Karnataka

New Delhi, Jan 31: An Arunachal Pradesh MLA's son died here after he was allegedly beaten up by some shopkeepers following an altercation sparked by their taunts on his hairstyle, in yet another incident of targeting of people from the north-east. An Arunachal Pradesh MLA's son died here after he was allegedly beaten up by some shopkeepers following an altercation sparked by their taunts on his

Moodbidri, Jan 31: For having efficiently implemented the solid waste management programme in its limits, Moodbidri Town Municipal Council won 'Icon SWM Award of Excellence' in solid waste management in its category. Chief officer of the town munipal Rayappa received the award and citation from Governor of Andhra Pradesh E S L Narasimhan at the valedictory programme of the fourth International

New Delhi, Jan 31: Some of the most popular small cars sold in India, including Maruti Alto 800, Tata Nano, Ford Figo, Hyundai i10 and Volkswagen Polo, have failed crash tests showing high risk of life-threatening injuries in road accidents, according to Global NCAP. As per the tests done by Global NCAP, an independent charity based in UK focused on consumer orientated vehicle safety initiatives

Udupi, Jan 31: The JMFC III court of Udupi district on Thursday convicted an accused facing charges of having obtained a passport by submitting fake documents to the passport office in the district, and sentenced him to 18 months imprisonment. The accused Syed alias Mallar Syed Mustafa, resident of Pavoor gram, was sentenced to 6 months imprisonment for submitting fake documents along with 12

Bangalore, Jan 31: A total of 9,510 people lost their lives across Karnataka in road accidents in the year 2013. This is according to the statistics provided by Home Minister KJ George in a written reply to a query by M Srinivas of JDS about the number of road accidents in the last five years in the State. As many as 8,145 men and 1,365 women were killed. In all there have been 42,107 road

Riyadh, Jan 31: An Indian worker convicted of murdering a Saudi was beheaded by the sword in the Riyadh region today, the interior ministry said. Mohammed Latif was found guilty of having beaten to death his "sponsor," Dhafer bin Mohammed al-Dussari, with a sharp object and then dumping his body in a well, it was quoted by state news agency SPA as saying. A system called "kafala" in Arabic gives

Bangalore, Jan 31: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said communal forces in the State were trying to incite trouble for political gains ahead of the Lok?Sabha elections, but the government would deal with such elements with an iron hand. Replying to a discussion on the motion of thanks to the governor's address in the Legislative Assembly, Siddaramaiah said the government would not tolerate

Dubai, Jan 31: A Kuwaiti Member of Parliament has called for a five-year limit on expatriates' stay in the Gulf nation that is home to over 700,000 Indians. The draft bill was proposed by the independent MP Abdullah Al Tameemi to reduce the country's dependence on foreign workers and cut the number of foreigners to a maximum of 124,000 from any country, Kuwaiti media reported on Thursday. The MP's

Mangalore, Jan 30: Customs officials at the Mangalore International Airport seized 11 gold ingots weighing 195.620 grams and valued at Rs 5,86,860, on Thursday from a passenger. During a routine check, customs department officials grew suspicious about the movement of a passenger, Mohammed Haneefa Bedira Sulaiman, a resident of Vidyanagar in Kasaragod district and on searching him, they found six

Salem, Jan 30: A 24-year-old woman skydiver from Bangalore died when her parachute failed to open properly after she dived from an airplane during a skydiving sessions at an unused airport at nearby Kamalapuram today, a senior official said here. The incident happened when Ramya, along with two others, jumped off an aircraft during a skydiving practise but her chute did not open when she pulled