Karnataka

Kasargod, Oct 19: Kasargo police issued a look-out notice to 30-year-old Tanveer Hameed for allegedly practicing medicine without licence. Tanweer, a resident of Kanhagad had produced fake documents to Indian Medical Council and was said to have forged documents portraying himself as a doctor. The police have released look-out notice with his different looks and notified in all public places as

Mangalore, Oct 19: Members of the All College Students Association staged a candle light vigil in a remembrance of the birthday of the 17-year-old Saujanya who was raped and murdered in Ujire a little more than a year ago. The main demand of the students was to handover the case to the CBI. For Varsha Prabhu, a student of Canara Degree College, a speedy investigation could only be obtained if the

Bangalore, Oct 19: A techie, suspected to have murdered a friend-cum-colleague about four months ago, has finally been arrested. Mandaralingam (26) was accused of murdering Raja U (26), the Mahadevapura police said. According to the police, Mandaralingam and Raja hailed from Villivakkam in Chennai. They came to Bangalore in search of a job. Both were employed by Capgemini as IT consultants. “They

Mangalore, Oct 18: Valmiki Jayanthi was observed in a programme jointly organised by Dakshina Kannada district administration, Zilla Panchayat, Scheduled Class Welfare Department and Kannada and Culture Department, in association with DK Valmiki Nayaka Association at DK zilla panchayat auditorium here on Friday. Presiding over the programme, Mangalore South MLA J R Lobo said that the views

Bangalore, Oct 18: Former Karnataka Lokayukta Justice (Retd) N Santosh Hegde today expressed delight over the Congress government's decision ordering high-level enquiries into the mega mining scam which he had unearthed,and expressed hope over the probe reaching "logical conclusion". "I am very happy", the former Supreme Court judge told media on the Cabinet's decision yesterday on handing over

Mangalore, Oct 18: Tense moments were witnessed at the Syed Madani Darga Jum'a Masjid in Ullal on Friday, following a dispute between two quarrelsome factions of Sunni community over offering Jum'a prayers. A few members in the agitating groups resorted to use lethal weapons like knives and rods. According to sources, at least eight people sustained injuries. The condition of two persons is said

Kundapur, Oct 18: In yet another incident of'cattle vigilantism', a group of miscreants belonging to a Hindutva outfit attacked two Muslim youth when they were taking their own buffalo home. Basheer (20) and Bathish(28), both children of Monu Saheb a resident of Kodi, were hospitalized with severe injuries following the brutal attack. The incident took place on Thursday evening at Kaipady near TT

Mangalore, Oct 18: The Karnataka Housing Board (KHB) has the target of constructing about eight lakh houses by 2015, said M H Ambareesh, Minister for Housing cum Sandalwood actor. He was in the city on Thursday to review the developmental works at Deputy Commissioner's office here. He said around five lakh houses under housing board for below poverty line families and other projects being blocked

Mangalore, Oct 18: A youth was arrested by police on Thursday for allegedly threatening to throw acid on a female president of a Gram Panchayat in Mangalore taluk. The arrested has been identified as Subrahmanya (21), a native of Mudigere, in Chikmagalur district. He used to work at construction sites near Bajpe. According to police sources, the accused had been harassing Vijaya Gopal Suvarna

New Delhi, Oct 18: Airfares have nearly doubled in the last two months, causing a strain on the wallets of flyers in the country during the festival season. According to industry sources, domestic fares have more than doubled in some sectors compared to August, while the hike will be about 18-20 per cent more than last October. Passenger load in airlines usually picks up in October after a lull