Karnataka

New Delhi, Jul 3: Noting that even the mandatory physical verification system doesn't prevent SIM cards to fall into wrong hands, the home ministry has asked the department of telecommunication (DoT) to explore an option of making it compulsory for cellphone service providers to take fingerprints or any other biometric feature of the subscriber, akin to Aadhaar, before activating the mobile

Bangalore, Jul 3: Young actor Hemanth died of heart attack in the wee hours of Wednesday (July 3). He was 27 and his last movie was Nenapinangala, which was released in March 2013. Reports say that he suffered a heart attack while doing workouts in his gym in Hebbal, Bangalore. As he complained of chest pain, he was rushed to MS Ramaiah hospital last evening. But treatment failed and he breathed

Udupi/Mangalore, Jul 3: Rains have intensified in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi district again and on Monday several rain tragedies took place in different parts of undivided Dakshina Kannada. A youth got washed away in gushing rain water at Sullia. Meanwhile, a young school kid who got into a stream to have bath at Brahmavar drowned. Vijay Kumar (14) from Honnavara has been living at Pre

Belthangady, Jul 3: A lady who abandoned her husband four years ago, owing to an extra marital affair was spotted with two children. Belthangady police have nabbed the lady and handed her over to her family members. Sugandhi (28), daughter of Annu Lingayath went missing from Mukre Karambaru of Savanalu village. She was married off to Nagaraj from Shikaripura in 2008. However, when Nagaraj

Kasargod, Jul 3: Police resorted to lathi-charge after a march by the activists of Students Federation of India (SFI) to the Revenue Divisional Office (RDO) in Kanhangad on Tuesday turned violent. The SFI members, led by its Kasargod district Secretary Shalu Mathew, took out the march to the RDO office this afternoon accusing the government of scuttling the admission norms by empowering the self

Riyadh, Jul 3: Diplomatic mission officials here from Pakistan, India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and the Philippines responded to the extension of the grace period with delight and gratitude yesterday. There was widespread praise for Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah for issuing the royal decree that will extend the amnesty to Nov. 3, 2013 — an effective four-month extension. Applauding

Bangalore, Jul 3: The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday stayed the proceedings against Air India and its chief operating officer in a private complaint holding them responsible for the air crash at Mangalore airport on May 22, 2010. 812 Foundation, a non-governmental organisation, had filed a private complaint before the trial court after the investigation into the accident was closed. The trial

Manipal, Jul 3: A construction worker fell to death from the eighth floor of an under-construction building here on Tuesday. The deceased has been identified as Sheikh Moidul (30), a resident of Lokia village, West Midnapore district of West Bengal. He had sustained severe injuries in the fall. Though he was immediately rushed to a hospital, doctors pronounced him brought dead. He was working as

Bangalore, Jul 3: Stating that BJP will try to disrupt communal harmony in the Congress-ruled states ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, AICC general secretary in-charge of Karnataka affairs Digvijay Singh asked the Karnataka government to come down heavily on communal forces. “BJP and the Sangh Parivar have run out of issues to face the polls. They know fully well that they can't win the 2014 general

Mangalore, Jul 2: A new acquired advanced high-field Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanner was inaugurated by Bishop of Mangalore Dr Aloysius Paul D'Souza in the premises of Father Muller Medical College Hospital, here on Tuesday. Speaking at the inaugural programme, Bishop Aloysius Paul D'Souza said that with advanced technology and new equipment in medical science, the doctors could serve