Crime and crash

Bangalore, March 19: "Bored with life" , a 25-year-old employee of a business solutions company allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from the fan in her Mathikere apartment. The partially decomposed body of Shubha Vadiraj Hatwar was found on Sunday morning by owner Jayaraj, who rushed to the spot after neighbours complained about a foul smell emanating from the flat. Police suspect

New Delhi, March 19: In yet another late-night crash due to speeding, a BTech student was killed and three others were left battling critical injuries after the Toyota Corolla they were travelling in hit a divider on Vikas Marg, near ITO bridge, then rammed a pole and rolled over several times, around 2am on Sunday. Among those with grievous injuries are a budding cricketer, Shubham, 19; a 23-year

Mudigere, March 18: A 38-year-old woman was killed when a KSRTC?bus, on duty for Sunday’s byelection to the Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha constituency, ran over her in the town on Saturday. Renukamma was riding pillion on a two-wheeler which her husband, Gurusiddappa, was driving when the bus - which was on its way to the DSBG?first grade college to pick up poll personnel - hit the two-wheeler. The

Mangalore, March 17: Three students from an orphanage at Prajna Counselling Centre, Kankanady here, went missing on Friday. The missing students have been identified as Murari (14) of Bihar, Venkatesh (11) of Andhra Pradesh and Raju (13) of Dharwad. According to a complaint registered at Mangalore East Police Station by Prajna Couselling Centre’s co-coordinator Divya Pinto, the students after

Ajman, March 17: A debt-ridden Somali man has left his family of seven, including his young wife and six children, to the mercy of his creditors. Without their only breadwinner, the family is struggling to have even their daily bread, even as the landlords and local grocers are refusing to help them any more. Gulf News visited the family in their dark, nearly-bare house, where the 25-year-old

Faridabad, March 17: A constable has been arrested for allegedly raping a minor at gun-point, police said today. In a complaint to police commissioner, a 16-year-old girl had alleged that Virendra, who was working as a computer operator in a police station in Ballabgarh, had raped her at gunpoint last year when he was posted in Old Thana and had been sexually exploiting her since on a false

Mysore, March 17: After a lull of a few months, a leopard strayed into the city on?Friday, causing anxious moments for hours. However, unlike previous such instances, an elderly man suffered injuries when the big cat attacked him unaware. Abdul Rehman?Shariff, aged 60 years and a watchman at an autorickshaw shed in A?J?Block on Udayagiri main road, came out of the shed after hearing the barking

Bangalore, March 16: At a speed of around 120 kmph, death came in the space of a heartbeat for 19-year-old Sushmita Patil. Three of her friends escaped with injuries, after the driver of the car in which they were heading to their college, lost control of the vehicle, and it toppled near Handralli bridge on NICE road here around 9:15 am on Thursday. The teenaged granddaughter of Davanagere MLA S

Bangalore, March 16: The second pre-university examination commenced at 923 centres across the State on Thursday, with nearly 3.5 lakh students appearing for the history and computer science papers on the first day. all set: A student prays before writing the examination at a centre in Hubli on Thursday. KPNThough strict security measures were in force, it did not deter students from attempting to

New Delhi, March 15: After battling for life at All India Institute of Medical Sciences for the past over 60 days, two-year-old battered baby Falak died late Thursday of cardiac arrest. Baby Falak was brought to AIIMS Trauma Centre about two months ago with severe head injuries, broken arms, bite marks all over the body and cheeks branded with hot iron. “It came as a sudden shock,” said Dr M C