Karnataka

Dammam, Sep 4: A 26-year-old Saudi man weighing nearly 380kg died of pneumonia at a hospital where he was undergoing treatment to reduce his weight. Majid Al Dousari died on Tuesday after suffering from acute pneumonia that resulted in complications including breathing difficulty and heart failure, doctors said. King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia had ordered the treatment of Dousari, who had been

Subramanya, Sep 4: A bus conducted who took advantage of a student after taking her to Bangalore, without the knowledge of her parents has been handed over to judicial custody by the Court. Victim, who is a PUC student had been travelling in Sullia-Subramanya KSRTC bus and had developed acquaintance with Nagesh, conductor of the same bus. This had gradually developed into love for both of them

Mangalore, Sep 4: Panambur police arrested three persons for allegedly trying to sell stolen cable wire of a private telecommunication company here on Monday. Arrested are identified as Atavruhman Lakkar (20), Kalaniya Lakkar (20) and Mithun Lakkar (21). All hail from Assam. According to police the trio had stolen cable wire of a private telecommunication company located near Kudumbur of Jokatte

Mangalore, Sep 4: Women's Police have arrested Amar (30) from Katipalla for allegedly molesting a 22-year-old woman in a city bus on August 24. The woman, a social activist, was assaulted and molested by Amar when she tried to dissuade him from fighting with a fellow passenger. Soon after the complaint, Amar, who is related to a police constable, was reportedly at large. The women's police traced

Mangalore, Sep 4: There was scuffle between the jailor and an under-trial when the former stopped the latter from speaking to another under-trial Pradeep Mendon in the prison on Tuesday. Pradeep Mendon, an accused in 14 criminal cases including underworld operative Bejai Raja's murder, had been served with detention order on Tuesday under the provisions of Goonda (The Karnataka Prevention of

Sringeri/Manipal, Sep 4: A student was killed instantly and two others suffered critical injuries when an iron flagpole they were trying to erect came in contact with a high-tension wire passing through the ground at Holekoppa in Sringeri taluk in Chikmagalur district on Tuesday. The students were trying to erect the iron flagpole for the two-day Pykka (Panchayat Yuva Krida aur Khel Abhiyan) and

Mangalore, Sep 3: Targeting Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, whose government recently completed 100 days in office, former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy said “There have only been promises and nothing else. He [Siddaramaiah] is following the policies of the previous BJP government that he had criticised as an opposition leader.” Kumaraswamy asserted that there will be no coalition with BJP or any

Mangalore, Sep 3: In connection with the arrest of a madrasa teacher on charges of sexual assault on a six-year-old girl in Boliyar, on the outskirts of the city, members of DK District Madrasa Teachers' Association said that they would pursue the case in a legal way to obtain justice to the accused in the case. Speaking at a press conference held here on Tuesday, office-bearers of the association

Kundapur, Sep 3: A bike rider was gruesomely attacked by some miscreants who waylaid him near Kundapur fish market, on Monday night. The injured is Jayachandra (34). The victim was married recently and had been living in a rented house near market road since last three months. The police sources have said that the attack was done by gang of one Rohan who had personal enmity with Jayachandra. Rohan

Bangalore, Sep 3: The Lokayukta office has released the list of 29 MLAs and three MLCs who have not submitted statements of assets and liabilities of their own and their family members. Housing Minister Ambareesh, former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy, JD(S) leader and Kadur MLA YSV Datta, R Roshan Baig (Shivajinagar), Ashok Kheny (Bidar South) and Yogeeshwara C P (Channapatna) figure in the list