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Puttur, Apr 30: Aysha Girls Pre University College at Athoor, Uppinangady has achieved 100 percent result in both Arts and Commerce streams in the second PUC examination results that were declared today. Commerce toppers in the college: Sahada (567); Fahima (565); Mainaz (524); Rameeza (516) 30 students had appeared for the exams. Among 18 Commerce students, 4 secured distinction and 14 secured

Puttur: A man, arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor girl, reportedly injured himself while in police custody in Puttur Town on Wednesday. Shamsher Khan, 50, had been accused of sexually assaulting the girl for over a year. In her complaint to the Puttur Town police, the girl accused Khan of giving her sedatives before sexually assaulting her. She accused him of showing her

The state government transferred nine IAS officers on Monday. The new postings are as follows: Rajkumar Khatri, principal secretary (higher education); M V Savithri, commissioner for health and family welfare services; M Manjunath Naik, animal husbandry and fisheries secretary; K P Mohan Raj, director of municipal administration; K B Sivakumar, DPAR (services) deputy secretary; B Ramu, tourism

Bengaluru, Apr 19: Many students who appeared for the Common Entrance Test (CET) on Wednesday said that there were typographical errors in the biology paper and that all choices for one question in the mathematics paper were incorrect. Lecturers and faculty members in coaching classes acknowledged that there were errors and demanded that students be given grace marks. Officials of the Karnataka

Kasaragod, Apr 19: A 12-year-old boy drowned in a river near Kumbla on Tuesday evening. Aveesh, son of Vikraman, a resident of Adukathbayal here, ventured into the Shiriya river for collecting shells along with friends after taking part in a birthday party at his mother’s ancestral residence at Shiriya. Fire and Rescue Services personnel and the police rescued the boy and rushed him to a hospital

Udupi, Apr 16: An accused in a rape case threw shoes at the special public prosecutor at the District and Sessions Court here recently. According to the police, the incident took place when the Principal District and Sessions Judge, T. Venkatesh Naik, was pronouncing the judgment in a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act on April 12. The accused in the case

Bengaluru, Apr 14: Congress leader from C.V. Raman Nagar P. Ramesh, who had lost to S. Raghu of BJP in the 2013 Assembly elections , by a margin of 8,419 votes, joined the Janata Dal (Secular) on Friday. At one time, Mr. Ramesh was a close aide of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. The Income Tax Department had searched his residence and office in December 2015. The party’s State unit president H.D

Kasaragod, Apr 13: Appaya Naik, a 65-year-old coconut tree climber, was killed near Badiadka on Thursday when a coconut tree got uprooted while he was climbing it. The incident occurred around 9.30 a.m. when he was plucking coconuts at a plot at Panchathadka. Though he was rushed to a local hospital and from there to the General Hospital here, his life could not be saved, police sources said. He

Mangaluru, Apr 10: A woman who was running a mobile canteen was allegedly assaulted by the owner of a hotel and others at Kuntikana in Mangaluru on Sunday. The accused, Rakshith Shetty , reportedly destroyed food items kept in an Omni and also damaged the car, Kamalakshi stated in her complaint.

Chikkamagaluru Apr 9: Rana Sports Club will organise the third edition of Twenty20 Chikkamagaluru Premiere League at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose district stadium from April 11 to 15. Cricket trainer Shankar said that the tournament will begin at 8.30 am. Malnad Tigers, Mithun Warriors, Jaguar Eleven, Malnad Rangers, Prestige Panthers, Maps Super Kings will take part in the tournament. The