Karnataka

Bantwal, Dec 30: Two persons riding on a bike were killed in a road mishap when their bike was knocked down by a goods carrier at Kuddupadau in Vittal police station limits on Saturday. The deceased are Mohommad Sharief (28) from Adkasthala in Yenmakaje and Mohommad Zahir (22) from Mugeru. A case has been registered and in connection to the mishap Uday from Chaurkadu has been arrested. The goods

Mangalore, Dec 30: Beary litterateur and journalist Hamza Malar received an award instituted by Dr Syed Zamirullah Sharief Foundation of Bhatkal for his collection of short stories 'Ajji Sakida Pulli'. The award was presented to Hamza at a function held at Murudeshwar recently. The award was presented to him by chairman-designate of the 80th All India Kannada Literary Conference Na D'Souza. Hamza

Moodbidri, Dec 30: A youth died after falling into a small pond, at Hokkodigolikambla on Saturday night. The deceased is Rajesh Bhat (26), son of Ramakrishna Bhat, who is the proprietor of R K Enterprises of Moodbidri. It is said that he was standing near the water body, when he lost balance and fell into the pond. Though he was rushed to Alva's hospital, he was declared dead. R K Enterprises is a

Udupi, Dec 30: The fire mishap in the a/c coach of Bangalore-Nanded Express which took place near Puttaparthy in Andhra Pradesh claimed 26 lives. Of the dead, there were three from the same family from Udupi. They are Ramananda Rao and his sisters Leela and Sudha. Though hailing from Udupi, they were settled in Chennai. While two others from the same family were grievously injured, two others

Bangalore, Dec 30: An unarmed security guard posted at an ATM kiosk at Hongasandra foiled a robbery attempt by nabbing one of the two suspects on Sunday morning. Shahabuddin, the 32-year-old guard, whose hands and legs were tied by the two intruders, managed to free himself and attack one of the miscreants, eventually helping the police arrest the suspect. In a statement to police, Shahabuddin

Mangalore, Dec 30: Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas M Veerappa Moily inaugurated the newly-built Berth No 13, petroleum, oil and lubricants (POL) berth at the oil dock arm at New Mangalore Port here on Sunday, in the presence of State Forest and Environment Minister B Ramanath Rai. Built at an estimated cost of Rs 79.17 crores, the berth is 350 metres long and has the capacity of

Mangalore, Dec 29: The silver jubilee celebrations of Jamiyyatul Falah, Dakshina Kannada and Udupi district, drew to a close at a valedictory ceremony which saw the participation of personalities such as union minister M Veerappa Moily, state ministers U T Khader and Ramanath Rai, former minister B A Moideen, educationist Y Abdullah Kunhi and others. A silver jubilee memorial edition of the annual

Mangalore, Dec 29: A quarrel between some young cricket players took a violent turn at Thodar near Moodbidri on the outskirts of the city on Sunday, when a youth was brutally stabbed amidst a cricket match. The incident occurred during a match between Puttige and Jokatte teams at a playground in front of an Anganwady in Thodar. The tournament was organized by a few local youths. According to local

Bantwal, Dec 29: In what could have been a major catastrophe, a car exploded in flames minutes after its driver and co-passenger were alighted, near BA College, Thumbay, here on Sunday. The ill-fated Martui 800 belonged to one Sameer from Kunjakal. He and his friend Shareef were travelling from Farangipet to B C Road, when the duo started experiencing what they thought was engine trouble. The

Mangalore, Dec 29: In the first SC/ST monthly grievance meeting chaired by the new Mangalore City Police Commissioner R Hitendra on Sunday, two women brought to the notice of the police department instances of facing harassment from certain people, in two separate complaints. A woman, who had been working as a ward attender at District Wenlock Hospital from 23 years, grieved that she faced