Karnataka

Manjeshwar, Oct 28: The two localites, who among the 60 rescued voyagers on board an Iranian flagged ship, which sank in the Persian Gulf last week, have returned to their respective homes on Wednesday with sound health. “We saw death very closely, as we lost our 13 fellows on board, to whom we would never meet. The grace of almighty God and prayers of our parents saved us”, said Mohammed Haneef

Mangalore, October 28: The death toll in the accidental blast at the crude oil storage tank at phase III of Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) near here has gone up to three, as one of the inured labourers died in hospital. Rahim of Gulbarga, who was being treated for burns in the accidental fire, died in the hospital on Thursday. Rahim was among the four who had sustained burns in

Mangalore, October 28: Panambur beach which otherwise echoes innocent laughters, silent walks and waves kissing the shores, on Thursday echoed vedic chants as Jecintha Essling Wintzer (37), a native of Bong Town in Liberia and Wolfram Essling Wintzer (37) of Moers city in Germany entered wedlock here. The two entered the new phase of their life in a typical Hindu traditional wedding wherein the

Mangalore, October 27: Today, Quantam Physics has taken us to a level, which makes us believe in the existence of God. If an scientist argues with you that there is no god as you cannot see him, then simply question back, “Can you seen an electron? Scientists themselves have won noble prizes on writing what they cannot see,” said MAHE former Vice Chancellor Dr B M Hegde presenting an interesting

Mangalore, October, 27: Like previous years, KMC Hospital, Mangalore, will be observing World Stroke Day October 29, said Dr Sunil Deshpande, senior vice president operations and medical superintendent of the Hospital. Laying emphasis on the importance of World Stroke Day at a press meet here on Thursday, Mr Deshpande said that the Stroke Management Team at the KMC Hospital has successfully

Mangalore, October 27: As part of Deepavali celebrations, Go-Puja (rituals for cows) was performed at the Mangaladevi Temple and Sri Sharavu Mahaganapathi Temple in the city on Thursday. At Mahaganapathi Temple the programme was organised by Govanithashraya Trust, Pajeeru, Beejaguri. Local leaders of Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal including Sharan Pumpwell, Dr. Ananth Krishna Bhatt

Mangalore/Udupi, October 27: At least five people were killed and several others injured due to rain related incidents in undivided Dakshina Kannada district in past three days. While four persons lost their lives after being struck by lightning, a youth was electrocuted to death after he came in contact with an open wire lying on the road. In Bajpe surroundings, two people were killed after they

Udupi, October 27: Even a month after the mysterious 'suicide' of budding athlete Pruthivi Amparu, who allegedly hanged herself on Septembers 27, at her hostel room of SMS College in Brahmavar, the case remained unsolved. The much-talked about suicide had led to a fear psychosis among parents whose daughters are staying at hostels. Despite rigorous investigation on part of Udupi district police

Mangalore, October, 27: The department of Civil Engineering of NITK and Mangalore Airport Diamond Jubilee celebration Committee will be jointly organising a two day workshop on October 29 and 30 at Silver jubilee auditorium, Suratkal. “As a part of silver jubilee year of the Mangalore Airport, NITK will be conducting a two-day workshop on 'Table Top Airports and Safety Aspects'. It is being

Karkala, October 27: In a heart rending tragedy, a 28-year-old woman was stabbed death when she tried to stop a fight between her sister and brother-in-law at Kabettu junction near here on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as Shailaja.It is learnt that one Jyothi and her husband Prabhakar were fighting on Wednesday evening. Prabhakar was holding a knife in his hand. Looking at their