Karnataka

Chikkaballapur, Jul 10: Four women belonging to the same family were killed on the spot when the car in which they were travelling collided with a lorry near Vapasandra on the outskirts of the city on National Highway 7 on Tuesday. The dead are Venkatalakshmamma, 65, a resident of Nandi village, Ratnamma, 55, Prameelamma, 50, and Parvathamma, 45, all residents of Doddamarali village. Ratnamma's

Mangalore, Jul 10: Demanding complete ban on 'Made-Snana' and 'Pankti-Bedha' in Kukke Subramanaya Temple and Udupi Kirshna Mutt, members of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and Dalit Rights Committee staged a protest in front of the office of Deputy Commissioner in the city on Tuesday. Made-Snana is a ritual of people rolling on plantain leaves on which Brahmins have partaken food

Patna, Jul 9: Five people, including a woman, were detained Tuesday from Patna and Gaya and interrogated by the NIA in connection with the serial bomb explosions at Bodh Gaya's Mahabodhi temple in Bihar, police officials said. Another man detained Sunday from Gaya district has been formally arrested. Chandan Kushwaha, a police official from Gaya district, confirmed the arrest of suspect Vinod

Mangalore/Udupi, Jul 9: Unbroken cloud on the sky did not delay Ramadan 1434 in the Islamic calendar for the Muslims living across Coastal Karnataka and Kerala as dozens of eagle-eyed Muslims spotted the crescent moon on Tuesday evening in some remote areas. Even though there was no sign of Ramadan in many parts of coastal Karnataka after Magrib prayers, at around 8:00 p.m. the news of

Mangalore, Jul 9: Mangalore City Corporation has finally got a new commissioner. K Ajith Hegde, who was serving as commissioner of Mangalore Urban Development Authority, has been posted as the new MCC commissioner. Renuka Prasad is expected to replace Mr Hegde as MUDA Commissioner. Mr Hegde, who is expected to formally take charge as the new commissioner of the civic body said that he would take

Manipal, Jul 9: A team headed by Udupi Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer S Prabhakar Sharma visited various places in the city and identified four children of migrant workers and enrolled them to schools on Monday. While three remained out of the portals of schools, one was a drop out. The operation was continued even on Tuesday. The operation which was started due to the sheer interest of

Mangalore, Jul 9: Two armed miscreants who gained entry into a house in broad day light, shot gunshots at the residents of the house in a bid to save themselves after failed robbery attempt, on the outskirts of the city. The incident took place at around noon on Tuesday at a house in Devinagar, Talapady, around 20 kms from here. Keshava, a retired government employ had recently constructed a new

Kasargod, Jul 9: Police have identified two youth in connection to the stabbing of a youth at J P Colony. It may be recalled that T A Sabith, an employee at a clothe store was stabbed to death by miscreants who chased him in bike, while Sabith was going to a nearby playground with his friends Raees, couple of days ago. Akshay (19) and Vaishakh are the main accused. The two are said to be directly

Mangalore, Jul 9: Abu Dhabi based 'Bearys Welfare Forum' has announced the second phase of 'Shouchalaya Project', a pilot project of construction of toilets for the poor and needy families in the society in coastal districts of Karnataka. The BWF has already constructed toilets for 33 houses the first phase. In the second phase the forum has planned to construct another 50 toilets in Dakshina

Mangalore, Jul 9: Undergoing blood pressure and diabetic screening might become compulsory for every individual above the age of 30 years in Karnataka. Speaking after inaugurating the new building of Primary Health Centre (PHC), built at a cost of Rs 1.2 crore, at Kudupu, Vamanjoor on the outskirts of Mangalore, Health and Family Welfare Minister U T Khader said that amidst increasing number of BP