Tuesday. “Only art and literature can bring reforms in the society. So there is a dire need to support the academic system with co-curricular

Mangalore, May 8: At least seven under trial prisoners sustained injuries after clashes broke out between the two rival groups of inmates in district sub jail, here on Tuesday. The injured have been identified as Mazhar, Somanath, Praveen Kulal, Neelayya , Praveen Kanchadi, alias Munna, Ashok and Sooraj, all accused in different cases including murder case. Sources within the prison revealed that

Darbhanga/Patna, May 8: The Karnataka police have arrested a suspected terrorist from Bihar's Darbhanga district, prompting Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to raise objection against the unilateral police action. The police team from Karnataka arrested Kafil Ahmed from Barasmela village two days ago in connection with the 2010 Chinnaswamy Stadium twin blasts, Superintendent of Police Garima Malik said

Mangalore, May 8: Panchayats must make sure that water supply is monitored to houses via cent per cent meter system said A G Kodgi, Chairman, Third Finance Commission Report. Chairing a Task Force meet at Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat, Mr. Kodgi demanded an explanation from the officials of the concerned department regarding meter system being followed in the district. On being told that water

Mangalore, May 8: A parked Maruti Omni caught fire on Tuesday morning near Mescom office at Shivbhag here. No one was inside the vehicle when the incident took place. It is learnt that the vehicle belonged to one Ivan D'Souza. Eye witnesses said that at around 12:30 pm, the wiring of the car suddenly caught fire because of a suspected short-circuits. The fire was brought under control by local

New Delhi, May 8: The Supreme Court today struck down the government's policy of giving subsidies to Haj pilgrims and directed that it be progressively "eliminated" within a period of 10 years. "We hold that this policy is best done away with," a bench of justices Altamas Kabir and Ranjana Prakash Desai held. The bench also directed the government to reduce to two the number of its representatives

Mangalore, May 8: Worker groups in India need to take a leaf out of the Wall Street protests that shook America said Muhammad Nizamuddin, Chief Sectretary, All India Beedi Workers' Federation. Addressing the gathering at the 8th state convention of the Karnataka State Beedi Workers' Federation in Mangalore on Tuesday, Mr. Nizamuddin said that workers in many countries have been carrying out

Mumbai, May 8: Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals (MRPL), majority owned by state-owned ONGC, has expressed interest to acquire promoter's stake in Mangalore Chemicals & Fertilizers (MCF), said a source directly involved with the matter. Liquor baron Vijay Mallya's UB Group holds little over 30% stake in MCF, a non-core investment that may be sold to fund its bleeding Kingfisher Airlines. MRPL

Mangalore, May 8: The major road accident that claimed eight lives at Doddakere near Jokatte on the outskirts of the city on Sunday has forced Mangalore city police to take note of the manner in which human lives are being compromised. This is the second accident involving labourers, most of them migrants from Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand, to work at Mangalore Special Economic Zone sites, in the