Karnataka

Mangalore, Jun 20: Police have arrested an accused on Wednesday in connection with the sexual assault case of a pre-university college student in Mundaje in Belthangady taluk. The person taken into custody is Ramesh Poojary (25) from Arasumajalu Kukkemaru in Mundaje. He may be produced before court on Thursday. The victim is a minor girl, who was raped in a secluded place as she was walking

Mangalore, Jun 20: Konkani Writers' Forum, Karnataka has urged Mangalore South MLA to consider only writers of repute to the post of President and members of the Karnataka Konkani Sahithya Academy. A delegation from the Forum met the MLA and said that over the last several years writers have been cornered in the Academy, which is an injustice to the writers' fraternity. Henry Mendonca ( H M Pernal

Mangalore, Jun 20: Muslim Central Committee, Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts, has decided to felicitate Ministers and MLAs from the twin districts belonging to the dominant secular political Congress party, said president of the committee K S Mohammed Masood. Speaking at a press conference here on Thursday, he said that seven elected representatives from DK and three from Udupi districts

Mangalore, Jun 20: Mangalore-bound passengers from Saudi Arabia, who had been stranded at Calicut for several hours, finally reached their destination at around 1 p.m. As many as 50 passengers had been stranded in Calicut International Airport for six hours, after their flight, which was supposed to land at Mangalore at 3:20 a.m. was diverted to Kerala due to fog and low visibility. “All the

Udupi, Jun 20: Thrasi, one of the tourist hotspots in Kundapur is facing problems due to the turbulent sea waves. A 250 mts pathway constructed here has been a major tourist attraction. However, the turbulent waves hitting the shores have damaged the pathway partially. It is said that the sand under the walk way is being eroded and hence there is a threat of the entire walk way going submerged

Mangalore, Jun 20: Several Mangalore-bound passengers from Saudi Arabia have reportedly been stranded at Calicut International Airport after an Air India Express flight was diverted to Kerala due to fog and low visibility at Mangalore International Airport early on Thursday morning. The flight, which had started its journey from Dammam International Airport, was scheduled to land in Mangalore

Mangalore, Jun 20: BJP candidate for Assembly elections Yogish Bhat who had contested from Mangalore City South constituency, had spent a sum of Rs 13.50 lakhs for campaigning, the highest amount spent by a candidate from Dakshina Kannada district. From the camp of Congress, it was his opponent J R Lobo who spent the highest amount, spending Rs 10.80 for campaigning. BJP's Ranjan Gowda spent a sum

Bangalore, Jun 20: The elevation of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to BJP's campaign committee chairmanship has had its cascading effect on B?S?Yeddyurappa's KJP. The KJP?on Wednesday said it was “open” to an electoral alliance with BJP for the forthcoming Lok?Sabha elections. “We had closed our doors totally for any sort of alliance with BJP. Now, with Modi being made campaign committee

Mangalore, Jun 19: In a shocking incident, a 25-year-old woman allegedly ended her life along with her two children by jumping into the river near Thokkottu on the outskirts of city. The victims have been identified as Mumtaz and her two daughters Fathima Nishana and Khatija Naifa. Fathima is a Class III student while Khatija is studying UKG. They were residents of Hidayat Nagar, Kallapu, near

Mangalore, Jun 19: An Anti-Terror Force (ATF) will be created wherein special training will be given to police personnel in tackling jungle as well as urban warfare, K J Goerge, Home Minister has said. Speaking to media persons at a news conference held at the Police Commissioner's office in Mangalore on Wednesday, Mr. George said that at the moment personnel are being drawn from KSRP for Anti