Karnataka

Moodbidri, June 21: In what can be termed as the height of brutality, a ruthless man hacked his wife to death, a day after she gave birth to a baby boy at a government hospital, here. The incident occurred around 11:00 pm on Wednesday in front a crowd of horrified onlookers including patients and staff of the Community Health Centre. 24-year-old Jayanthi was resting in general ward along with her

Mangalore, June 21: In a hard rap for Air India (AI), Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Airports Authority of India (AAI), the ministry of civil aviation on Tuesday released additional recommendations pertaining to the Mangalore air crash which claimed 158 lives on May 22, 2010, directing the three agencies to get their act together to ensure passenger safety. The additional

Mangalore, June 21: One more person was arrested by Mangalore City Police in connection with the three-month-old murder attempt on Beary Academy President Rahim Uchil. The accused nabbed by the sleuths of Pandeshwar Police Station on Wednesday has been identified as Abdul Salim (32), a resident of Bengre. Mr Uchil was brutally attacked by a group of miscreants on March 15 at the Academy office in

Udupi, June 21: Three fishermen, who went for fishing at a pond at Moodugiliyaru village near Kota in Udupi district on Wednesday evening have gone missing. Police sources said that the three fishermen, Narasimha (60) Raju (30), Kiran (18) had gone to fish at a pond at Moodugiliyaru at around 5.30 p.m. on Wednesday. Since they did not return home by 8.30 p.m., their families alerted the police

Mangalore, June 20: The city police have arrested three persons in connection with the murder case of a teenage Dalit youth, who was stabbed to death last week at Akashbhavan on the outskirts of the city. The accused have been identified as Gaurish, 22, a resident of Kuntalagudda, Kankanady, Harsharaj, 20, a resident of Kunchalaguri, Kulashekhar and Gautham, 22, a resident of Akashbhavan, Konchady

Udupi, June 20: A man in Berandoor village of Nitte in the district on Wednesday axed his wife to death after a verbal clash, and later committed suicide. Jagannath, 40-year-old marble worker killed his 35-year-old wife Malini using a sharp weapon at around 8:00 am before hanging himself to the roof of the house, police sources said. The man took this extreme step after a quarrel on family matter

Mangalore, June 20: Tanishq, India's largest jewellery brand and a part of Titan Industries, opened its new showroom at Balmatta road on Wednesday. This is 138th showroom in Tanishq's network. Inaugurating the showroom Bhasker Bhat, Managing Director, Titan Industries Ltd said, “Tanishq has been a pioneer in setting new benchmarks in the jewellery industry. In the future, we plan to extend our

Mangalore, June 20: Even though the work on laying boulders to check the gushing of water from a damaged vented dam in Maravoor on the outskirts of the city is under progress for third consecutive day, the floodwater has continued to rise in the area. The floodwater has caused erosion of land and entered plantations and damaged the road. The flash flood has damaged the houses too in Padushedde

Mangalore, June 20: Demanding the Education Department to take action against the management of city based St Aloysius College for allegedly harassing students, the activists of Akhila Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad on Wednesday staged a demonstration. The protesters, who gathered in front of the entrance gate of St Aloysius Pre University College holding saffron flags at around 11:00 am, shouted

Kundapur, June 20: An elderly couple was found dead under suspicious circumstances at Maravanthe beach, near here Wednesday morning. Gangolli police, who rushed after receiving information of a man and woman lying unconscious on the beach, confirmed that the couple was already dead. Their identities are yet to be established. It is also not confirmed that whether they were husband and wife or not