Karnataka

Mangalore, Jun 29: District Sessions Court has pronounced rigorous imprisonment of eight years and a penalty of Rs 60,000 to a husband who was responsible for the death of his wife. Rajesh alias Raj Kumar from Kolthige village along with his mother is said to have been harassing his wife Reshma. Unable to put up with the torture Reshma, who was pregnant committed suicide on August 1, 2011. Reshma

Udupi, Jun 29: Police are seriously contemplating seeking legal opinion on how to proceed in the Manipal medical student's gang-rape case as the victim and her family members are not coming forward to cooperate with the authorities in taking the case forward. Interestingly, neither the fourth-year medical student nor her family has lodged a formal complaint with the police on the June 20 incident

Mangalore, Jun 28: Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI), Karnataka, organised a symposium in the city on Friday, as part of its ten-day awareness campaign against the 'draconian amendments' in the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 2008. In his introductory address at the symposium organised at NGO Hall, Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada district SDPI general secretary Akbar Ali highlighted

Riyadh, Jun 28: Embassy of India has urged all the Indian expatriates who have received their Emergency Certificates (ECs) or Outpasses to approach Saudi immigration authorities for getting their final exit visa immediately. Embassy of India has completed the process of issuing ECs to all those applicants who have verified their personal particulars with the Embassy. Any applicant who has not yet

Mangalore, Jun 28: A huge sum of Rs 296 lakhs has been allotted in the state budget for the district for the development of horticulture, said Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat CEO Dr K N Vijayaprakash. Speaking at the inaugural programme of the fourth annual jackfruit mela 2013 jointly organised by Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Mangalore, and Karnataka Veterinary and Fisheries Science University, Bidar

Udupi, Jun 28: One of three arrested in Manipal gang-rape case, Hariprasad Poojary has been produced before the court on Thursday. He was remanded in police custody for five days. Udupi police on Thursday had arrested three persons — Yogesh Poojari, 30, a resident of Ontibettu, Hariprasad Poojary, 27, and Anand, 28, residents of Badagabettu, Parkala- in connection with kidnap and rape of medical

Mangalore, Jun 28: Dr Siddalingappa S Kumbar who was working as a deputy librarian in Mangalore University committed suicide on Wednesday by hanging himself in an isolated area within the campus limits. He was 46. Dr Kumbar who was residing at the varsity staff quarters in Konaje, remained absent to duty on Wednesday. Search for Dr Kumbar ended at a lonely area where his dead body was found

Jeddah, Jun 28: The Labor Ministry has proposed an extension of the amnesty deadline, evoking a sense of optimism among expatriates as well as local businesses that it will be extended to at least for three more months so that more workers could correct their status. “The ministry has sent a cable to higher authorities advising them to extend the deadline for correcting the residency and labor

Mangalore, Jun 28: Members of People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), Mangalore, alleged dereliction of duty by Kadri police, who purportedly refused to register an FIR immediately after complaints were filed in two separate instances in the station. Addressing mediapersons at a press conference here on Thursday, PUCL state president P B D'Sa said that in one instance, several items of

Mangalore, Jun 28: The mysterious death of a scrap trader Kudroli Rashid (48), who was running a business at central market has proceeded with arrest of his wife Naseema (38) and two of her close acquaintances. Panambur police are on a look out for two others who have reportedly played important role in execution of the crime. On June 20, a missing complaint was filed stating that Rashid who had