Karnataka

Mangalore, July 23: While it was homecoming for the 38 arrested in connection with the violence in Kalladka recently, it was also a chance to narrate their stories free from the confines of a police station or a jail. The violations go beyond the arrest of two minors, which was previously reported in The Hindu . While police said two complaints were “recorded” after the incident, one from the

Mangalore, July 22: 'Marriage Fund', a wedding programme for three poor girls organized by SYS Centre, K C Road, was held on Sunday. Speaking after inaugurating the programme, Syed Jaffer Sadiq Tangal said that Ulema and Umara must also lend a helping hand in activities aimed at protecting and welfare of the poor and the economically weak, besides carrying out their other responsibilities. M S M

Mangalore, July 22: In what could have been a major tragedy, a giant girder slipped from the lorry and landed on the road in the city while being transported to the site of under construction parallel bridge on River Netravati near Thokkottu on Sunday. The incident occurred at around 12:00 noon within a few seconds after two cars over took the girder-laden lorry near Jeppina Mogaru, here. The 33.5

Bangalore, July 22: The two-month-old murder case of Kundapur based Divya took a new twist with one of the initial suspects being killed by a gang of miscreants in Jaraganahalli here. The J P Nagar police said Manjunath (22) was attacked by an armed gang of four while he was standing outside his house after dinner on Friday night. Manjunath, a cab driver involved in a murder attempt at

Mangalore, July 22: Three youths sustained severe injuries when the car in which they were traveling met with an accident near Pandith House on the outskirts of the city late on Saturday night. The injured have been identified as Jubin Baby Abraham, Shaheen and Praveen Prakash, all students of A B Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences. The injured have been admitted to a private hospital in

Puttur, July 22: Amidst the ongoing efforts to end the stand-off between Muslim students and management of the Sri Ramakunjeshwara First Grade College at Ramakunja in Puttur taluk, the adamant principal of the College has gone on to the extent of lodging complaint against 14 students. The fresh development came a day after hundreds of students staged a protest in front of the College on Friday

Manipal, July 22: A 14-foot-long python sighted on the campus of Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT) here created tension for a few hours on Saturday. The Indian rock python was resting on a tree near Venugopal Temple on the campus. Forest officials and snake catcher Gururaj Sanil managed to trap the python with the help of a rope. Range Forest Office Prakash Poojary said the staff of the

Udupi, July 22: Timely action by brave residents saved the life of a leopard which had fallen into a well in Kukkupalke village of Udupi district on Saturday. A local woman who went to fetch water at around 6: 30 am saw the wild cat holding on to a water pipe inside the well. The worried woman alerted her neighbours. The news of leopard's presence inside the well spread like wildfire and dozens of

Mangalore, July 22: In a tragic incident, a fisherman was drowned and two others were rescued after their boat capsized near Kotepura Kodi in Ullal on Saturday. While Michael D'Souza (40), fisherman from Bunder, was washed away, David and Jayaram swam to safety. According to local fishermen, at around 6 a.m., their boat developed a technical snag and capsized owing to strong winds. Boy drowns

Mangalore, July 21: Several electricity poles were damaged in Yekkur and Police Lane when two trees were uprooted owing to strong winds on Saturday evening. Supply of electricity was snapped in Yekkur and Police Lane. Two electric poles were damaged when a tree near Ganapati temple in Police Lane fell on them. It also damaged a police motorcycle and a portion of a residential quarters in Police