Karnataka

Mangalore, Dec 17: A 23-year-old, who had attempted suicide last week following alleged torture by her husband and in-laws, breathed her last at a private hospital here on Tuesday. The deceased is T M Sumitra, a resident of Polali on the outskirts of the city. She had entered marital life with Sunil Kumar, a Bajrang Dal activist from Pumpwell in the city in May, 2013. One of the close friends of

Karwar, Dec 17: Eighteen people including Karwar MLA (independent) Satish Sail were chargesheeted by CBI today in a case relating to alleged illegal export of iron ore from Belikeri port in Karnataka. "Mr Sail and 17 others involved in Belekeri illegal ore scam, have been chargesheeted," a CBI official said. The accused have been charged with criminal conspiracy, cheating, forgery and trespass

Mangalore, Dec 17: Fourth Additional Sessions Court, Mangalore has convicted serial killer Mohan Kumar, in the murder cases of Vamadapadau Leelavati and Barimar Anita. Mohan Kumar, a teacher by profession had made to death 20 young women by administering them with cyanide. The quantum of sentence will be pronounced on December 19. Anita went missing from Barimar on June 17, 2009. On June 20 Anita

Dubai, Dec 17: An Indian man suffering from brain tumor and amnesia has been identified three months after he was found in an unconscious state in front of the Indian Consulate in Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, courtesy Facebook. Dhanigaivel Gunasekaran from Villipuram district in Tamil Nadu was identified after some Tamil community organisations posted his picture on Facebook, the Arab News reported

Mangalore, Dec 17: The International Humanists and Ethical Union has urged the State government to probe into cases of rape, murder and unnatural deaths, which had taken place under the Ujire police station limits in Dakshina Kannada district from 1986 to 2012. Addressing a news conference on Monday Babu Gogineni from London based International Humanist and Ethical Union said that even after 14

Udupi, Dec 17: A gang of five which attempted to loot the pilgrims bound to Kollur has been successfully nabbed by Kollur police at Vandse on Sunday morning. The arrested are Harshit Shetty (21) from Kulshekar, Mangalore, Mohommad Rizwan (25) from Moodshedde, Faisal (20), Mohommad Ali Shanawaz (21) and Saifuddin (19). The police have seized a swift car and several weapons from them. It is said

Mangalore, Dec 17: A youth who was standing on the foot board of the bus fell off the bus and was made to death after being run over by the rear wheels of the same bus, on Monday. The youth who was travelling in a bus bound towards Mudipu from Manjanady lost balance at a deep curve at DG Katte in Konaje area and the unfortunate episode claimed his life. The deceased is Muhammad Jafar alias Haneef

Belthangady, Dec 17: Two groups resorted to fighting on Sunday morning at Manjotti in Nada village of Belthangady taluk, allegedly due to protests held in Saujanya murder case. According to a complaint filed by Shyam Sundar with the Belthangady police, Mahesh Shetty, Praveen V G, Jayananda, Prakash, Purandar, Venkappa Kotian, Kaushik, Vasanth Gowda, Raghava Kashibettu, Ganesh and Praveen barged

Jeddah, Dec 17: Expatriate female teachers in the Kingdom have been at the receiving end of the intensive crackdown on illegal workers in private schools. Several schools have received the new orders which call for existing teachers to transfer their iqamas to their employers. “We have received a circular from the Ministry of Education that it is compulsory to transfer our iqama to the school's

Mangalore, Dec 17: Several students and a group of people representing sexual minorities staged a protest on Monday against a decision by the Supreme Court to uphold a law that criminalizes gay sex. The top court last week reversed a landmark 2009 verdict of the Delhi High Court that had decriminalized gay sex. The section criminalises intercourse against the order of nature, which makes gay sex