Karnataka

Mangalore, October 11: A daily wage worker on Tuesday morning was found murdered in an under construction building near Hampanakatta in the city. Police identified the deceased as Ramesh Poojary (42), from Karkala. Sever injuries on the face and head, indicate that miscreants might have killed him by smashing with a boulder. It is said that Poojary and few other daily wage labours used to sleep in

Mangalore, October 11: Lashing out at Karnataka Minister for Energy Shobha Karandlaje for acute power shortage in the state, Mangalore MLA UT Khader demanded her resignation. Addressing the media persons at Congress Office on Monday, he said the Minister should quit from her post or give sufficient power to the State. Holding the state government responsible for severe power shortage, he said the

Mangalore, October 11: On an average, in America the ratio of psychiatrists is100 to 150 per million population where as in India its 2 to 3 Psychiatrists per million are available, said Dr. KS Madhav Rao, Senior Consultant Psychiatrist. He was delivering the keynote address on the occasion of World Mental Health Day organised by the Department of Psychiatry, KMC Mangalore in association with

Mangalore, October 11: A 17-year-old student of Jamia Madrasa in Bhatkal has been missing since September 24, according to a case registered at Honnavar Police station. Zeeshaan (17), son of Yusuf Sheik, a resident of Saralagi, Honnavar Taluk in Uttar Kannada District is had left home on September for Madrasa. However, he neither reached Madrasa nor returned home. It is suspected that he might

Mangalore, October 11: With the suspicion rising over the death of ANF constable Mahadeva Mane, who was killed in a fierce gun battle with the Maoist at Manjala in Belthangady taluk, the senior officials have started probe into the incident. “We did not get the bullet from Mane's body during post mortem. However, after the second round of test in the form of scanning and x-ray, we got the bullet

Mangalore, October, 11: Two port officers were hospitalised after being assaulted by three miscreants at Newport Escorts in the city on Monday evening. The officials Dhananjaya Kumar and Montero are now recuperating at Government Wenlock Hospital, here. According to a complaint lodged by the injured, three people identified as Wali Mohammed Aslam, Ismail and Abdul Hameed assaulted them around 4:45

Mangalore, October 11: ''Why is it so that no Indian after Rabindranath Tagore could get the Nobel Award?'' This thought was sown into the minds of the audience during 110th birth anniversary of K Shivaram Karanth by litterateur Prof U B Upadhyaya. The celebration was organised by Kannada Sahithya Parishat and Kalkura Prathishtana and the programme was inaugurated by litterateur couple Prof U B

Hubli/Udupi, October 11: The State government has taken steps to provide environmental clearance to the second unit of Udupi Power Corporation Limited (UPCL) which would generate another 600 MW power. Chief Minister D?V Sadananda Gowda said the unit required the State government's approval to commence commercial operation. He said the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) chief was sent

Kumta, October 10: Seven persons including a child were killed and over three dozens of passengers sustained injuries, when a speeding bus plunged into a lake on Monday night in Divagi near here. It said that the crowded bus was plying from Dharmasthal to Bagalkot. The tragedy occurred when the driver of the bus lost control over the vehicle while negotiating a curve. Police sources said that

Mangalore, October 10: Mangalore airport road from Karnataka Polytechnic (KPT) Junction to Maravoor was renamed after Bharat Rathna Sir M Visvesvaraya in a function organized by Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) at KPT Circle here on Monday. J Krishna Palemar, Dakshina Kannada in-charge Minister inaugurated the programme. The renamed road was concreted at the cost of Rs 29.32 crore in which the MCC