Karnataka

Puttur, October 7: B Nagaraj Shetty, Former Minister, who recently joined JDS, has been makin attempts to bring Puttur MLA Mallika Prasad to JDS fold, it is learnt. BJP being a divided house in Puttur with one group favouring Former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa and the other on the side of his successor D V Sadananda Gowda, the JDS is trying to woo the BJP activists from the Yeddyurappa group

Kundapur, October 7: A teenage motorcyclist died on spot and three others sustained injuries in a serial mishap on a National Highway at Thekkatte near here on Sunday. The deceased is Umar Ayan (18), son of Saleem, a resident of Kasba Gudde in Kundapur. Three vehicles- the motorbike on which Ayan was travelling, a school bus belonging to Thekkatte Seva Sangama Vidya Kendra and a Maruti car-damaged

Mangalore, October 7: A woman and her teenage daughter allegedly committed suicide by hanging in their house at Didupe village near Belthangady in Dakshina Kannada district. The deceased have been identified as Sundari (40), wife of Anand Gowda and their daughter Sandhya (15). Police said that the duo was found hanging from the ceiling by Ananda Gowda on Saturday. It is learnt that Sundari was

Mangalore, October 7: One of the survivors of Mangalore Air crash has filed a petition before the Kerala High Court seeking maximum compensation to injured persons in the aviation disaster of May 22, 2010, which killed 158 people on board. The petition was filed by Krishnan, a resident of Uduma in Kasargod district, who suffered injury in the air crash. “Being the injured person as defined under

Kasargod, October 7: A motorcycle and a scooter parked on the premises of a house at Parakatta near here were found set afire on Saturday. The two-wheelers parked in front of the house of K.P. Narayanan, at R.D. Nagar, Parakatta, were found set afire in the early hours of Saturday. A complaint registered with the police listed three suspects, a senior police officer said. On noticing the fire, the

Uppinangady, October 7: The State government is planning to open a full-fledged hospital for the rehabilitation of the endosulfan victims in Dakshina Kannada district, said former chief minister D V Sadananda Gowda. Speaking at the inauguration of an another day care centre for the victims of endosulfan, at Koyla in Puttur taluk here on Saturday, he said “the gravity of the problem was brought to

Mangalore, October 7: Regional Transport Officer (RTO) Mallikarjuna said that the authorities will initiate action against rash driving by the bus drivers. A sticker with the phone number of the RTO and the police will be pasted in the back of all the buses in Mangalore, to facilitate the pedestrians or vehicle users to register complaint against rash driving. Speaking at a transport adalat here

Mangalore, October 6: In a major crackdown on hawala operators, Mangalore Police have arrested 27 persons the city on Saturday and seized over Rs 78 lakh in cash that they had received through hawala transactions. The arrested include youth and elders from different parts of the country including Karnataka, Guajarat and Maharashtra. After a few days of watch, a team of police led by City Crime

Mangalore, October 6: British have played a key role in demonizing Muslims and creating a rift between Hindus and Muslims in Indian history, said Shivasundar, senior writer-activist. He was speaking after releasing a book 'Vaastavada Vodakugalu - Itihaasada Todakugalu' authored by Dr. Barkoor Udaya, History Professor, Mangalore University, on Saturday in Mangalore. The programme was organised

Mangalore, October 6: Air India express, in its winter schedule has increased its services from Mangalore and Kerala airports to the Middle East destinations from 92 services a week to 119 services per week, hence an increase of 27 flights per week. Mangalore International Airport will see Air India Express flying twice daily to Dubai, three times a week to Muscat, Abu Dhabi and twice weekly to