Briefs

Kasaragod, Apr 19: A newborn boy died owing to a suspected case of jaundice near Manjeswaram on Monday. The newborn son of Vasantha and Renuka, who are from Durgipallam, was born barely five days ago at a hospital in Mangaluru. He was admitted to a private hospital at Uppala after he showed marked uneasiness on Monday. The newborn baby, however, died later in the day at the hospital. Cause of

Mangaluru, Apr 18: City based filmmaker Sandeep Malani has given a musical tribute to the Konkan Kogul Wily Rebimbus in his Hindi film series ‘Maa – Yeh Cinemaa Hai’. Malani has used the famous yesteryear’s romantic Konkani song of the singer, ‘Mog Tuzo Kithlo Ashelon’ and has used it as the title track for his film. The new track has been composed and sung jointly by the present popular young

Sivaganga Apr 17: An aeronautical engineering student from Delhi was gored to death by a bull and a 40-year-old man died of heart attack at a mega jallikattu event organised at M. Pudhur near Tirupattur in Sivaganga district on Sunday. He was identified as A. Thirunavukarasu (26).

Bengaluru, Apr 17: Four farmers, including a father and son, have committed suicide in different parts of Karnataka. A young farmer and his father committed suicide within a span of a few hours unable to bear the financial loss incurred in agricultural activities at Gulladamane village in Tarikere taluk of Chikkamagaluru district. While 21-year-old Yogish consumed poison around 4 p.m. on Saturday

Kasargod, Apr 7: A 10-year-old boy, who was suffering from physical deformities, died at his home at the hilly township of Rajapuram. Akshad Liju, whose name was included in the official list of endosulfan victims, passed away on Wednesday at the house of his mother Babitha, sources here said. Akshad’s father, Liju Joseph, serving in the Army near Mumbai, reportedly said that he lost his son as

Manipla, Apr 5: Professor Madhu Veeraraghavan has been appointed as Director of TAPMI. Prof. Veeraraghavan joined the institute in June 2013 and holds the T. A. Pai Chair Professor of Finance. He obtained his B.Com from university of Mumbai and an MBA (Finance & Investments) and PhD (Finance –Asset Pricing) from Australia. Prof. Veeraraghavan was instrumental in setting up the Largest Finance Lab

Kannur, Apr 5: The police investigating the attack on a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) functionary near here last month arrested three Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) workers here on Tuesday. The arrested have been identified as K.P. Shiras (28), N.V. Muhammad Janfar (24), and Mahroof (20). The police said they were among the eight PFI and Campus Front workers directly involved in the attack

Belagavi, Apr 3: Five farmers including four women were injured after lightning struck them at Tummarguddi village in Belagavi on Saturday. The victims were returning home when it started to rain. They had taken shelter under a tree when lightning struck them. Meanwhile, Haveri received light rains on Sunday evening.

Bengaluru, Apr 2: The Central Crime Branch officials on Saturday arrested a 36-year-old Nigerian national and seized 62 gm of cocaine worth Rs. 2 lakh. Bright Ighalo, residing in Sultanpalya, was collecting the consignment from his clients at R.T. Nagar, 1st Block, when he was nabbed. The police also recovered Rs. 12,500, a mobile phone and motorcycle from him. The police are verifying his travel

Kasaragod, Apr 1: The day-long strike spearheaded by trade union bodies in protest against the steep hike in insurance premium crippled normal life in the district on Friday. Barring Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) buses, all modes of public transport vehicles kept off the road. The pro-BJP Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) workers abstained from the protest. The strike on the last day