Karnataka

Bantwal, Sep 13: In a tragic accident, a woman riding pillion on a motorcycle died when she was dragged along the road, after he burqa got entangled to a vehicle passing by, in Bantwal on Thursday. Ramlath, aged 34, wife of Puttubava from Addoor, is the deceased. Ramlath was riding pillion on a bike with her brother Zakri from B C Road and the duo was on its way towards Addoor in the noon on

New Delhi, Sep 13: Four convicts in the December 16 gangrape-cum-murder case were today awarded death penalty by a Delhi court which said the gravity of the offence cannot be tolerated. "Death to all," Additional Sessions Judge Yogesh Khanna said while delivering the verdict in the case that had evoked nationwide outrage and led the government to bring in a stringent anti-rape law. "Besides

Mangalore, Sep 14: Minister for Health and Family Welfare U T Khader has said that Vajpayee Arogyashree healthcare scheme would be extended to families Above Poverty Line in the coming days. He said every hospital in the state will have an'Arogya Mitra' counter to facilitate and ensure effective and hassle-free treatment of BPL and APL families under Vajpayee Arogyashree healthcare scheme

Ullal, Sep 13: A pick-up van turned turtle at Ullal area, killing eight cattle and two calves out of 18 cattle, which were being illegally transported in it. The incident occurred when the driver of the pick-up vehicle lost control over the vehicle, at a turning near Natekal , in Ullal. The vehicle was bound from Mudipu towards Natekal when the mishap occurred. Meanwhile, driver Chethan and his

Bantwal, Sep 13: Congress backed candidates Vasanthi Chandappa and Yasmeen have been unanimously elected as the President and Vice-President of Bantwal Town Municipal Council respectively, on Thursday. The post of the President was reserved for SC woman and hence the position fell into hands of Vasanthi, who is the only SC woman in the Council. However, though the post of the Vice-President was

Al-Jubail, Sep 13: It was a surprise gift for Kannadiga students studying at International Indian School located in the Saudi Arabia's industrial city of Al-Jubail. Over 200 NRI students of Karnataka origin, who had opted Kannada as one of their subjects of learning in the school received their Kannada text books, thanks to the arrangements made by Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Minister U T

Bangalore/Mysore, Sept 13: Income Tax officers on Thursday conducted simultaneous raids on 32 places owned by former ministers Krishnaiah Setty, S?A?Ramadas and his brother Srikanth Das, and seized a large quantity of documents, cash and jewellery. The raids, which started at 8 am and ended at 2 pm, stretched across cities. Residences and offices of the trio and a few outlets of their relatives in

Bangalore, Sep 13: Passengers onboard an Airbus A 320 had a miraculous escape when the aircraft veered off the runway while landing, hitting the edge lights, before stopping at the Bangalore International Airport on Thursday night. Though no one was injured in the incident, authorities had to suspend air operations for more than two hours leading to a massive disruption of air travel across the

Mangalore, Sep 12: Street vendors rejoiced and celebrated the passing of the Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending Bill, 2012 in the Lok Sabha by bursting crackers and distributing sweets to passers-by under the banner of Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) in front of District Commissioner's office in Mangalore on Thursday. Speaking on the happy occasion, CITU district

Bangalore, Sep 12: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, participating in the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting at Dalian in China, is exploring partnerships in interactions with global leaders, officials said Thursday. "The chief minister attended the plenary of the WEF annual meeting, unveiled by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in the presence of about 2,000 delegates from over 90 countries