Karnataka

Udupi, October 3: Sleuths attached to the Mobile Forest Squad arrested a person in possession of four deer pelt and 11 antlers from Kadike at Moodbidri in Udupi taluk. The accused has been identified as Babu Naik (36). Acting on a tip off, Forest Mobile Squad BSI Manjunath and staff nabbed the accused and handed him over to Hebri police station.

Padubidri, October 3: Karnad based Vijeth V Shetty (18), who was residing at Malad in Mumbai, died as he slipped from a moving train last Friday. Vijeth was a first year B. Com student in Dalmiya College of Malad. The tragedy said to have taken place between Goregaon and Malad, when he was on his way from college to CA classes. He died of severe injuries. Vijeth was a talented student. He is the

Brahmavar, October 3: Following the pressure by Billava community leaders, who demanded a higher level probe into the suicide case of young athlete Prithvi Amparu, the Inspector General of Polce (Western Range) Alok Mohan on Sunday handed over the case to Kundapur ASP Ram Nivas Sepet. Accordingly, IPS officer Sepet visited Brahmavar on Sunday for investigation. He gathered more information about

Mangalore, October 3: Two men accused of collecting commission for facilitating loans to beneficiaries under the Shrama Shakti Scheme were detained and later let off by Urwa police. Abdul Kareem and Ganesh from Puttur were accused of collecting Rs.2, 000 each from 15 beneficiaries hailing from Puttur. The beneficiaries, with help of Ganesh and Kareem had received loan of Rs.15, 000, including Rs.3

Mangalore, October 3: The government has launched a Web-based procedure of attesting employment contracts of Indian workers in the United Arab Emirates to prevent exploitation by foreign employers. The procedure is in place now, Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi said on Sunday, adding it would be formally inaugurated during his visit to Dubai next month. The procedure would be extended

Bhatkal, October 3: In what can be termed as the height of brutality, a gang of around 50 miscreants apparently belonging to a Hindutva outfit waylaid an empty mini lorry on NH-17 at Sarpanakatta check post on the outskirts of the town, and mercilessly beat up the driver and two others, belonging to a minority community. The severely injured driver, identified as Rahamatullah M. Hussein of

Mangalore, October 2: Union Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs and Civil Aviation Vayalar Ravi on Sunday assured to take necessary steps to bring back three natives of Mangalore languishing in prison in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for last seven years. Speaking during the formal inaugural of Mangalore Dasara at Sri Gokarnanatheshwara Temple, Kudroli here, Mr Ravi said that he came to know the

Mangalore, October 2: Promising hassle-free journey home from stations to both railway and bus passengers, Dakshina Kannada district administration on Sunday gave a fresh start to pre-paid auto-rickshaw counters at Mangalore Central Railway Station near Hampankatta and KSRTC main bus station at Bejai here. Dr N S Chennappa Gowda, Deputy Commissioner, DK and Latha R Kini, President, Kanara Chamber

Mangalore, October 2: Social reformer Sri Narayana Guru, who installed the idol of Gokarnatheshwara at Kudroli, brought in a revolutionary movement that has the message of solidarity, said Vayalar Ravi, Union Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs and Civil Aviation. He was speaking at a function to formally inaugurate the ongoing Mangalore Dasara at the Gokarnanatha temple here on Sunday evening

Mangalore, October 2: Sandalwood hat-trick hero Shivraj Kumar on Sunday expressed his readiness to act in a Tulu cinema if he gets an offer. Shivanna, who visited this coastal city after three long years to participate in a private programme, replying a question posed by one of the scribes, said that he would not hesitate to accept an offer from a Tulu cinema producer as he knew a little bit of