Karnataka

Mandya, Oct 7: In yet another weekend tragedy at Mandya, four people met watery grave at Gaganachukki falls. The deceased are Chandrakanth (24) of Honganur in Chamarajanagar taluk, and Vasanth (19) and Hemanth (17) from Kestur village in Yelandur taluk of Chamarajanagar district. They were washed away after being caught in a whirlpool while swimming. Ayesha from K G Halli, Bangalore, slipped in

Mangalore, Oct 7: Various cultural programmes and competitions including essay, collage, drawing, fancy dress, quiz to mark the Wildlife Week 2013 celebration at the Shivaram Karanth Biological Park at Pilikula on Sunday. Inaugurating the cultural programme in the evening, Minister for Forests, Ecology and Environment B. Ramanath Rai inaugurated the cultural activities. He said the conserving the

Bangalore, Oct 7: Jaishanker, the 36-year-old serial rapist and murderer, who had escaped from the Central Prison and arrested later, will be discharged from Victoria Hospital on Monday. He was shifted to the hospital for the fractures he had sustained while escaping from the prison. “We conducted an orthopaedic surgery on his legs some weeks ago. He has recovered now and is getting discharged on

Mangalore, Oct 7: Opposing union government's Heera International Islamic University near Tirupati Temple, Andhra Pradesh activists of Hindu Janajagruti Samiti staged a protest in front of Deputy Commissioner's office, Mangalore on Sunday. Addressing the protesters Prasanna Kamath of HJS said that, the Congress government is trying to woo the Muslim community and in this quest is neglecting Hindus

Mangalore, Oct 7: Officials of Customs at Mangalore International Airport at Kenjar here seized two gold biscuits each weighing 100 grams from a passenger who arrived from Dammam on Sunday. Each of these gold biscuits with marking of Suisse fine gold 999.9 valued at Rs 5.45 lakh was concealed inside the checked in baggage of S Mahammad, a resident of Mangalore, who arrived by Air India Express

Mangalore, Oct 7: 'Change', they say is the only constant and certain thing on earth. Marking this change and ushering in new beginning, Kudroli Shri Gokarnatheshwara temple made history by appointing two widows as priests. This historical episode took place on second day of Navarathri, which is all about celebrating 'woman' power and triumph of good over evil. Lakshmi from Bannur village of

Dubai/Mangalore, Oct 6: For the fourth successive year, Yusuffali MA, an Abu Dhabi-based businessman of Kerala origin has emerged as the most powerful Indian businessman in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in a '100 most powerful Indians' list announced by Arabian Business magazine. Mr Yusuffali, who owns the Lulu Hypermarkets chain of stores, took the top slot ahead of food giant

Mangalore, Oct 6: In a tragic incident, five teenage boys, who ventured into sea for a swim on Sunday afternoon near Baddodi Kudru GMR Power Plant at Phalguni river near Dambel on the outskirts of the city, were washed away. The drowned boys have been identified as Kalandar (16), Rajesh (17), Rakshit (14), Yakshit (14) and Prajwal (17). All are residents of Kodikal Katte in Mangalore and were

Mangalore, Oct 6: For Gopala Adkar, popularly known as Gopadkar, classroom education limits the children to knowledge in textbooks and mugging up for exams. Demonstrating this to students of Ashok Vidyalaya located in Ashoknagar on the outskirts of Mangalore at a programme on Sunday, Gopadkar taught the eager students few memory techniques to memorise different subjects. The programme was a

New Delhi, Oct 6: India intends to extend visa on arrival facility to tourists from 40 more countries, including the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, UAE, US, the UK, Canada, Brazil and Australia, a move which will make the country a more tourist friendly destination and promote foreign exchange earnings. The Planning Commission has called a high-level meeting of different ministries and National Security