Karnataka

Udupi, Mar 5: A leopard strayed into a village near Kundapur in Udupi district from nearby forest and attacked a woman yesterday. A 24-year-old Prema Bende when she was on her way to deliver milk to the dairy when she was attacked by the wild cat at Japti village. She was left with scratch marks on her neck, ear, and under her eye. Ms. Prema received first aid at the Taluk Government Hospital in

Bengaluru, Mar 5: Inspired by wing commander Abhinandan Varthaman's bravado, his haircut and the 'gunslinger' moustache, a hair-designer here on Monday gave over 650 people a similar look free of cost. The IAF pilot has become a legend of sorts after he shot down an F 16 aircraft in a dogfight and the manner in which he carried himself with dignity on being held captive after his MIG 21 Bison was

Udupi, Mar 5: A 35-year-old man from Bannumane village in Sagar taluk died of Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD), also known as monkey fever, at a private hospital at Manipal in Udupi district on Monday. Chandrappa was suffering from high fever and giddiness, and had pain in the legs since February 27. He was initially treated at the Primary Health Centre at Aralagodu village in Sagar taluk. Rajesh

There are reports that Indian Air force MIGS launched an attack on terrorist camps in Pakistan and dropped bombs demolishing the terror hubs and killing many (26th February 2019). This has been the fallout of the dreaded terrorist attack in Pulwama in which 44 CRPF jawans were killed when a car carrying explosives, probably RDX, drove into the convoy of trucks carrying 2400 CRPF jawans. Prime

Bengaluru, Mar 4: The Congress-JD(S) ruling coalition in Karnataka on Monday held the second round of talks on the tricky issue of seat sharing for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, with Congress saying they were moving "in the right direction." The two parties had begun formal talks last week with the JD(S) insisting that 12 of the total 28 Lok Sabha seats be conceded to it, but party supremo and

Bengaluru, Mar 4: The police have registered an FIR against a 36-year-old businessman for allegedly raping and blackmailing a 29-year-old software engineer after her brother was unable to return his investment due to financial loss in the company. The victim stated in her complaint that, a series of incidents happened between December 2016 to February 2019, since his torture and harassment were

Bengaluru, Mar 4: Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his purported political potshot at Congress president Rahul Gandhi while answering a question by a student on dyslexia. Targeting Modi, Siddaramaiah tweeted: "Just came across a video of our @narendramodi taking political potshots using the name of dyslexic people. Shame on you Modi

Bengaluru, Mar 4: A teenage college student lost his life after a decayed roadside tree’s branch fell on a two-wheeler on the Ring Road in Kadirenahalli near KS Layout. The deceased has been identified as Umar Pasha (17), a 1st year PUC student in a private college. Pasha’s parents Siraj Pasha and Delnaaz Begum are residents of Ilyas Nagar. The pillion rider, however, escaped with minor injuries

Mangaluru, Mar 4: The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV), USA has signed an agreement of co-operation with St Agnes College recently to enable the faculty and students of the college to have study exchange programmes, engage in research & Course development programmes. The Agreement of Cooperation offers a number of benefits for those interested students who would like to pursue their

Mar 4: The annual Global Day celebrations of Gulf Medical University (GMU) – Ajman, a leading medical University in the Middle East region was celebrated with pomp and splendor at the University campus, on 2nd March 2019. Organized every year to appreciate the cultural diversity of the students and staff of GMU, the event was a convergence of cultural and traditions of the 80+ nationalities that