Bengaluru, Jan 4: The body of National Security Guard officer Lt Col Niranjan Kumar, who was martyred in an operation against terrorists at the Pathankot airbase, reached Bengaluru on Monday morning.
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah paid tribute the departed soul at city's BEL Ground. Also, school children and people came to pay their homage.
Niranjan’s mortal remains would be taken to his ancestral gome at Elambilassery in Palakkad district, Kerala for the last rites.
Bengaluru, Jan 12: Two pilgrims from Bengaluru, who were siblings, drowned in sea off Auro Beach in Puducherry today.
The deceased have been identified as V Gauthman, 22, and his brother Vivek, 20.
Gauthman and Vivek were among a group of around 150 devotees from Bengaluru to the Adhiparasakhi temple at Melmaruvathur in Kancheepuram district of Tamil Nadu. They started their journey from Bengaluru in three buses on Friday.
After offering special puja at Adhiparasakthi temple and worshipping at a few other temples, they reached Auro Beach on Sunday afternoon.
While they were having lunch on the beach, Gauthman entered the sea. He was caught in a huge wave.
Vivek, who tried to rescue his brother, too was caught in the wave.
Other pilgrims and fishermen began to search for them in fishing boats.
After an hour, their bodies were washed ashore, around two km from the spot.
The Auroville police retrieved the bodies and sent them for postmortem.
Newsroom, Jul 15: At least three students have committed suicide in different parts of Karnataka after failing in II PUC examinations, the results of which were announced yesterday. 
Bhumika, an 18-year-old girl hailing from Mallipattene near Arakalagud town in Hassan district killed herself within hours after the announcement of results.
Depressed over her failure in the examination, she consumed poison, the police sources said.
In a separate incident, 18-year-old Chitra, who failed the II PUC examinations, committed suicide at her native Chikkamarasa village in Shivamogga district.
She was studying in Government PU College in Kumsi and after knowing about her result in the final PU exam, she hanged herself to death at her house.
Similarly, an 18-year-old boy from Harihar taluk in Davanagere district committed suicide in his house after the announcement of the PUC results.
Bengaluru, Aug 7: Dr Mohammed Yusuf, chairperson of the Karnataka State Board of Auqaf, passed away at a private hospital in the city today following a brief illness. He was 74.
Dr Yusuf was an industrialist and was known for his philanthropic activities.
A veterinarian, Dr Yusuf had quit the government job and set up business in Bengaluru and Dubai decades ago and has earned considerable success.
He was re-elected as Board of Auqaf chief in January this year. He had held the post more than once in the past.
He will be buried at the graveyard near Masjid-e-Muzammil which was built by himself at Govindapura, source said.
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One brave son of Kerala lost life defending country.. while other sons busy smuggling gold from Dubai.
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