Karnataka

Puttur, March 31: A major fire broke out in a godown of old papers and waste materials in Padil here on Wednesday afternoon. The godown belongs to Baduva Kunhi. The building and the stored items were completely destroyed in the incident. The loss is estimated at Rs 5 lakh. The fire service personnel and locals rushed to the spot and helped to douse the flames. A case has been registered at Puttur

Mangalore, March 31: Dakshina Kannada District 2nd sessions court on Wednesday, sentenced Muhammad Iqbal, resident of Donthila, Koukrady village in Puttur taluk to seven years imprisonment after he was found guilty of raping a minor Dalit girl. The court also fined the accused Rs 10,000. In a complaint filed by the accused it was said that 25 year old Iqbal had raped and given life threat after

Mangalore,March 31: Life was bleak for three-year-old Diksha who had a history of repeated chest infections and failed to gain weight since birth. When examined by Dr Praveen Shetty at Yenepoya Cardiac Centre, Diksha was blue in color and at 9 Kg was grossly underweight. Echocardiogram by Dr Praveen Shetty revealed a rare, complex cardiac anomaly called Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous connection

Mangalore, March 31: The Commissioner of Mangalore City Corporation K.N. Vijayaprakash on Wednesday inspected some roadworks taken up by the civic body under the first instalment of Rs. 100 crore special grant to it. He inspected roads laid with interlocks and asphalted ones. The Commissioner inspected the works before finalising the bills of respective contractors. The Commissioner inspected the

Mangalore, March 30: It was an undeclared bundh and day of curiosity coupled with cheers and tensions in the city of Mangalore on Wednesday as most people forgot their routine and sat before television sets at homes, offices, and malls after Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss at Mohali stadium. The World Cup fever has reached a high today, so much so that the usually bustling roads and streets of

Mangalore, March 30: The Dakshina Kannada unit of the Democratic Youth Federation of India has criticised Housing Minister V Somanna for attending the foundation stone laying function of a corporate builder here on Monday without attending to the problems of housing being faced by the poor. In a press release issued by Muneer Katipalla, District President of DYFI said that people are seeking

Uppinangady, March 28: A couple has been hospitalized in a serious condition after the motorbike on which they were travelling was hit by a pick up van at Koila near here on Wednesday. The injured are Idrees, a resident of Mujur, Sunkadakatte at Aithur village and owner of a grocery shop at Kadaba, and his wife Asma. The head-on collision with the pick up van bearing registration number KA 21 –

Uppinangady, March 30: A 39 year old fitter who was working at a garage near a temple here has been missing under mysterious circumstances since last eight days. Hailing from Yasalur village in Shekleshpur taluk, Fitter Shekhar has been residing at the house of one Somappa Gowda at Ramnagar here since last 22 years and would to go to his work place from the same house on a daily basis. However on

Mangalore, March 30: After a surprise sand mining area inspection in Mogaru village in Mangalore taulk, revenue authorities have seized an earth excavating machine. The machine registered in the name of Sri Maruthi Earth Movers, was being used to extract sand in contravention of provisions. Prabhuling Kavalikatti, Assistant Commissioner and Rohini Sindhuri Dasari, In-charge Mangalore Tehshildar

Mangalore, March 30: Hailing chief minister BS Yeddyurappa's separate agriculture budget as a goodwill gesture towards farmers of Karnataka, the Coastal Karnataka Fishermen Action Committee (CKFAC) on Wednesday, urged the government to extend all the facilities supposed to receive by the farmers to fishermen too. Speaking to Coastaldigest.com, Vasudev Boloor, General Secretary of CKFAC, said that