Karnataka

Kasaragod, Oct 28: The district police have cracked a six year old “missing” case and converted it into a “murder” case as the disappeared man’s wife finally confessed that she had killed him along with her son and paramour. The police on Saturday arrested Sakeena (35), her paramour N A Ummer (41) of Bovikanam, and Sakeena’s 16-year-old son for the murder of Muhammed Kunhi (32) of Star Nagar in

Doha, Oct 28: Long-awaited reform of Qatar's controversial exit visa system, which requires foreign workers to obtain their bosses' permission to leave the country, came into force on Sunday, the government said. "Law No. 13 of 2018... regulating the entry, exit and residency of expatriates is being implemented starting today," the interior ministry announced on Twitter. Qatar announced in

Mysuru, Oct 28: The third tiger and lion safari in Karnataka will soon open near Hampi in Ballari district with the work on establishing the facility nearing completion. The first such safari to open in the State was at Bannerghatta Biological Park. It was followed by Tyavarekoppa in Shivamogga district. With Hampi being a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one among the country’s top tourist

Bantwal, Oct 28: A 40-year-old woman was charred to death, while her mother suffered injuries, after an accidental fire broke out in their house at Kavala Mooduru in Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kannada. The tragedy took place in the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday when the victim Revathi (40) and her mother were asleep. It is suspected that a short circuit might have resulted in the fire

Mandya, Oct 28: A Janata Dal (Secular) worker lost his life after falling into a canal even as Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy was at Pandava Stadium campaigning for Mandya Lok Sabha byelection, on Saturday. According to police, 38-year-old Kumar fell into the VC Canal, which flows near the stadium, where Kumaraswamy was addressing the gathering. Though the people, who noticed Kumar, shifted him to

Mangaluru, Oct 28: The reasons for the recent deaths of four persons in Dakshina Kannada, who were infected with H1N1 (swine flu) virus, were other ailments, according to district health officer N Ramakrishna Rao. The four swine flu patients who recent died in Dakshina Kannada are: Avamma, 48, and her daughter Zabina, 23, from Sajipanadu, Abudullah,50, a resident of Malluru and Jamila, 38, from

Mangaluru, Oct 28: The Dakshina Kannada district police have managed to catch the main suspect in connection with the crude bomb explosion at the house of Narayana Prasad, a caterer at Polya in Kabaka village near Puttur, Dakshina Kannada. The arrested has been identified as Babu alias Balan (60), a resident of Ernakulam. He allegedly committed the crime on October 15, after he was removed from

Hubballi, Oct 28: Veteran Journalist Y N Joshi, winner of Karnataka Patrika Academy award, died in a private hospital here on Saturday due to age related issues. He was 86. He was survived by two sons and a daughter. Mr Joshi had a long stint in regional Kannada daily ‘Samyukta Karnataka’ for decades and was an expert in writing on agriculture issues. His column ‘Bevu Bella’ (sweet and sour) had

Bengaluru, Oct 28: A city-based advocate was on Saturday convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment by the city civil and sessions court for killing a woman advocate by stabbing her multiple times on the high court premises in broad daylight eight years ago. The incident occurred on July 8, 2010. The convict, Rajappa from Seegalapaya in Kolar, was in love with Naveena, who was also practising at

Al Jubail: Saudi Premier League-2018 (Season 2) concluded with the high voltage final match between Whitestone Warriors and KMT Strikers. It was a very entertaining encounter between two rival teams and the jam packed audience witnessed a top class cricket final at the flood lit Al Falah stadium on Friday, 5th October 2018. KMT Strikers after winning the toss put White Stone into bat first and at