Karnataka

Uppinangady, Aug 16:Three people were arrested by the Uppinangady police for illegal transportation of cattle. Three cattle have been rescued and the vehicle used for the theft has been seized. Suresh from Malavanthige in Belthangady taluk, Vishwanath from Killur in Belthangady and Ramesh from Mudigere are the arrested. The vehicle was plying on Wednesday night from Kalasa in Chikmagalur to Kerala

Karkala, Aug 16: A 67-year-old woman was flung off a over-speeding bus in Neere village in Karkal on Thursday and succumbed to her injuries. Karkala town police said Beebi Asiya was travelling on a bus from Udupi to Karkala. When the bus driver took a sudden turn at Nironi, Asiya was thrown out of the bus and suffered severe head injury.She was first rushed to a nursing home in Bailoor and then

Konaje, Aug 16: Two unidentified men threw stones at a Salafi mosque in Konaje in the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday. Four panes of a door and a window of the Masjidussalaam at Vishwamangala were damaged in the attack. According to a complaint filed by Mohammad Iqbal K., secretary of the mosque committee, around 12.20 a.m. on Thursday, two men on a bike threw stones at the mosque. By

Mangalore, Aug 15: Photojournalist Dayananda Kukkaje, who was arrested by the police on a complaint of alleged rape and blackmailing, has been released on station bail, on Thursday evening. Mr Kukkaje was out as the complainant on Thursday changed her stand. It is said that Mr Kukkaje had promised a student of a reputed college in the city of marriage and had intimate relationship with her, during

Moodabidri, Aug 15: Over 20,000 people gathered at K V Subbanna Open theatre of Sundari Ananda Alva campus, belonging to Alva's Education Foundation, on Thursday to celebrate the Independence Day. Shri Kshethra Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari Dr D Veerendra Heggade was the chief guest. Recalling the words of American President John F Kennedy Dr Veerendra Hegade said that every citizen should question

Mangalore/Bantwal, Aug 15: Two youth were injured in a clash that erupted between two groups late at night on Wednesday in Adyanadka near Vittal in Bantwal taluk following a torch-light procession. The clash occurred when one group was obstructed while they returning home shouting slogans after taking part in the procession that was undertaken in Vittal on the eve of Independence Day to mark

Mangalore, Aug 15: A youth from Haleyangadi in Dakshina Kannada district died of cardiac arrest in Saudi Arabia, last Saturday. The deceased is Mohommad Ashraf (27). He is said to have been to Madina for an Eid 'namaz' and then returned to the room. Next morning when he did not come out, the friends tried contacting him over the mobile. When he did not receive the call, his friends broke open the

Puttur, Aug 15: Fifth Additional District Sessions Court has convicted a husband and pronounced life time imprisonment for killing his wife. The lifer is Karunakar Pataly from Ubaradka Mittoor of Sullia taluk. The convicted had hacked his wife Aruna shree to death using a club. Judge T J Shivashankare Gowda has in the order pronounced that Mr Pataly would have to serve additional punishment in

Mangalore, Aug 15: Even as Indians around the world are celebrating the independence of the country with great patriotic zeal, several biking enthusiasts in Mangalore took their patriotism to the next level. Thursday saw several teams of riders on two-wheelers conducting motorcades around the city promoting different issues on Independence Day. One such motorcade was organised by a group called

Bantwal, Aug 15: A man died after the bus in which he was travelling fell down a 25 feet gorge, at Thumbe, on Thursday morning. Deceased is Shekar Shetty (60) from Brahmavar. Over 20 passengers have been injured severely in the mishap and have been admitted to wenlock hospital in Mangalore. The private bus was plying from Bangalore to Mangalore and it is said that overloading led to the mishap