Karnataka

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

Suratkal, October, 6: Two girls have lost their lives in two different separate road accidents on Wednesday evening. Carrol, a 9 year old girl died on spot when a speeding lorry hit an Activa moving in the same direction near NITK around 7 pm. The tragic incident took place when Barnard D'Souza, a resident at Konaje was going to Udupi from Mangalore along with Carrel. According to eyewitness a

Mangalore, October 6: The Mangalore city police claimed to have solved the murder case of a city based taxi driver Govardhan after arresting two persons. Addressing a press meet at his office on Thursday Commissioner of Police Seemanth Kumar Singh confirmed the arrest of Mahanthesh Honnappa Annegeri (26), son of Honnappa, hailing from Nandihalli near Hosa Neeralagi village in Savanur taluk of

Karkala, October 6: A young mother united in death with her child, after the latter accidentally slipped and fell into an open well under the limits of Ajekaru Police Station near here. The deceased have been identified as Asha (24), a resident of Kalikamba Janata Colony near Ajekaru village, and her one year old son Puneet. It is said that Asha, who was washing clothes on Wednesday evening, could

Mangalore, October, 6: The coastal city is well prepared to host the grand Shobha Yathra, the last leg of the nine-day Mangalore Dasara festivities, on Thursday evening. Thousands of devotees, enthusiasts and tourists from across the country and abroad are expected to take part in the procession, which will commence at Shri Kshetra Gokarnanatheshwara, later in the evening. Lavishly decorated