Briefs

Kasaragod, May 27: A government hospital for women and children is coming up in Kanhangad, with the State according administrative sanction for the Rs. 5.60-crore project. The hospital is coming up on the erstwhile district hospital premises at Puthiyakotta in the town. The two-phased hospital complex works would commence shortly, Health Minister K.K. Shylaja said, replying to the submission by

Dharwad, May 27: A farmer who was an alleged victim of police excesses that took place post the Mahadayi verdict in July last year at Navalgund, breathed his last at a private hospital in Dharwad on Friday. The deceased farmer has been identified as Racchayya Horaginmath (31), a native of Alagwadi in Navalgund taluk. He was married a year ago and is survived by wife and parents. A large number of

Udupi, May 24: A woman lost her balance and fell into a well and died at Ambagilu here on Tuesday. According to the police, Sundari Poojarti (60) was cleaning the parapet of the well at her house at Ambagilu, when she lost balance and fell into it. Investigation is on, the police said.

Kasaragod, May 23: Another bid to open a new Beverages Corporation (Bevco) outlet near Mangad in Uduma panchayat limits on Monday met with chaotic scenes fuelled by stiff public resistance against opening the outlet. Tense situation prevailed near the Koolikunnu locality after a large group of residents, including women and children, joined hands to vehemently oppose the moves to relocate the

Kasaragod, May 20: A multi-axle truck laden with smuggled sand was seized near Badiadukka here. The smugglers had tried to hoodwink the police by placing empty cartons of consumer durables like fridge on the sides of the carrier. On a tip-off, a police team headed by Vidyanagar Circle Inspector Babu Peringeth waylaid the truck at Nekraje around 4 a.m. and seized the truck.Its driver, identified as

Bengaluru, May 19: In a major development in the political scenario in the state, Mohammed Haris Nalapad has emerged victorious in the youth congress elections held in the city. Mohammed secured the highest number of votes among all the candidates contesting for the post of the General Secretary of youth congress in Bangalore city. Mohammed Haris Nalapad is the Executive Director of the Nalapad

Kasaragod, May 16: Unidentified persons set on fire the Indian Union Muslim League's Kalikadavu panchayat committee office gutting valuable documents and furniture late Sunday night. The incident was noticed early on Monday. There was extensive damage to the building, located in the southern tip of the district, Neeleswaram Circle Inspector E. Unnikrishnan said. The police have launched a probe

Udupi: Mohammed Anas, a student of Mahesh PU College in Udupi, scored 96% in PU science exams. He is the son of Mohammed Ansar and Naveeda, residing in Mallar Kaup, Udupi dist. He is an alumnus of International Indian Embassy school Dammam, Saudi Arabia (IISD). He has scored 100/100 in mathematics and computer science and 96/100 in physics and chemistry. College principal and teaching staff have

Kasargod, May 9: The district, reeling under gruelling summer days, received long-awaited summer showers providing much needed respite to sultry conditions. The unexpected showers, that began at a moderate pace around 11 p.m. on Sunday, gradually gained momentum. The rain was accompanied by strong lightning and winds and lasted for over an hour. Noticeably, Kanhangad and nearby localities received

Kasargod, May 8: A group of unidentified persons set fire to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Uduma panchayat committee office, K.T. Jayakrishnan Memorial building, at Pariyaram here in the early hours of Sunday. Furniture and office files were destroyed in the fire. BJP leaders have accused the CPI(M) of perpetrating the crime.