Karnataka

Mangalore, Jul 26: Kaushik Shetty (23) resident of Bantwal died when a goods truck rammed into his motor cycle near Brahmarakutlu, Bantwal, 15 kms from Mangalore. Sanjith Bhandary, riding pillion with Mr Shetty sustained injuries in the road mishap on Friday morning. Kaushik Shetty, son of member of Town Municipal Council, Bantwal, Devadas Shetty was running a civil construction business in

Mangalore, Jul 26: In a raid conducted by Tahshildar, Mangalore, Shivappa Lamini, 16 sand laden trucks used for illegal sand mining were seized near Kannur on the outskirts of the city, on Friday morning. A total of 17 trucks were reportedly loading sand from Kannur without the permit and during the raid 16 were seized while one went missing. Seized trucks have been taken to Mangalore rural police

Padubidri/Ullal, Jul 26: Due to continuous storms ravaging the sea coast of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts, mighty waves on Friday continued to hit the road and surged into the neighbouring coconut plantations in the limits of Thenka village near Padubidri. Due to this, it has become nearly impossible to construct a sea-wall along the coast in Thenka village to check sea-erosion. House and

Kasargod, Jul 26: Dozens of enthusiasts thronged the Light House beach here on hearing the news of a rare guest from deep Arabian Sea. An injured turtle, weighing around 45 kg, was noticed by a group of young beach goers on Thursday at around 11 a.m. The turtle was visibly exhausted. The turtle was taken ashore by a group of youngsters who, later, informed forest officials about the “rare find”. A

Mangalore, Jul 26: Kargil Vijay Diwas was observed with great deal of respect and patriotism in the city. Organised by Dakshina Kannada Ex-Servcemen's Association, Centre for Integrated Learning and Lions Club Mangalore, at Lions Seva Mandir, Mallikatte, on Friday, the event was inaugurated by Disha Amrith, an engineering student of BMS Engineering College, Bangalore and a former Republic day

Moodbidri, Jul 26: A North-Indian youth was arrested by Moodbidri police for allegedly cheating diploma students of money by promising jobs in National Thermal Power Corporation, the largest Indian state-owned electric utilities company based in New Delhi. The arrested has been identified as Mihit Kumar (28) hailing from Jharkhand. The police said Mihit Kumar claiming to be representative of M.M

Mangalore, Jul 26: Facebook can be fun but not for this youth who was thrashed by a group of youth for his post on the social networking site, at Kambalapadau near Konaje on the outskirts of the city. Jurisdictional Konaje police have nabbed two in this regard. The arrested have been identified as Ashraf from Darkas-Mudipu and Prasad from Mudipu. It is said that two months ago, Ashraf and Prasad

Uppinagady, Jul 26: Four boys sustained injuries when a clash broke out between two groups of students at a college in Uppinangady after a boy belonged to one community misbehaved with a girl belonging to another community on Thursday. Around 10.30 a.m., Ranjith, a student of the Uppinangady First Grade College, pulled the ponytail of a girl, belonging to Muslim community without any provocation

Mangalore, Jul 26: The Second Additional District and Sessions Court has granted bail to 17 persons charged for their alleged involvement in the attack on young men and women at a home stay on July 28, 2012.With this, all the accused, except three, are out on bail, and the trial is yet to begin. Those released are Sharat Padavinangady, Chetan Padil, Sunil Paringipete, Harish Maroli, Kiran Matti

Kasargod, Jul 25: A truck operator was killed and at least 20 injured, three of them critically, in a collision involving a private bus and a truck at Bevinja locality close to Cherkala near here on Thursday. The accident occurred around 7.45 am when the truck proceeding towards Mangalore collided with the private bus plying on the Kasaragod-Mananthavadi route as it tried to overtake another