Karnataka

Bhatkal, Jun 12: Police have arrested a person in Uttar Kannada district on charges of illegally manufacturing a single-barreled gun, and also seized three guns manufactured by him. The arrested person is Krishna alias Manjunath Madheva Naik (41), who earned his living as a carpenter. On the basis of definite information, police raided his house and seized a gun manufactured by him with the help

Mangalore, Jun 12: In a shocking incident, Dr Kaikere Mohandas Bhandary, a well-known physician and state convener of BJP medical cell was found dead in a well, in the premises of his house at Padil-Alake, here on Wednesday. He was 64. It is suspected that he might have committed suicide. His body was retrieved and shifted to a hospital for post mortem. Though the exact reason for the death is yet

Mangalore, Jun 12: Dakshina Kannada District Legal Services Authority, district administration and District Child Labour Planning Association jointly organised a programme to observe World Day Against Child Labour at the Town Hall in the city on Wednesday. Speaking after inaugurating the programme, the District & Sessions Judge Choudapurkar Arun said that although child labour was substantially

Mangalore, Jun 12: Sexual Harassment Inquiry Committee's hearing in the ASI Shrikala sexual harassment case has begun and the committee on Monday recorded the statement of the complainant. The Committee headed by Assistant Commissioner of Police Kavita B T has collected comprehensive details from the complainant pertaining to her complaint against the Assistant Commissioner of Police T R jagannath

Mangalore, Jun 12: Senior journalist Selvaraj Kayoor breathed his last at a hospital in Mangalore on Tuesday after a prolonged battle with cancer. He was 48. Selvaraj Kayoor was a former chief cameraman of the Asianet News TV and a leading photographer. A versatile photographer, Selvaraj had worked for the Madhyamam daily before becoming the Staff Reporter of the Kerala Kaumudi . He later joined

Mangalore, Jun 12: The district court complex works which remained languished for over seven years are finally seeing completion. If all goes on fine, then the complex will be ready for inauguration by July and the legal proceedings that have been going on in clamped MCC building will be held in spacious new complex. During a review meeting held by the district in-charge minister last year, the

Udupi, Jun 12: A 26-year-old man was killed after a speeding bus rammed into his motorbike near Nallur village in Karkala taluk of Udupi district. The deceased has been identified as Roshan, a resident of Navoor in Belthangady taluk. Roshan who sustained head injuries was declared brought dead at the government hospital in Karkala. A case has been registered at Karkala rural police station. The

Bangalore, Jun 12: Students from Karnataka have beaten their counterparts from other states in the Comed-K UGET exam by bagging all the top ten ranks in the engineering stream. Three students from the State also figure in the top ten ranks of the medical stream. In the top 100 ranks, there are 41 medical rank holders and 85 engineering rank holders from the State, according to an official release

New Delhi, Jun 11: BJP on Tuesday reached a truce with sulking patriarch L K Advani who agreed not to press for his resignation from key party posts after RSS intervened to end the two-day crisis triggered by his opposition to Narendra Modi's elevation. "Today afternoon, RSS sarsanghchalak (chief) Shri Mohan Bhagwat spoke to Shri Advani and asked him to respect BJP parliamentary board decision and

Mangalore, Jun 11: Family of an under-trial, who died in Mangalore prison last week, has gone to Human Rights and Corruption Abolition Union (HRCAU) and the media seeking justice. It may be recalled that Naveen Poojari (43) died in police custody, a week ago owing to ill health, reportedly. In this connection, his mother Kusuma, who has now taken up the fight for justice for her son has sought the