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Bengaluru, Oct 8: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has shipped a key payload of Chandrayan-2, the Lander Ka Band Radar altimeter and HDA Processor, from its Satellite Application Center (SAC) in Ahmedabad to U R Rao Satellite Centre in Bengaluru that will be tested and integrated in this mission. ISRO website said that the Altimeter and HDA Processor was flagged off from SAC on Monday

Riyadh: Jam'iyyatul Falah, Riyadh Unit organized JF Super Cup 2018, a 6 over knock-out cricket tournament in association with Mangaluru Cricket Association (MCA) – Riyadh sponsored and supported by SMSA, UNIVERSAL, ALMARAI, NCMS, OPTIMUM &ZEITEXPRESS at Exit-18, Sulai MCA Grounds, Riyadh on 5th October 2018. 12 teams took part in the tournament with the matches being played on Friday 5th October

Shivamogga, Oct 8: Karnataka BJP chief and former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa breathed a sigh of relief after the district committee of the saffron party passed a unanimous resolution proposing his son B Y Raghavendra as the candidate for the byelection to the Shivamogga parliamentary seat. Mr Raghavendra’s name was proposed by K S Eshwarappa, Shivamogga MLA. The proposal was seconded by M B

Newsroom, Oct 8: The Janata Dal (Secular) is likely to contest in the Shivamogga and Mandya parliamentary bypolls while the Congress will take Ballari in the next month’s bypolls to three Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka, highly placed sources said. JD(S) supremo H.D. Deve Gowda said all decisions pertaining to the bypolls have been shared with the Congress and the candidate for Mandya would be

Bengaluru, Oct 8: A case has been registered against the editor and 12 reporters of a Kannada TV news channel in connection with a controversial report against a politician and demanding money from him. The case was booked on Sunday following a complaint lodged by Rajesh H M, brother of Janata Dal (S) MLC H M Ramesh Gowda. The complainant stated that a false report aimed at ruining the political

Mangaluru, Oct 8: The Bajpe police have arrested three more people in connection with the attack on Bajrang Dal leader Harish Shetty, at Sooralppady near Gurpura on September 24. With this, the number of arrested persons has increased to six. The arrested are rowdy-sheeters Mohammed Khalid (30) of Ulaibettu, Mohammed Sharif (27) of Sooralppady and Isan (21) of Kolambe kajepadavu. The police

Mysuru, Oct 8: In a shocking incident, a 45-year-old tusker identified as Ranga aka ‘Rowdy Ranga’ was killed in a road accident near Mattigodu, in Nagarahole Forest, near Hunsuru in the wee hours of Monday. It is learnt that a private bus from Kannur heading towards Bengaluru knocked down the jumbo while it was attempting to cross the road Ranga was severely injured on his hip and suffered a major

Bengaluru, Oct 8: An FIR has been registered against Congress stalwart and Water Resources Minister D K Shivakumar following a complaint lodged by a BMMP official in connection with putting up banners despite in violation of ban. Shivakumar was earlier in trouble when the ED filed a money laundering case against him and his associates and the I-T department informed the High Court that he made a

Mysuru, Oct 8: Three youths from Karnataka have been arrested in Mozambique for overstaying their visa and trying to bribe local officials to be part of the plan. The youths – indemnified as Sijju, Praveen and Madhusudan – belong to Hakki Pikki community, a nomadic tribe, from Pakshirajapura village in Hunsur taluk of Mysuru district. The youths reportedly went to Nampula, a province in the

Bengaluru, Oct 8: The lull was brief. Dissent is again brewing in the Congress following the Election Commission’s announcement of byelections to the three Lok Sabha and two assembly seats in Karnataka. Leaders are peeved since the announcement has provided an opportunity for the party high command to postpone the much-awaited cabinet expansion. While some leaders, who were aspirants for