Karnataka

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

Bangalore, Jul 2: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Tuesday ordered a probe into a claiBm in a suicide note allegedly written by a stock broker that he was taking his life due to harassment by two police officers to pay Rs.7 crore. "The CID (Criminal Investigation Department) will investigate and action will be taken whoever is involved," Siddaramaiah told reporters here. The body of businessman Ripon

Mangalore, July 2: Kannada film 'Chella Pilli', directed by debutant director Sai Krishna Kudla and starring Vijay Raghavendra is all set to be released on July 5 across cinema theatres all over Karnataka. The movie, featuring several Tulu artistes in lead roles, is being produced by the city-based Sudesh Bhandary under the banner 'Shinecity Productions'. Director of the movie Sai Krishna has

Mangalore, Jul 2: Mangalore City South MLA J R Lobo paid a visit to the proposed fish market in Bejai which is in construction stage, and inspected the works. Briefing mediapersons after inspecting the proposed plans, he said that the blueprint of the market building had been prepared and work had already begun on the project. The basement would be made into a parking area, while the other floors

Udupi, Jul 2: Two more persons have been arrested by police in connection with kidnap and gang-rape of a medical student in Manipal. The arrested are Balachandra and Hareendra. They are brothers of Yogesh Poojary and Hariprasad respectively who had been arrested by police last week. IGP Pratap Reddy said that Balachandra and Hareendra will be charged with destruction of evidence of the case. The

Riyadh, Jul 2: Ahead of the holy month of Ramadan, Saudi Arabia has reportedly decided to extend the grace period for illegal expatriates, which was supposed to expire on Wednesday July 3. Sources in Labor Ministry of Saudi Arabia said the deadline to rectify the status would be extended to Muharram 1, 1435 H (November 2013). This will allow many foreign expats to complete their undocumented work

Mangalore, Jul 2: A surveyor was caught red-handed by Lokayukta police while accepting bribe to prepare a survey sketch at Puttur in Dakshina Kannada district. The accused has been identified as surveyor Mahesh B Shetty, a resident of Basavapatna. He has been working in Bantwal taluk as surveyor for past 15 years. Shetty had asked the complainant Dejappa Poojary of Badekodi, Peraje village to come