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Kasaragod, Apr 4: A 38-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday on the charge of sexually abusing his 13-year-old stepdaughter while she was sleeping with her mother at Bandiyode, near Kumbla. Abdul Kareem, a resident of Panchathotti, was arrested by a police team headed by Kumbla Circle Inspector K. Premsadan after the woman, along with her daughter, lodged a complaint with the Kumbla police station...

Mangaluru Apr 4: Chief Whip of the government in Legislative Council Ivan D'Souza has filed an appeal with the returning officer against some officials who have cleared a name board that provided information on the development works initiated by the government. "As per the Election Commission's guidelines, flex and banners should not have photographs of politicians. If there are photographs...

Kasaragod, Apr 2: Parts of the district received moderate to heavy summer showers late on Sunday, drastically bringing down the heat besides allaying apprehensions of farmers anticipating drought situation during peak summer months. The rain, the third of its kind this summer, accompanied by lightning began around 8.40 p.m.

Udupi, Mar 31: Karkala police have nabbed two accused, who were involved in illegal cattle trafficking here at Kucchuru village, in Hebri, during the wee hours on Friday. Karkala ASP Rishikesh Sonavane said that the police nabbed the culprits when they were transporting the cattle illegally at Hebri. There were five accused, of whom three are absconding. Of the three, two belong to Moodbidri and...

Sagar, Mar 29: As many as 30 students of Sanjay Polytechnic College on Ikkeri Road in Sagar city suffered injuries after a swarm of honeybees attacked them on campus on Wednesday. The students have suffered multiple bee stings on head, neck, and face. Some of them have complained of vomiting and body ache. They were treated as out-patients at the government hospital in Sagar city and their health...

London/New York, Mar 28: Food giants Nestle , Kraft Heinz and Unilever are expected to bid for GlaxoSmithKline`s Horlicks health nutrition business, which could fetch more than $4 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. GSK has started a strategic review of Horlicks - a malt-based drink brand popular in India – and some of its smaller products, after buying Novartis out of their...

Puttur, Mar 26: A 55-year-old woman died of injuries after the autorickshaw she was travelling in along with her family members was hit by the private bus near Puttur on Saturday afternoon. Complainant K. Babu Gowda, his wife Susheela, a relative Kamala, his brother Mohan Gowda and his wife Leelavathi were travelling in the autorickshaw near Aryapu. The private bus allegedly being driven in a rash...

Mangaluru, Mar 25: The Ullal police on Friday night seized a containerised fish-transporting truck in which sand was allegedly being transported to Kerala. A communiqué here said police inspector K.R. Gopikrishna and team seized the truck acting on a tip-off at Hoigehithlu near Talapady on the Karnataka-Kerala border. Plastic craters were placed at the end of the loaded sand to give an impression...

New York, Mar 24: Verified Facebook pages of Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceXand electric carmaker Tesla Inc disappeared on Friday, minutes after the Silicon Valley billionaire promised on Twitter to take down the pages when challenged by users. "Delete SpaceX page on Facebook if you're the man?" a user tweeted to Tesla Chief Executive Musk. His response: "I didn't realize there was one. Will do...

If there can be events and days dedicated to pies, chocolates, and cheese, why can't we celebrate the lip-smacking samosa? A National Samosa Week has been launched in England's Leicester city to create an awareness about South Asian food and culture. Organised by the Leicester Curry Awards, the event - which is set to take place from April 9 to 13 - has been launched with the aim to encourage...