Karnataka

Mangalore, Jul 19: The Dakshina Kannada district police have been successful in nabbing seven persons in connection with inter-district thefts at various temples and Jain shrines and seized several valuable silver and gold antique artefacts from their possession. The arrested are Thimmayya (55) son of late Rangegowda from Kadur in Chikmagalur district, Somanath alias Somesh (45) son of late

Mangalore, Jul 19: A theft was reported at a private tile store in Highland here on Friday, wherein Rs 49,000 in cash was stolen along with several pieces of expensive tile ware. The theft occurred at P C Mallapa and Co tile and sanitary ware store located beside Highland Hospital in Mangalore. According to the manager of the store Nithyananda Hegde, the theft was discovered on Friday morning when

Kasargod, Jul 19: In yet another shocking incident of child rape in Kerala, police in Kannur have arrested five persons, including the parents of a teenager, who was raped by her father and others since she was 11-years-old. Police said the girl, who is now 17-years-old, hailed from Alakode, a village in Kannur district. She had been taken to various places in Kannur and Kasaragod districts by her

Bantwal, Jul 19: A married woman who went missing from Halasinakatte in Vittal-Mudnoor village, along with her three-year-old child has surprised everyone by turning up at the police station after marrying one of her relatives. Nalini (23), wife of Rajesh had gone missing with their daughter Aindritha(3). However she appeared at the police station and said that she was married to Jagadish (27)

Bantwal, Jul 19: A conductor of a bus was beaten black and blue by the public for misbehaving with a girl student travelling in the bus. The incident took place on Thursday at Vittal private bus stand. Ravi alias Zebra Ravi is the one who earned the wrath and beatings of the people. Ravi works as a conductor in Vittal-Salethoor route bus. This bus carries several college students to their

Kasargod, Jul 19: Unidentified persons fired at the house of a leading Public Works Department contractor at Bevinja, near Cherkala, here on Thursday as police are investigating the suspected role of a Mangalore-based underworld group in the incident. The firing at the house of M.T. Mohammed Kunhi occurred between 5 am and 5.15 am when the male members in the house had gone to a nearby mosque for

Bangalore, Jul 19: Income Tax department officials today conducted raids on several educational institutions in Bangalore and Gulbarga. Raids were conducted at the office of Hyderabad Karnataka Education Society, which runs a string of institutions, including medical and engineering colleges across the state, particularly in north Karnataka, official sources said. The residences of former member

New Delhi, Jul 19: Two Air India (AI) pilots have landed in trouble after they allowed south Indian actor Nithya Menon to sit inside the cockpit mid-air on a Bangalore-Hyderabad flight violating safety norms. Taking serious view of the incident which took place last month, aviation regulator Director-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is now conducting a thorough probe. The airline has suspended the

Bangalore, Jul 19: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said here on Thursday that the State Government would issue “no-objection certificates” (NOCs) to new apartments in the city only if there “is a water source” identified by promoters of the property. Replying to a question by Janata Dal-Secular leader M Srinivas during the question hour in the Legislative Council, the chief minister said he would

Riyadh, Jul 18: The Indian Embassy in Riyadh has urged all Indian citizens not to get misled and exploited by illegal agents and touts. “It has come to the notice of the Embassy that touts and illegal agents are trying to mislead and exploit Indian nationals by offering them to get them exit from Tarheels. The authorities of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have made it clear that there is no fee for