MANGALORE: Justice has been delivered to an 86 year old woman Savithri in Udupi who was ill treated and swindled of her property by one of her sons. The Kundapur assistant commissioner S Yogeshwar ordered Keshava Bhat, son of Savitri, and his wife Vidya to vacate the house which he had taken into

BANGALORE: Bangalore-based Bid & Hammer's forthcoming auction has been assailed by what, perhaps, is the biggest controversy to come to light in the Indian art market, writes Neelam Raaj. Questions have been raised about the authenticity of several artworks by celebrated artists Rabindranath Ta

MANGALORE: The monsoon time-table on Konkan Railway will come in to effect for trains leaving from originating stations from July 1. Accordingly, train 10104 Madgaon-CSTM Mandovi express will leave at 8.30am (9.30am earlier); 11004 Sawantwadi Road-Dadar Road Rajya Rani Express will leave at 5.3

BANGALORE: Fuel Adjustment Cost (FAC) of one paise per unit will now be added to your electricity bill. To put it simply, it is a hike of one paise per unit of power in BESCOM's area of supply including Bangalore city, Bangalore rural, Davanagere, Tunkur, Chitradurga, Kolar, Ramnagara and Chikkaball

Around 2,04,442.16 acres of forest land in the State has been encroached upon, said Minister for Forests B. Ramanath Rai. Replying to Janata Dal (Secular) member K.M. Shivalinge Gowda during Question Hour in the Assembly, the Minister said these encroachments, involving 1,10,626 cases, includes t

MUMBAI: Even as the Bombay high court is expected to hear the MMRTA's proposal to increase autorickshaw and taxi fares by Rs 2 this week, commuters want the menace of refusals to stop. They also want the court to direct the government agencies like RTO and traffic police to crack the whip on auto dr

BANGALORE: BMRC is doing its bit to promote Kannada through Metro Rail. The announcements at stations and on trains are usually made in English, Hindi and Kannada. But from Friday, BMRC started testing more announcements in Kannada, as a result of which Hindi announcements were not made many times o

During the visit of Minister for Ports and Textiles Baburao Chinchansur to Mogaveerapatna in Ullal on Friday, several residents brought to the attention of a pile of gunny sacks that were listlessly being bullied by the rough seas. The residents claimed that materials for the Rs. 249-crore sea wa

BIJAPUR: Hope turned to heartbreak at Nagathana village in Karnataka's Bijapur district on Thursday. The 48-hour-long massive operation to rescue four-year-old Akshata ended in tragedy with rescuers retrieving the girl's lifeless body from the 60-foot deep open borewell where she had been trapped mi

PANAJI: Chief minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday said the state government will take necessary steps to make Goa garbage free by December 19, 2015. The state government has already decided to establish two high tech garbage treatment plants in North and South Goa. The government has also s

As many as 40 houses have been damaged due to sea erosion in Ullal, Someshwar and Uchil areas. Meenakaliya-Kurikatta Road under Panambur Bengre ward has been washed away to a length of about 500 metres. This came to light at a meeting convened by Nalin Kumar Kateel, MP, at the office of the Deput

MANGALORE: With low yield in growing areas of Malnad in May, the coastal areas are seeing a steady rise in prices of all vegetables. Over the past fortnight, the prices of most commonly-used vegetables have doubled making consumers cringe while buying the usual quantity and opt for half of it.

BANGALORE: Three years ago, Swati Bhondia was on her way to a Bangalore college to seek admission to BBM course. A ragamuffin girl accosted the teenager and asked for alms. "I did not wish to give her alms; I wanted to help her. I took her along with me. This 10-year-old inspired me into thinking

NEW DELHI: AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal will be by early next week vacating the government accommodation on Tilak Lane where he has continued to stay after resigning from the post of Delhi chief minister, party sources said. Delhi government had earlier issued a notice to Kejriwal asking him to pay

MANGALORE: As many as 24 trains pass through Mangalore junction which connects Kerala and North India, but the station woefully lacks basic passenger amenities. The station receives about 12-15 passenger complaints every month, and the need for a retiring room and a cloakroom tops the list. The s

PANAJI: Brazil is the greatest of all World Cup adventures and as football really comes home, it's no surprise that almost everyone wants to be part of the biggest sporting spectacle on earth. Goa's ministers and members of legislative assembly (MLAs) are also attracted by Brazil, and thanks to a

The State government will evolve a new mechanism to check power theft, Energy Minister D K Shivakumar has said. Speaking to reporters here on Tuesday, the minister said that all linemen and meter readers will be asked to submit a report to the officials concerned on power theft and unauthorised c

Group clashes broke out in parts of the city late on Sunday night and in the early hours of Monday over rumours about a provocative message against a particular community being posted on social media. Police have arrested 29 people from both the communities in connection with the incidents. Sensi