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Woman killed in a road mishap in Kumta

Kumta 19 April 2018: (Bhatkallys News Bureau) Sukhanya Bhat, (40) was killed on the spot when her scooty collided with a truck on Hegde road in Kumta on Wednesday morning. Sukhanya, a resident of Honnavar was riding her scooty when a truck coming from the opposition direction collided with her bi
Man tries to commit suicide during protest as Muniyal Uday Kumar did not secure Congress ticket from Karkala
Karkala 18 April 2018 (Bhatkallys News Bureau): After the Congress party announced its candidate list on April 16, wherein former MLA Gopal Bhandary managed to secure ticket from Karkala constituency, several protests were taken out by the outraged locals across the constituency against Congress se
Karwar: 433 places raided, liquor worth 6,06,877 seized in last 22 days in the district, says Excise DC
Haliyal 18 April 2018: In a raid that was conducted on Monday late night by the excise department, two people were arrested and Goan alcohol worth Rupees 1 lac was seized here at a house in Belavatagi village of Haliyal. The owner of the house Sambhaji Appaji Mangangowda(62), and his son Gulla Ma
Ankola: One killed another three injured as car rams into tree

Ankola 18 April 2018 (Bhatkallys News Bureau): One killed and three injured after their speeding car veered off the road and crashed into a roadside tree at Hilluru region of Ankola here on Tuesday. The deceased has been identified as Mahesh Sankaracharya Aachar (40) of Chikamagaluru, while the i
Kumta: 70 year old dies after falling from coconut tree

Kumta 17 April 2018 (Bhatkallys News Bureau): Hours after falling down from a coconut tree on Monday morning, a 70-year-old man breathed his last at the Taluka hospital of Kumta in the early hours of afternoon of the same day. The deceased has been identified as Narashima Madival(70), a resident
Mangaluru: Five arrested with about 850 kilo of beef meat worth Rs 14.25 lac
Beltangady 17 April 2018 (Bhatkallys News Bureau): District Crime Intelligent Bureau (DCIB) nabbed five people in connection to the detection of illegal beef trafficking in two separate operations in the Taluka on Monday, April 16 and also seized 850 kg cow meat from their possession along with thei
Hundreds of citizens in Mangaluru participate in candle light march against rapes
Mangaluru 17 April 2018 (Bhatkallys News Bureau): On Monday, April 16 hundreds of citizens marched the candlelight vigil near DC's Office, in a peaceful demonstration to condemn criminal acts of rape and murders throughout the country and especially the Kathua and Unnao cases which has caught the na
Kumta: Bus carrying 56 Umrah pilgrims overturns; two seriously injured

Kumta 16 April 2018 (Bhatkallys News Bureau): Two people sustained severe injuries when a bus carrying Umrah pilgrims overturned as the driver lost his control over the wheels at NH-66 near APMC of Kumta here on Sunday late night. Zubaida and Nabeda Khan have been identified severely injured and
In Mecca Masjid blast case, judge who acquitted all five accused resigns
HYDERABAD: Hours after declaring all the accused not guilty in the 2007 Mecca Masjid blast, a judge resigned at a Hyderabad court. Justice Reddy this morning declared that all five accused would be acquitted for lack of evidence. Their guilt, said the judge, had not been established by any eviden
Karwar: Police along with resort staff rescues man trying to commit suicide

Bhatkallys News Bureau/ Fristen Dias Karwar 15 April 2018: Karwar Police along with Devbagh resort staff rescued a man trying to kill himself by jumping into Kali river of Karwar here on Saturday. Shankar Lamani who was earlier rescued twice attempting suicide in march, was sent to mental hosp
Udupi: Special POSCO court sentence man accused of sexually abusing

Bhatkallys News Bureau/ Wafa Kifa Udupi: Satish Naik (26) of Belve Village, convicted of sexually abusing a 9 yr old minor girl has been sentenced to five years of imprisonment along with the penalty of Rs 10,000 by the Special POCSO Court of Udupi District. The incident was reported four year
Uttara Kannada MP Hegde lingers at Yeddyurappa's breakfast with Dalits
BENGALURU: Despite his best efforts to woo Dalits, chief ministerial candidate and BJP state president BS Yeddyurappa was at the receiving end of questions on Union minister and Uttara Kannada MP Ananthkumar Hegde's statement about changing the Constitution. On Saturday, on the occasion of the 12
Mangaluru: Ganja, lighters, cutters and other items seized from District Jail in a surprise raid
Bhatkallys News Bureau/ Wafa Kifa Mangaluru 15 April 2018: On Saturday, April 14 police officials team yet again conducted a surprise raid at the district jail and managed to seize Tobacco, Mobile Phones, Beedies, Cigarettes, Ganja Packets and other such items. The operation was carried out un
Udupi: Complaint filed against travel agency for promising fake jobs in Gulf countries
Udupi: A person named Prakash Suvarna has lodged a complaint against a travel agency in Udupi for fraud and falsely promising the him of offering a job in Saudi Arabia. Prakash who is a driver by profession, paid Rs. 25000 and 60,000 in two installments as commission to Susheel, owner of the agen
Puttur: Bajrang Dal leader arrested for moral policing during birthday party
Bhatkallys News Bureau/ Wafa Kifa Puttur 14 April 2018: A saffron activist was arrested by police for disrupting birthday party and creating disturbance on Tuesday, April 10. The accused has been identified as Sridhar Tenkila from the same locality. According to the sources, a group of col
Beltangady: Police arrests two drug peddlers; recovers six kg Ganja
Bhatkallys News Bureau/ Wafa Kifa Beltangady 14 April 2018: The local police on Friday, April 13 conducted a raid and arrested two alleged ganja peddlers and recovered 6 kg of ganja and a car from them. The arrested have been identified as Muhammad Tousif (21) and Sinan (22), both hailing from
Kundapur: Four arrested for extortion attempt
Bhatkallys News Bureau/ Wafa Kifa Kundapur: Four persons were taken into the custody by Kundapur cops on Thursday, April 12 in connection to a case of allegedly threatening a businessman by pretending themselves as journalist to extort money from him. The accused have been identified as Manjun
Karwar: Two killed on the spot as bike rams into parked truck

Bhatkallys News Bureau Karwar 12 April 2018: Two motorcycle borne youths died on the spot after their vehicle crashed into a parked Truck on NH-66 at Majali village of Karwar Taluka around 8:00 pm on Wednesday April 11. The deceased have been identified as Chethan GS(21) a engineering student