Briefs

Bengaluru, Mar 14: Three persons from Ramky Infrastructure Ltd. were arrested on Monday in connection with the death of three people while repairing a manhole at Kaggadasapura. K. Babu Reddy, Assistant General Manager (Projects), Ramky Infrastructure Ltd. and in-charge of their projects in Bengaluru, Vemula Anjaneyulu, a sub-contractor hired by the company, and N.T. Reddy, Manager (Projects), were

Panaji, Mar 13: AAP expected to make a big splash in Goa, but it lost its deposit on all but one of the 39 seats it contested in the state. The sole exception was the Benaulim seat where Royla Fernandes polled 4,182 votes and finished second.

Feb 28: Four people drowned when they went for a swim in a lake at Kumsi village near Taj Sultanpur in Kalaburagi taluk on Sunday evening. The police identified the deceased as Basheer Ali Khan, 29, Fadul Rehman, 23, and their sisters Mariyam Ubaidullah Rehman, 16, and Amatuz Tagur Alikhan, 13. All were residents of Islamabad Colony in Kalaburagi. The girls jumped into water first without

Mangaluru: The Kanara Catholic Association (KCA), a 67-year-old organisation set up in 1955 is all set for its ‘Mood Mangalorean’ event on February 25 at the newly inaugurated Konkani Samudai Bhavan at Kalyan Nagar at 6:30pm . Errol Fernandes, KCA president said Leslie Fernandes, former chairman of Dockendale Shipping. Co will be the chief guest and Ronald Colaco, catholic social worker will be

Mangaluru, Feb 18: Chaithanya Manava Vikasa Kendra, an organization dedicated to the welfare of differently abled people, launched various schemes and training programmes for mentally challenged and differently abled children at its head office at Kemral near Haleangady in Mangaluru recently. Kemral Gram Panchayat President Nagesh Anchan inaugurated the schemes by lighting the lamp. President of

Karunagapally , Feb 18: Two men were arrested by the Ochira police on Friday on charge of attacking a young couple on the Azheekkal beach, near Karunagapally, on Valentine’s Day. The couple had on Friday morning lodged a complaint with City Police Commissioner S. Satheesh Bino. The Ochira police took six men into custody in connection with the incident. The couple identified two among them. The

The Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala was closed after the five-day monthly rituals (puja) in the Malayalam month of Kumbhom on Friday evening. An auspicious Laksharchana ritual was performed at the temple. The Ayyappa temple will be opened on March 14 afternoon for the monthly rituals in the Malayalam month of Meenom that begins the next day.

Bengaluru, Feb 16: Kalale Keshavamurthy, who contested the 2013 Assembly polls on JD(S) ticket in Nanjangud constituency, joined the Congress on Wednesday in the presence of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and KPCC president G. Parameshwara. Mr. Keshavamurthy will be the Congress candidate in the crucial bypoll to the Legislative Assembly from Nanjangud reserved segment. Meanwhile, Congress leaders

Yadgir, Feb 14: Nearly 30 sheep died after a wolf attacked them in Anakasugur village in Shahapur taluk of Yadgir district recently. Officials of the Animal Husbandry Department from Shahapur visited the spot and assured Rs. 5,000 compensation for each dead animal. “There is a provision to release compensation of Rs. 5,000 for each dead sheep and the amount will be released soon,” a senior officer

Mangaluru, Feb 14: The 35th Convocation of Mangalore University will be held on March 3 at noon at Mangala Auditorium, Mangala Gangothri. The chairman of the Indian Science Academy Ajay K. Sood will deliver the convocation address. Governor Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala and Higher Education Minister Basavaraj Rayaraddi will be the other dignitaries at the event.