Karnataka

Mangalore, October 13: A construction worker died on Wednesday evening after falling from the fourth floor of an under construction building, belonging to Infosys, at Mudipu near here. The victim has been identified as Orissa based Shankar (22). It is said that the tragedy occurred when a cement sheet that was put for support broke down during the work. Shankar sustained critical injuries, when he

Mangalore, October 13: A medical student, who was allegedly kidnapped by miscreants from Deralakatte, was rescued by a team of Mangalore Crime Branch Police led by Inspector Venkatesh Prasanna on Thursday at Manjeshwar in Kasaragod district. According to police sources, Nabeel Mohammed, a student of Yenepoya Medical College Deralakatte was attacked and abducted late Wednesday by miscreants who

Kota, October 13: Noted environmentalist Salumarada Thimakka was on Wednesday conferred with prestigious 'Dr Shivaram Karanth Huttura award' for her service. The programme was organised by Kotathattu Gram Panchayat at Sri Shambhavi Vidyadayini School, Giliyaru near here. Conferring the award, Minister for Rural Development Jagdish Shettar said that the award is first of its kind that is given away

Mangalore, October 12: Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda on Wednesday formally inaugurated the Kannada Nudi Theru -Jagruthi Jhata at Sullia in the presence of senior litterateurs, thinkers and political leaders. The event is being organised by the Kannada Development Authority (KDA) in association with Dakshina Kannada and Udupi district administrations. The stage programme was inaugurated by

Kasaragod, October 12: Three people were crushed to death under the trains in three separate accidents reported in the Kasaragod district. A 40-year-old sojourner died on tracks at Manjeshwara. It is assumed that he might have been knocked down by a speeding train last night. In Bandyodi, an unidentified man, aged around 35 years, was killed in another the train accident. His head is separated

Mangalore, October, 13: A man who was illegally transporting wooden logs has been arrested red-handed by Mangalore forest mobile squad police. The accused has been identified as M S Haider (36), a resident of Karingan Bantwal Taluk. Acting on a tip off, a team of police comprising of PSI Manjunath K R, head constable Seetharam and constables Umesh Hosolige, Ramachandra Maniyani, Bashir, Narayana

Puttur, October, 12: Pushpagiri Vanyadhama project which has created apprehension among the farmers has been dropped by the government said the Chief Minister D V Sadhananda Gowda. Addressing the presspersons in Puttur, he said that now the farmers can be relaxed as the proposal for the expansion of the Pushpagiri Vanyadhama project has been already rejected and the government would not consider

Mangalore, October 12: The Mangalore Motor Sport Association will be organizing the Maruti Suzuki Autocross for two and four wheelers to be held on October 15 and 16, November 26 and 27 and on January 7 and 8 at Kulur near here. The event will be run for two days; Saturday shall be the practice secession. Sunday is the final race. Distance of the dirt track is approximately 1km. For two-wheelers

Mangalore, October 12: The indefinite strike of contract workers of the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, against the move to discontinue services of some of their colleagues, has entered second day on Wednesday The BSNL Non-Permanent Workers Union (CITU) Dakshina Kannada unit's general secretary Balakrishna Bhimaguli said the BSNL had discontinued the services of employees working on contract. The

Bantwal, October, 12: Two unidentified miscreants waylaid a motorcyclist on Vagga Kodyamale Road near here and snatched 54 gram gold from him. The incident occurred when Sridhar Achar, a resident of Mulkaje Mada going on a motorbike on Tuesday. “I was stopped by two unidentified motorbike borne miscreants travelling in the same direction. They snatched 54 gram gold from my pocket by threatening to