A three-year-old child died on the spot when a wall of a dilapidated house collapsed on her at Naduvanahalli in Doddennegere gram panchayat limits near Huliyar on Tuesday morning.
Following the weather forecast that the rain will continue for few more days across the Dakshina Kannada district, Deputy Commissioner Sasikanth Senthil appealed the people living in low-lying areas to move to safer places or their relatives houses for some days to avoid further inconvenience.
In a shocking revelation, more than 3,000 people have lost their precious lives in road accidents in the last four years in the state.
With increased water flow into the Idamalayar and Idukki dams in Kerala late Tuesday night due to incessant rains, authorities began to evacuate about 5,000 persons living in and around the two reservoirs, a police official said.
One person died on the spot when a car rammed the divider at Adyar Kannur on Tuesday night.
On the eve of 72nd Independence Day, the Congress on Tuesday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his silence on mob lynchings and rising atrocities against the Dalits and minorities.
In recognition for his dedicated service to the community, Fr. William Menezes has been nominated for the `Outstanding Community Leaders of Mangaluru 2018’ Award by the International Institute for Public Policy (IIPP), an international organization based in Mangaluru for the cause of policy implementation for public good.
Delhi Police Special cell on Tuesday took over the case of attack on JNU scholar Umar Khalid by an unknown assailant here and scanned the CCTV footage, which shows a man running away from the place of crime, said a police official.
Karnataka would study the final award of the Mahadayi Water Disputes Tribunal, which on Tuesday recommended 13.42 TMC (thousand million cubic feet) of the river water to the state before deciding on its next move, said an official statement here.
The BJP's push for "One Nation, One Poll" fuelled a major debate on Tuesday with the Election Commission appearing to rule out simultaneous polls to the Lok Sabha and 11 assemblies in the near future and the BJP dismissing such a possibility while the Congress said the BJP was planning to delay the elections fearing defeat.
