Karnataka

Mangalore, June 7: A woman from Sullia lost her life and five others suffered injuries, when the Maruti 800 car in which they were travelling in skidded off a bridge and plunged into the river in ghat section in Chikmagalur district on Thursday. The deceased has been identified as Sarojini Gowda (58), a resident of Panja in Sullia. Her husband Dasappa Gowda, daughter daughter Jyoti, son-in-law

Mangalore, June 7: The city based Career Guidance & Information Centre, will be conducting pre - counselling guidance for CET students on Sunday, June 10. A press release issued here by the Centre stated that the experts will guide the students at Badria P. U. College Auditorium near Kandak, here from 9:30 am. In this programme online counselling methods for Medical, Dental, Ayurveda, Homeopathy

Mangalore, June 7: A driver suffered injuries and three vehicles damaged when a speeding private bus crashed into a Maruti Omni triggering a serial accident near Infosys Technologies Private Limited at Kottara Chowki, here on Thursday. The accident that occurred around 11:30 am caused a traffic pile up for nearly an hour. Police said no one was injured in the accident. Apart from bus and Omni a

Kasargod, June 7: A 12-year-old Kerala boy sang in the choir at the thanksgiving service during the Queen's diamond jubilee celebrations in London. Kevin John was part of the Jubilee Choir made of 40 specially selected choristers from across the UK aged between 11 and 13. John's parents Saro and John (Jibu) are from Pathanamthitta in Kerala. His grandparents had flown in from Kerala to see him

Udupi, June 7: Udupi-Chikmagalur MP K Jayaprakash Hegde has opined that Congress candidates would secure victory in the impending election to the Legislative Council. Addressing media persons here he said that there was now a trend in favour of the Congress. He said that each and every Congress worker is sure that party candidates S.P. Dinesh and Ramesh Joyappa would win the election to the

Kundapur, June 7: Home Minister R Ashoka has assured that he would bring the issue of sea erosion to the notice of the Chief Minister D V Sadanada Gowda. Speaking to media persons during his visit to Kundapur to take part in the Legislative Council poll campaiagn on Wednesday, Mr Ashok said that his government would take immediate measures to check the sea erosion across Karnataka. After paying a

Mangalore, June 7: Vittal Malekudiya, a student of Masters in Mass Communication and Journalism in Mangalore University who is in judicial custody for his alleged naxal links, has moved the High Court, seeking bail and quashing of the First Information Report against him. Vittal was arrested along with his father Lingappa Malekudiya by the Anti-Naxal Force on March 3, 2012. He was taken into

Bhatkal, June 7: Police in the town have asked all the soft drink sellers not to sell 'Maa' mango fruit juice after a dead snake was found in a 200 ml tetra pack purchased by a local resident. One of the two persons, who fell ill after consuming the juice from the snake-filled Maa pack three days ago, has still not recovered and undergoing treatment at a hospital in Kundapur. Sayyad Mohammad

Mangalore, Jun 6: A ghastly road accident that left a motorcyclist dead on Wednesday evening in the city laid bare the carelessness of police. The rider who was thrown onto the road and died on spot, after being hit by a speding tipper, was left to lie in the middle of the road in front of Abharan Jewellers near Kadri for nearly half an hour. Local residents who stood gazing at the tragic the

Mangalore, June 6: Rains continued to lash coastal and interior areas of southern Karnataka on Wednesday as the south-west monsoon advanced into the state from neighbouring Kerala late Tuesday, though delayed by three days. "Moderate to heavy rainfall has been reported since morning across coastal and south interior areas as monsoon clouds advanced and will cover other parts of the state by this