Karnataka

Mangalore, Dec 25: At least one person was killed and four others were critically injured in a freak accident near Gurpur on the outskirts of the city on Wednesay. The unexpected tragedy occurred when an oil tanker ran amok after break failure damaging vehicles and shops in the area. Apart from the casualties and injuries, the oil tanker also razed down a Suvarna tailoring shop and Swagat tea

New Delhi, Dec 25: Activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal will take oath as Delhi's seventh Chief Minister on Saturday at historic Ramlila Maidan here, capping his party's stunning electoral debut in the December 4 assembly polls. The date for the swearing-in ceremony was finalised at a meeting Kejriwal held with Chief Secretary D M Spolia. Top officials in Delhi Government said Kejriwal and

Mangalore, Dec 25: In a gesture of goodwill, Muslim Central Committee, Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts, celebrated the festival Christmas in the presence of Minister for Fisheries and Sports Abhayachandra Jain and Mangalore South MLA J R Lobo at the committee office here on Wednesday. As part of Christmas celebrations, the gathering cut a Christmas cake in a symbolic gesture of religious

Mangalore, Dec 25: Churches in Mangalore conducted midnight mass to mark the eve of Christmas on Tuesday. Rosario Cathedral, Valencia, Milagrese church and St Sebastian Church in Bendoorwell conducted midnight mass with carol singing at 11.30pm to packed gathering. Most Rev Aloysius Paul D'Souza, Bishop of Mangalore Diocese led the mass at the Rosario Cathedral. The Bishop exhorted the gathered to

Bangalore, Dec 25: In an interesting twist to the raging controversy over Narendra Modi government's illicit surveillance on a young woman, investigative website has claimed that there was a correspondence between Gujarat government and B S Yeddyurappa led Karnataka government over the cell numbers of the woman. It claimed that phones within and outside Guajrat were illegally intercepted and the

Udupi, Dec 25: Bishop of Udupi Catholic Diocese Gerald Isaac Lobo has urged the people to promote love, peace and joy in the society. Delivering the Christmas message, Dr Lobo said that in a disintegrated world of selfishness and greed, the Christmas gifts of love, peace and joy are a soothing balm. “We need to remember that hatred begets hatred, and one who rules by the sword, dies by the sword

Bangalore, Dec 25: A three-year-old girl, who underwent a surgery for thigh fracture at Sanjay Gandhi Institute of Trauma and Orthopaedic Hospital here on Monday, is now battling for life after suffering brain damage due to an alleged overdose of anaesthesia. Marriyam Kousar, who is now being treated at Malthi Manipal Hospital in Jayanagar, suffered hypoxia, which occurs due to shortage of oxygen

Mangalore, Dec 24: Members of Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal staged a protest in front of the Deputy Commissioner's office here on Tuesday, against the alleged forced sex and blackmailing of two medical students by a gang of men in Deralakatte. Condemning the shocking incident, the local units of both organizations came down heavily on the anti-social elements in the society for causing

Puttur, Dec 24: At least three persons have been detained by Puttur Town Police in connection with the case of moral policing, where in a group of miscreants allegedly assaulted and stripped a youth for having friendly relationship with girl belonging to another community. Jayarama Poojary, a resident of Salettur and quarry worker at Gadiyar in Kedila, was hospitalized in a critical condition

Mangalore, Dec 26: Litterateurs, language lovers and students remembered Rashtrakavi GS Shivarudrappa, who passed on Monday, by offering musical tributes in the city on Tuesday. Students of various institutes presented music concert reciting the poems written by GSS as a tribute to departed soul at the condolence meet held under the aegis of Dakshina Kannada District Kannada Sahitya Parishat (KSP)