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The Cochin Customs has seized 1.5 kg of gold, valued at Rs. 47.35 lakh, from two passengers at the Cochin International Airport on Saturday. The gold was seized in two separate cases, said a press release from the Customs here. In the first case, 20 gold bars weighting 756 grams were seized from a passenger, a native of Kozhikode, who arrived from Jeddah by Air India flight AI-964. In the second

Kasaragod, Jan 25: Expressing concern at the delay in the arrest of those involved in the murder of three elderly women in the district, the CPI(M) has called for prompt police action to solve the cases. “It is imperative for the police to act in utmost vigil to resolve the crimes to dispel public apprehension and anxiety aired from various quarters and the law enforcing machinery is bound to

Chamarajanagar, Jan 21: Former MLA and son of former governor B Rachaiah, A R Krishnamurthy, announced his decision to quit the BJP, here, on Saturday. Addressing a media conference, he said the party leaders in the district, have been neglecting him. "Even when there were rumours that I would join the Congress, neither the district in-charge secretaries nor the district BJP president contacted me

Kanhangad, Jan 19: A man who was summoned by the Hosdurg police here in connection with strangulating a 65-year-old housewife and robbing her of 9.5 sovereigns of gold ornaments was found dead hanging here on Thursday. Kunhikkannan, 55, of Velaswaram who was running an eatery close to the residence of the woman, K. Janaki, was found dead on his residential premises, Kanhangad sub-inspector A

Mangaluru: Students of Barakah International School displayed skill and talent in the 1st Roll Inter School Skating competition 2018 which was held on 6th and 7th January 2018 in the sports discipline of Roller Skating, which got underway at Francis Doris Skate City, Ashok Nagar, Mangaluru. BIS students raked laurels at the event which was organized by Hi – Flyers Club, Mangaluru and Francis Doris

Mangaluru, Jan 11: City based businessman and a former trustee of Sri Venkatramana Temple, Car Street Surathkal Balachandra Kamath passed away this afternoon following terminal illness. He was aged 57 years. He passed away at 1:00 p.m. at KMC Hospital, Ambedkar Circle, where he had been undergoing palliative care. For over two decades he had been harbouring a benign tumour of the optic nerve

Kasaragod, Dec 28: A four-and-a-half-year-old girl lost her life after drowning Chalakkara, near Paadi, under the Vidyanagar police station in Kasaragod. The deceased has been identified as Swathika, daughter of Kamalakshan and Sandhya of Edambooradi, near Munnad. She went missing while playing with the children of her aunt. Her mother had dropped her at her aunt’s house due to Christmas vacation

Udupi, Dec 26: Halady Taranath Shetty, a zilla panchayat member and BJP leader, passed away at Halady village in the district on Sunday night after a brief illness. He was 55. He won as a BJP candidate from Siddapura Zilla Panchayat constituency in 2016. He also served as convener of Halady Yakshagana Mela and was the trustee of Halady Marluchikku Temple. He was a bachelor. The district unit of

Mangaluru: “Compared to other Indian languages modern Konkani poetry is rich in its form, style and theme. Modern Konkani poets responding well to the contemporary social issues. 2005 tsunami, female feticide, social inequality, environment are the issues seriously addressed by poets of modern times in konkani ” opined Sri Gokuldas Prabhu, Member, General Council, Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi and

Udupi Dec 16 : A gang of persons broke into Sri BelampalliTemple at Belampalli coming under the Hiriyadka police station limits in Udupi district and escaped with gold valuables worth Rs. 1.6 lakh. According to the police, the gang broke into the temple between 8 p.m. on December 14 and 6.15 a.m. on December 15 and decamped with gold ornaments kept in a locker in the temple. A case had been