Karnataka

Mangalore, October 8: Commuters between Bangalore and Mangalore can travel comfortably after six months as the much awaited 4-lane project on NH-48 is likely to be completed by April 2012. Sources said the stretch between Nelamangala and Bellur cross has been completed and work between Bellur cross and Hassan is on a war footing. Larsen and Toubro official said in Hassan that the company had

Mangalore, October 7: A group of Hinduthva activists caught a man, who allegedly tried to molest a minor boy at a private hospital in Deralakatte, near here, and handed over to the Ullal police. Madikeri based Yusuf (38) is the accused. Yusuf had come to the hospital to look after his mother, who was undergoing treatment. It is learnt that he misbehaved with a 13 year old boy, Sharath, who was

Mangalore, October 7: A 29 year old man, who was missing from Kollur, Kukkikatte under Mulky police jurisdiction since last few days, found dead inside a deserted well at his neighbor's garden. The diseased, identified as Sunil, said to be a drunkard and has suicide falling into well. The diseased, identified as Sunil, was working in Janatha dry cleaners at Kinnigoli. He had left home on October 4

Mangalore, October 7: Moulana Sayyed Jalaluddin Umri, President, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind and Vice President of All India Muslim Personal Law Board will be visiting Mangalore on October 15. A Public talk on the subject of “Family in Islam and its Inheritance Rights” has been arranged by the local unit of the Islamic organisation on Sunday October 16, at 6:45 pm in Rama Laxminarayana (R.L) Hall

Hyderabad, October 7: Following the Mangalore air crash of May 2010, in least 12 cases, the body remains were mistakenly identified and claimed by relatives. Families which claimed them based on morphological features and personal effects performed the last rites presuming they had rightly identified the mortal remains of their kin. These facts were revealed after DNA profiling by the Centre for

Bantwal, October 7: A woman, who had been missing from Kariyangala village near here since last three days, found dead on the bank of River Phalguni. The deceased is Sundari, wife of Sanjeeva Poojari and resident of Acharidota in Polali. Sundari is said to be suffering from mental disorder, and used to leave house now and then. Likewise, she left house on October 2, but did not return home. Family

Kundapur, October 7: Well-known Ayurvedic Pandit Dr. Karunakar Nambiyar died following a major heart attack on Tuesday. He was 86. He is survived by his wife, two sons including Kundapur reporter Dr. Sudhakar Nambiyar and a daughter. Kerala based Dr. Nambiyar was well-known for his Ayurvedic medicines in Koteshwara surroundings for more than five decades. Many social religious groups have honoured

Puttur, October 7: A driver sustained severe injuries, when a petrol tanker made a somersault on a National Highway near Uppinangady. The injured Asif Ali (40) is recovering at a private hospital in Uppinangady. The incident occurred when the driver lost control at Karvel, while transporting petrol from Bangalore to Mangalore airport. The accident caused traffic jam for more than one hour on the

Mangalore, October 7: A poster of Malegaon blast accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur put up in Ullal three days ago has made several local people uneasy, prompting the police to take action on Thursday. According to Nawaz Ullal, a local man, the poster was put up near the old Ullal Police Station on the road connecting Ullal bus stand and Kodi three days ago. About 10 feet tall, the poster contains

Mangalore, October 6: Thousands of devotees, enthusiasts and tourists from across the state and country on Thursday evening took part in the popular Mangalore Dasara procession, which passed through the colourfully decorated seven-km route, along with folk troupes, and tiger-dance, marking the finale to the 10-day Dasara festival. Resting on magnificent chariots the idols of Sharada, Navadurga and