Karnataka

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

Mangalore, October 10: The management of city based SCS Hospital – which witnessed chaos in the morning after the death of a 19-year-old girl due to the alleged negligence on part of a doctor – finally struck a deal with the family members of the deceased, by declaring a compensation of Rs 1 lakh apart from nullifying all the hospital bills. A large number of relatives and neighbours of the

Mangalore, October 10: A notorious Nepali thief, who had walked free, after being arrested on charges of theft in March 2010, was again arrested along with his associate on separate theft charges on Sunday. Personnel of Mangalore East (Kadri) police station arrested Karan Khadga (37), hailing from Pimi Bajhang district in West Nepal, and residing at Thokkottu near here for the past 18 years, and

Udupi, October 10: A delegation led by Congress leaders from Brahmavar submitted a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner, demanding the district administration to stop the stone mining, being carried out without any permission from the government, in Miyyaru of Nalkuru village, near Brahmavar. In the memorandum they said that the stone crusher by name Unit Rock Industries functioning without any

Bhatkal, October 10: Two persons were arrested by Bhatkal police on Sunday on charges of illegal cattle transportation. The accused have been identified as Ibrahim Saab Attar (30), from Alnavar Dharwad and Zabiullah (38) from Haveri. Acting on a tip off, a team of police led by PSI Naveen Kunar Jogi waylaid a mini lorry near the Shirali check post in Bhatkal taluk and seized 17 oxen after