Karnataka

Mangalore, July 12: A 23-year-old- married woman, allegedly killed her one-and-a-half year-old girl child by setting her ablaze and committed suicide similarly after dousing herself with kerosene on Tuesday in Bantwal taluk. The deceased have been identified as Mamatha, wife of Jayanth Shettigar, a resident of Sangabettu village of Bantwal, and their child Khushi. Mamatha allegedly committed the

Mangalore, July 12: A construction site worker died in a hospital after a fatal fall from a building while working. The victim has been identified as Pavan Mohato who was working at Srinivas Engineering College at Surathkal. He had sustained serious injuries in the incident which occurred on Sunday. Although, Mohanto was rushed to Srinivas Hospital at Surathkal, he succumbed to his injuries while

Mangalore, July 12: City Police have arrested two 'love birds' on Monday in connection with robbery, occurred on Sunday night at bill collection centre of Mangalore Electric Supply Company (MESCom). The arrested are Poornima (20), daughter of Poovappa Salian, and Chethan (23), son of Lokesh. Both are residents of Idya village in Mangalore taluk. Mangalore City Police Commissioner Seemanth Kumar

Bangalore, July 12: Pejavar Mutt pontiff Visvesha Thirtha Swami today threatened to go on an indefinite fast in Mangalore from tomorrow if the ruling BJP failed to honour its promise of withdrawing notification on acquisition of land for SEZ in that city by this evening. "Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa met me three days back and promised to rescind the notification issued for acquiring 2035 acres

Mangalore, July 12: The members of the Karnataka State Association staged a dharna in front of Zilla Panchayat here on Tuesday seeking the fulfillment of their various demands. Led by the local leaders of the Centre for Indian Trade Unions (CITU), the protesters shouted slogans against the Government for handing over the scheme to organisations such as ISKCON, Adyama Chetana and various religious

Mangalore, July 12: Auto-rickshaw drivers belonging to various unions staged a demonstration in the city on Tuesday demanding the revision in auto fare in view of the recent hike in fuel prices. The protesters, who took out rally pushing the rickshaws sans fuels from Hampankatta Circle to Deputy Commissioner's Office, demanded a 40% raise in the minimum auto fare with immediate effect. U Ali Hasan

Mangalore, July 12: Music lovers of the city rocked to the tunes of the band Motherjane as the band performed for the very first time at City Centre mall. Artistaloud.com, in collaboration with The Lifestyle Group organised the rock show on Sunday. The mall was agog with a huge and excited crowd waiting eagerly for the performance. The band started their performance with the song 'Soul

Mangalore, July 12: Fuel supply in coastal Karnataka disrupted as drivers of tankers transporting oil from Indian Oil Corporation on Monday went on a sudden strike. The drivers resorted to protest after they came to know that few of the tankers, transporting fuel from IOC situated near Tannirbavi, had been sized for allegedly stealing the oil. Although 180 to 200 tankers transport fuel every day

Mangalore, July 12: A week ago when her 'A' sample tested positive for anabolic steroids, India's star athlete Ashwini Akkunji did not go into hiding. Nor did she crumble. “The bottomline is I'm a fighter not a quitter,” the 23-year-old Mangalorean told media, ready to weather the storm that has rocked her fledgling career On Monday, shortly after the optional 'B' test which she had pitched for

Udupi, July 12: An English professor was killed in a fatal road accident on NH-66 at Uppoor near here on Monday morning. The diseased has been identified as Gideon Barnes, who was working at Government P U College, Kemmannu. He was the principal-in-charge of the college. The accident occurred when an oncoming Eicher vehicle rammed against his motorbike. The impact of the accident was such that the