Briefs

Shivamogga, Mar 17: At least five thatched huts were gutted in a fire late Saturday evening at Mattodi village in Karnataka's Shivamogga. Soon after receiving the report of the incident, police and fire tenders rushed to the spot to douse the blaze. The locals were also present at the site of the incident. So far no injuries have been reported. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained

Mysuru Mar 16: A six year-old Tiger was found dead at Nagarahole National Park on Saturday. Forest officials said the carcas of the big cat was found by the officials this evening and suspected to have died three days back while fighting with another tiger. There was scratches on the body of the tiger. The reason for the death will be known only after the postmortem which will be conducted

Kasaragod, Mar 15: The parents of endosulfan victims in this district and evmnvironmental activists will take out a march to the collectorate on March 19, to mark their protest against the lethargic attitude of the State Government in implementing the promises. The Endosulfan Peeditha Janakeeya Munnani Secrtary Ambalathara Kunjikrishanan in a press conference here on Friday said the Government had

Chamarajanagara, Mar 14: After forests fires destroyed thousands of acres in Bandipur National Park which was successfully controlled, the reserve which has one of the highest tigers in the wild in the country is now witnessing road accidents that killed three wild animals during the last one week. In a fresh incident yesterday, a spotted deer calf was mowed down by a speeding vehicle. Bandipur

Bengaluru, Mar 10: Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy has promised to extend financial help to the families of the victims of the Monkey fever, also known as Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD), which is found rampant in certain areas in Malnad region in the State. Speaking to newsmen, here on Sunday, he said that the State Government has released Rs 10 crore towards manufacture of vaccine as well

Mysuru, Mar 9: Swamy Sureshanandaji, senior monk and former Chairman of Sri Ramakrishna Ashrama and Ramakrishna Vidyashala here passed away on Friday night in the city. He was 90. He was ordained as a monk in 1960. From 1972 to 1989 he was the correspondent and the Chairman of the Ashrama from 1989 to 1997. Swamy Sureshanandaji has also worked in Chandigarh, Bengaluru and Nattarampalli (Tamil Nadu

Bengaluru, Mar 7: Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) has signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) with the Karnataka Government Commercial Taxes Department (CTD), on Wednesday to make tax administration more data driven and professional. The first MoU is aimed at capacity building programmes for the CTD officers for three years in IIMB and the second is a collaborative MoU for

Mysuru, Mar 2: Actress Sumalatha, wife of former Karnataka and Union Minister late M H Ambareesh, who has decided to enter politics today said that no one from Janata Dal (Secular) had met him nor discussed about Lok Sabha election with her so far. Speaking to newsmen on Saturday after visiting Suttur Mutt and seeking blessings of Seer Shivaratri Deshikendra Swamiji. She said “Our family was known

Mysuru, Mar 1: A 49-year-old farmer ended his life in Uyigowdanahalli, Hunsur talukcommitted suicide by hanging on Tuesday. Inability to settle his debts, which amounted to nearly Rs 2 lakh, has been cited as the reason for pushing Jayaramegowda to take the extreme step. The victim’s wife Poornima said that her husband was engaged in the cultivation of banana, cotton and tobacco in Kudineer

Kannur, Feb 28: Three persons suffered minor injuries in a powerful crude bomb explosion near Thalassery town on Thursday morning. According to police, the explosion occurred while three youths K Praveen (33), P K Rafeek (34) and Shakeer (36) engaged in cleaning the ground in front of BJP Thalassery mandalam committee office. A crude bomb kept inside a plastic pipe was exploded, police said.