Mangaluru, Jul 2: A youth who was on job hunt committed suicide by hanging from the roof of his house in Maroli on Wednesday.
32-year-old Advaita Shetty taken pilot training and looking for a job, According to sources, he had come back to his native place, Maroli, three days ago.
The exact reason behind this extreme step is not known yet.
Kankanady town police have registered a case in this regard.
Kasaragod, Apr 10: The death of five cats in the general hospital-turned-Covid-19 isolation centre here recently has evoked a little bit of scare among the health authorities who are eagerly awaiting the viscera test results of the dead animals.
The death of the cats has evoked anxiety in the backdrop of a tiger in a zoo in United States tested positive for Covid-19 recently.
It was recently that the hospital authorities had noticed the death of the cats, which include two male and a female adult and two kittens, were long been seen in and around the hospital compound.
Kalaburagi, Mar 3: Former Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Monday in a letter requested Karnataka Assembly Speaker Sri Vishveshvaraya Hegade Kageri that the restricted media coverage in Assembly Budget session was not the right thing and it will be danger of for healthy democracy.
The letter written by Mr. Kharge to the Karnataka Assembly speaker which available to the press said that the fourth pillar of democracy 'Media' ban from covering assembly proceedings was not a healthy move and requested to immediately withdraw the government order in this regards, he said.
Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 14: Amid Covid-19 lockdown,
Keralites celebrated a low key "Vishu" ,the Malayalam new year, on Tuesday, hoping that days of plenty, prosperity and peace will return.
People woke up in the early hours to see the auspicious "Vishu kani", symbolising hope, promise and fine prospects they wish to have in the year ahead.
The ritual comprises arranging on platters auspicious articles like seasonal fruits, vegetables, flower, gold and clothes which together form the first sight when the family members wake up on the Vishu day.
Normally, Keralites dressed in their traditional attire throng temples across the state.
However, this year due to the lockdown restrictions, temple visits were given a go by.
The famed Sri Krishna temple at Guruvayur and the Lord Ayyappa shrine at Sabarimala witnesses heavy rush of devotees during the vishu day.
But pilgrims were not allowed inside and only temple officials and security personnel were present for the"Vishu kani".
Rehaman, a small time trader, said very few people have come out for vishu purchases due to the restricitons.
It is fine as it is for a good cause, while Radha, a young woman said she could not celebrate the festival.
"We have no money, no job. With whatever little we have, we are celebrating the festival", she said.
87-year-old Vilasini Nambiar, a retired college professor, said vishu has visited the state during a most bewildering time.
"It should however remind us that every mountain must have its valley, desert its oasis, every storm cloud its rainbow, every night its day.
We are prepared to believe that we will overcome this misfortune", she said.
President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, Home minister, Amit Shah, Kerala Governor, Arif Mohammed Khan and Chief Minister, Pinarayi Vijayan, were among those who greeted people on the occasion of Vishu.
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