Alahabad : At least six people in which most of the children were feared dead and almost 15 were reported injured in a crude bomb blast held at a slum area of Allahabad district, media reports say. According to media reports, the powerful explosion held in a heap where children were playing at Kareli area [...]

Hyderabad : At least 25 persons were killed and 74 others injured when Bangalore-bound Hampi Express collided with a stationary goods train at Penukonda railway station in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh in the early hours of Tuesday. The train (no. 16591), which left Hubli at 6 pm on Monday, was to reach Bangalore at [...]

Mangalore: “Sakkare” team was at the University College campus in Mangalore on May 22, Tuesday to shoot some sequences for the latest film by Mangalorean Abhayasimha who is the director of this film which is being produced by Shailaja from Bangalore. “Sakkare” as the name denotes has a very sweet storyline. Several sequences of the [...]

Udupi: With the temple town of Udupi in the grips of acute water scarcity, the local MLA Raghupathi Bhat chose to turn to God to pray for early rains. He offered Bondabhisheka (tender coconut abhisheka) and special prayers at the Sri Anantheshwara Temple in the town to seek the blessings of the Rain God. Special [...]

Bangalore: Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda has on May 22, Tuesday, said that a high level committee would be constituted to investigate into the alleged land scam in the Wakf Board. He said the committee would submit its report to the government in the next four month period. The government had earlier constituted a Commission [...]

Mangalore : Vittal Malekudiya, a post-graduate student of Mangalore University, is certainly a relieved lot after he was permitted by the Mangalore University to appear for his semester exams on May 21, Monday. Though a fast track court of Puttur, had on Saturday permitted Vittal to appear for the exams, the court had also sought [...]

Bangalore : Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda  has said that the state government aims at making the state free from beggars within the next five years. He was speaking at a function after visiting the Beggars Rehabilitation Centre at Kottigepalya at Magadi in the capital on May 21, Monday. He said the baggers census would [...]

Udupi:  Hundreds of farmers took part actively in the district level Krishi Utsav organized at Katapady on May 20, Sunday. Various programmes were organized as part of the fest. Farming equipment, agricultural products etc were on display during the festival which also witnessed cattle show and seminars on various relevant issues pertaining to farming. Food [...]

Puttur: Disability can never be a deterrent factor provided one has the will-power and determination to achieve something in life.  Fifteen year old Nikshith, a lad hailing from Puttur, is a black belt holder in Karate. Though one may brush aside this news saying this is nothing uncommon, this case is really very much special, [...]

New Delhi: Former India cricketer Kirti Azad on Sunday began a fast, demanding that the Indian Premier League, which has been a hit by a series a controversies, be scrapped. Azad, who is also a BJP leader, began the hunger strike outside the Feroz Shah Kotla ground. “All those who are watching, I have a [...]