Karnataka

Kasargod, April 5 : A student died when she was hit by a speeding train while crossing the track in Mogral Puthur here.The deceased has been identified as Shamzeena (18), a plus two student of the Nellikkunnu Girls' Vocational Higher Secondary School. She was the daughter of Moideen Kunhi of Kallankai in Mogral Puthur. The mishap occurred around 6.30pm on Monday on the rail track behind the Mogral

Kasaragod, April 5: The Bharatiya Janata Party, which considers Jamaat-e-Islami as a fundamentalist and extremist group, has questioned the reported move by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) to forge an electoral understanding with it. “The CPI (M) state leadership owes an explanation to the party as to why it opted to change its stance towards the Jamaat-e-Islami, which it had till recently

Udupi, April 5: Although traffic signal lights were installed at 10 places in Udupi city a year ago, they are functioning only at two places. The installation of the signal lights has not been without controversy. When they were installed, the Udupi City Municipal Council (CMC) was the first to raise objections on the grounds that the CMC was not taken into confidence by the district police and

Mangalore, April 5: Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy president Paltady Ramakrishna Achar said parents prefer their children taking Hindi although the children were interested in learning Tulu as the third optional language in class 6. On the other hand, some teachers told The Hindu that learning Hindi was the need of the hour. In the competitive world, it was Hindi which would help students when

Mangalore, April 5: More than 60 youths who came from Bagalkot district to take fitness test for sepoy GD (General Duty) in the army recruitment rally at Mangala Stadium here on Monday had to return home disappointed. News report They arrived here based on a report that appeared in a popular Kannada daily that the recruitment was open for 11 districts, including Bagalkot. But they learnt on

Mangalore, April 5: The response to the move of the Director-General and Inspector-General of Police, S.T. Ramesh, asking people to mail him directly their grievances about the police had been lukewarm. “I have been receiving about 20 e-mails every day. While some are junk, the others are sent to Additional Director-General of Police (Grievance and Human Rights) and Superintendents of Police

Mangalore, April 5: Mutilated body of a seven-day-old baby was found near the Kumaradhara river in the Subramanya police station limits here on Monday. According to the local people, a couple was seen moving with the baby on March 31. “My fellow autorickshaw driver saw a couple moving with the baby in the morning. But the two did not have the baby when they were going to the bus-stand in the

Uppinangady, April 4: Ansarul Islam Youngmen's Association, Badriya Jumma Masjid, BA Hospital and Wenlock Hospital jointly organized a mega blood donation and health check up camps to mark Shamsul Ulama Memorial Day. B Ahmed Haji, Chairman of Muhiyuddin Group of Colleges presided over. Sundaresh Athaje, Administrator of Sri Sahasra Lingeshwara Temple, Musthafa Kempi, President of Uppinangady

Mangalore, April 4: In a unique gesture Arya Samaj Mangalore on Monday organised a Gayatri Yagna involving Dalits for the first time to mark its foundation day coupled with Yugadi festival. Priests hailing from scheduled castes and scheduled tribes performed the yagna under the supervision of upper caste people at Sri Kordabbu Barageshwara temple here. Addressing the gathering, prior to the

Mangalore, April 4: Doctors should always maintain a bond with patients as constant touch between them is very necessary in some cases, said well known Cardiologist Dr K Mukund. He was speaking after inaugurating the free heart problems detection and diabetic check up camp for general public organised under the joint auspices of Dakshina Kannada district unit of Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (KRV)