Karnataka

Bantwal, Jan 3: A private bus driver was assaulted by a gang of miscreants on Wednesday night at Sunkadakatte near Karnataka-Kerala border. The victim has been identified as Satish (28), a resident of Bedagudde in Karopadi region. According to the information Satish provided to the police, Sattar (21) and Ansar (20), both residents of Sunkadakatte, came armed with lethal weapons and chopped his

Puttur, Jan 3: An elephant, which had gone on a rampage on Tuesday evening in Puttur, gored to death its mahout at Uppinangady in the wee hours of Thursday. The victim has been identified as 45 year old Chandra from Kerala. The incident occurred at around 2.30 a.m. The elephant Lakshmeesha that ran amok flung the mahout into the air and gored him with his tusks when he fell on the ground. The

Mangalore, Jan 3: Students from various medical colleges across the city held a candlelight vigil at Nehru Maidan on Wednesday demanding for justice to the victim of the Delhi gang-rape incident who succumbed to her injuries last week in Singapore. Most of those who took part in the hour-long vigil were in view that the rapists ought to be hanged without mercy. The students felt that the brutal

Karwar, Jan 3: In a tragic incident, a student from Davanagere drowned in the Arabian Sea off Murudeshwar on Wednesday. The victim has been identified as Kumar Channaveerappa (19), a resident of Kadabageri village in Harapanahalli taluk, Davangere district. He stepped in the sea for swimming along with 11 students who had come to Murudeshwar. Three were caught in vortex. Two students were rescued

Bangalore/Haveri, Jan 3: KJP President BS Yeddyurappa on Wednesday claimed some BJP leaders are competing with each other to unseat Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar from power. "There are some BJP leaders competing with each other to dethrone Shettar," the former chief minister, who broke away from the BJP to head the Karnataka Janata Paksha, said. Reacting to former Chief Minister DV Sadananda

Mangalore, Jan 2: Aneesh Balan, Mangalore reporter of 'Deshabhimani' Malayalam daily has been awarded 'Surendran Nileshwaram Award' for his excellence in reporting the problems and grievances of Malayalis living outside Kerala. The Award, which carries cash Rs.10, 001 and citation, was instituted by Surendran Memorial Committee to commemorate former Asianet reporter Late Surendran Nileshwaram

Mangalore, Jan 2: Amidst the widespread uproar over the arrest of a television reporter in connection with Mangalore homestay attack, a cameraman of a local Kannada television channel has been taken in to custody by Mangalore Police. A team of police from Mangalore Rural Police Station led by Ravish Nayak arrested Sharanraj, cameraman of Mangalore based Sahaya TV, who had video-graphed the July 28

Mangalore, Jan 2: Transparency International India (TII), the accredited India chapter of Transparency International, an international civil society organisation seeking to promote transparent and ethical governance and to eradicate corruption, has in a written communication slammed the Mangalore Police for arresting journalist Naveen Soorinje in connection with the homestay attack case. The copy

Mangalore, Jan 2: The Christian clergy class is wrongly claiming unquestionable authority over properties and is misusing the same, alleged David D'Souza, President, Indian Christian Laity Forum. Addressing media persons at a press meet in Mangalore on Wednesday, Mr. D'Souza said that Christian priests should not be holding authority over institution and church properties and confine themselves to

Mangalore, Jan 2: The last rites of two expatriate workers from Mangalore had been suffocated to death near Muscat, the capital city of Sultanate of Oman two weeks ago were held on Wednesday. 26-year old Sharun D'Souza from Santosh Nagar Kuthar and his 35-year-old Lancelot D'Souza alias Vincy, from Jeppu Bappal breathed their last on December 23 at their accommodation within the construction site