Karnataka

Udupi, October 15: Former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa would soon come out clean, according to State BJP President K S Eshwarappa. Replying to media on the arrest warrant issued to former CM, Eshwarappa said that he was only an accused and not a convict. “Those in the opposition party who make allegations against Yeddyurappa should know that they were too in the glass house and should not pelt

Mangalore, October 15: Former Karnataka Lokayukta and anti-corruption activist N Santosh Hegde on Saturday said that he would consider the implementation of his report on illegal mining in the state by the government as a victory. Reacting to a reporter's query, whether he would consider the arrest warrant issued against former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa as his victory, the former ombudsman

Mangalore, October 15: Now management education demands application of modern technology which is very much a part of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) in addition to what they learn in their regular academic programme, said. Ravindra Kini, Director, ABS, Bangalore. Addressing the students of JKSHIM on the launching of ERP at the Institute, he said the management students should be ready to

Ankola, October 15: Four people including two children were killed and over a dozen people sustained severe injuries when a passenger bus plying from Mangalore to Mumabi met with a ghastly road accident on National Highway 63, near Kodlugadde on Ankola-Yellapur. The deceased children have been identifies as Rajith (10) and Rishitha (7) siblings from Mulky. According to local sources, a Karkala

Mangalore, October 15: The arrest warrant issued against former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, who is credited with installing the Bhartiya Janata Party's first government in South India, will not affect the Jan Chetna Yatra of senior BJP leader L K Advani that will arrive in state on October 30, said KS Eshwarappa. The state BJP president, who visited the city on Saturday to inspect the on-going

Mangalore, October 15: A 29-year old mother and her two little children found drowned to death in a pond at Bellarampady village of Ubaradka in Sullia taluk on Friday. Sharmila Bhat, wife of Padmanabha Bhat of Kanyana, her son Sudhanva Bhat (6) and daughter Sneha Bhat (8 months) are the deceased. It is assumed that Sharmila Bhat might have thrown her two chidren into the pond in the farm of her

Mangalore, October 15: The much publicized rebellion of Congress city block president K. Ashraf has fizzled out with the party highcommand mollifying the former mayor and assuring him of” immediate action” on the issues raised by him. Ashraf, the third-time corporator, had mounted a fresh spell of revolt against the party by announcing through text messages that he would convene a press meet on

Udupi, October 15: The first day of State Junior and Senior Athletic Championship held at Udupi on Friday witnessed three new meet records. Nithin Kumar, Under 14 year boys, cleared the height of 1.67 meters in High Jump. Old record was at 1.60 meters. Y Khamba Singh of MEG, Bangalore, making it in just 46:32:1 minutes, to win the gold medal, in the Under 20 boys 10 kilometer walk, made a new meet

Mangalore, October, 15: An orphan boy lost his life after he accidentally drowned in a river at Someshwar near Ullal on Friday Evening. A victim has been identified as Praveenkumar (14), hailing from Soluru in Bangalore and an inmate of Aloysian Boys Home, a rehabilitation centre at Ombattukere near Ullal. The incident occurred when the children of rehabilitation centre had visited nearby

Davanagere, October 15: Police have confirmed that former Mangalore Mayor Purandaradas Kuloor was among the 11 suspected illegal gold prospectors nabbed while panning for gold in a reserve forest area at Jagalur in Davanagere district. A former policeman and sportsman, Koloor had served as the Mayor of Mangalore City Corporation during 2004-05. Other 10 arrested have been identified as Badmanabh