Karnataka

Mangalore, Jan 24: The Surthkal police have arrested four teenagers in connection with assault of 28-year-old Kalandar Shakeel in Sannanagar in Kulai on January 20. All the accused aged around 17 years assaulted Mr Shakeel, who works in Tavakkal Enterprises, a superstore in Kulai, with iron rod near his house. The Surathkal police said images of the four boys were captured in CCTV cameras

Dubai, Jan 24: Some hope to win their dream car once in their lifetime, but for Shabrina Rashid and her family, luck stroke twice in last three years. The Indian housewife, 29, won yesterday two infinity cars and Dh100,000 at Dubai Shopping Festival's (DSF) Infiniti Mega Raffle draw. Her daughter also won a BMW two years ago bringing the total number of cars won by the family to three in the last

Mangalore, Jan 24: A person has been arrested by Mangalore police arrested in connection with the murder of a 70-year-old woman in a lodge off the city's busy K.S. Rao Road on January 17. The arrested has been identified as 61-year-old Ravindran alias Ravi from Taliparamba in Kannur district in Kerala. He was arrested in Kannur district. The police said Ravindran was with Ale Kutty, a resident of

Bangalore, Jan 24: An unscientific road hump coupled with reckless driving of an autorickshaw driver resulted in the death of his six-year-old son at Kaverinagar at K R?Puram here on Wednesday. Shiva, a labourer who also drives an autorickshaw, lost his only son Nanda when the vehicle overturned after hitting the road hump. His mother-in-law Gauramma, 48, and his sister-in-law Revathi, 28, who

Bangalore, Jan 24: Members of District Congress Committee of Dakshina Kannada who are lobbying for a Lok Sabha ticket for senior congress leader B Janardhan Poojary from Mangalore constituency submitted a memorandum to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president G Parameswhara supporting the candidature of Mr Poojary. Supporters of Mr Poojary, including the

Bangalore, Jan 23: A gigantic Tricolour, measuring 48x72 feet and weighing 31 kg, was hoisted Thursday at a dizzy height of 65 metres at the National Military Memorial here. Karnataka Governor H.R. Bhardwaj dedicated the Tricolour and the Rs.40-lakh war memorial to Indian soldiers who laid their life for the country. The event coincided with the 117th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra

New Delhi, Jan 23: A lawyer, appearing for Yasin Bhatkal, has complained to the police that underworld don Ravi Pujari is threatening him and he should stop fighting his case. Advocate M S Khan had written a letter to the Delhi Police Commissioner on January 17 stating that he had received threat calls and SMSes allegedly from Pujari who had asked him not to represent Mr Bhatkal. The advocate had

Dubai, Jan 23: Almost 80 per cent of Indian prisoners in the UAE are eligible for relocation to Indian jails but only 10 per cent wish to serve the remainder of their sentence back home, citing reasons like better facilities here. Indian ambassador to the UAE T P Seetharam said under the Transfer of Sentenced Persons Agreement signed between India and the UAE in November 2011, almost 80 per cent

Mangalore, Jan 23: The annual day celebration of Melkar Women's PU and Degree College, Marnabail in Bantwal taluk was held at college premises recently. Behrain based industrialist and Chairman of Metalco Group Abdul Razak Hejamdy was the chief guest. Addressing the students, Mr Hejamdy said, education is a means to inculcate human values in invaluable life of human beings. Dr Akthar Hussain

Mangalore, Jan 23: South Karnataka Salafi Movement, Mangalore will organise a two-day state-level Salafi conference on January 25 and 26 at Adyar-Kannur on the outskirts of the city, said Ismail Shafi, secretary of the organisation. Speaking at a press conference here on Thursday, he said that a ladies' seminar would be organised by the organisation on Saturday from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. in which