Karnataka

Mangalore, June 18: First Additional Senior Civil Judge and Chief Judicial Magistrate in the district court ordered the registration of criminal cases against then Ullal Circle Police Inspector Jayanth Shetty, Sub Inspector Shiva Prakash and seven other policemen in connection with two private complaints of police atrocities filed by human rights activists in Ullal in 2008. Muhammad Kabeer of

Mangalore, June 18: A two-month-old baby of Mudipu village ailing from metabolic disorders did not respond to the treatment and died at the Regional Advanced Pediatric Care Centre (RAPCC) in Mangalore on Friday. According to his parents, the treating doctor— a senior paediatrician— did not pay proper attention to their baby. Moksha, the deceased was daughter of Yuvraj and Sumithra of Mudipu. The

Mangalore, June 18: The fight of the street vendors for a proper place to carry out their business in Mangalore will be taken to the High Court. State Janata Dal (Secular) general secretary M.G. Hegde told presspersons here on Saturday that the Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) had violated the orders of the Supreme Court in evicting the street vendors from the Central Market and the surrounding

Mangalore, June 18: The collapse of retaining wall between Nivasar and Ratnagiri stations in Konkan Railway has forced the railways to cancel some trains on Friday and Saturday and divert a few others. The railway officials from the Palakkad division of Southern Railway said two trains leaving Kochuveli on Friday and Saturday had been diverted via Shoranur, Erode, Jolarpettai, and Bangalore City

Mangalore, June 18: Fishermen fetched better prices for species such as ribbonfish, cuttlefish, shrimps, squid and sardines in the fishing season that just ended. A 57-day fishing ban began on June 15 and will be effective till August 10, marking the end of a fishing season. In this season, the wholesale price of three fish species, caught from the coast of Dakshina Kannada, increased sharply. The

Mangalore, June 18: Unknown thieves gained entry into the house at Mudipu Kairangala village in Bantwal taluk and decamped with gold ornaments and a mobile phone. The loss has been put at Rs 1,51,500. It is said that the thieves entered the house by breaking the back door lock. A case of burglary has been registered in Konaje police station. The incident took place in the wee hours on Wednesday.

Mangalore, June 18: Gusty winds uprooted a mighty tree damaging at least five electric poles on Kalpana Road in the city on Friday evening. The power supply was immediately cut off and the road was blocked completely making hundreds of families residing in apartments in the area suffer. However, the workers of Mescom, fire and emergency personnel and the police swung into action to clear the road

Udupi, Jun 17: Fishermen of traditional boats, on Friday morning offered Samudra Pooja to Arabian Sea. They offered pooja to their community goddesses - Sri Kulamahasthree Amma of Bennekudru and Sri Mahalaxmi of Ucchila and also to Sri Balarama of Vadabandeshawara Temple. Offered baagina to the sea at Malpe beach. During the 45 days ban on deep sea fishing fishermen venture in to the sea in

Mangalore, June 17: As part of the 60th anniversary celebrations of ChildFund India a programme was organised at SDM Mangala Jyothi Integrated School, Vamanjoor in the city on Thursday. Latha R Kini, Vice President, KCCI, Mangalore, inaugurated the programme at Parvathi Babu Shetty Hall. Drawing and painting competitions for schoolchildren were held on the occasion. Mangalore MLA U T Khader

Mangalore, June 17: Harley-Davidson, one of the oldest manufacturers of heavyweight motorcycles in the world, which had forayed into the Indian market last year, launched an exhibition at City Centre here on Thursday. In the State, the U.S.-based company is marketing the vehicles through the Banjara Harley-Davidson group. Sportster, Touring and CVO models are presently being exhibited in City