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Dubai, Aug 25: Dubai-based Emirates SkyCargo will carry flood relief cargo of more than 175 tons to the southern Indian state of Kerala, which is reeling under the flood fury from the past couple of weeks. The airline company is expected to send over more than a dozen flights to transport the relief goods, which have been donated by scores of organisations and UAE-based businesses, to

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 25: 82-year-old Kumari just stared on as other inmates tried to lay a floral carpet on the courtyard of a flood relief camp in Alappuzha district. "I had never ever imagined that we would not celebrate another Onam at that house in the same way," says the homemaker, overcome with memories from last year's celebrations with her family. "Today is Thiru Onam, but we are in

Madikeri, Aug 25: They walked for miles on slippery trails, crossing cascading streams and braving landslides. Many were aged men and women, whose lives had gone awry in the wake of the torrential rains that lashed Kodagu district in Karnataka, bordering Kerala, claiming at least 17 lives and leaving a trail of destruction since August 12. Several people were carried on shoulders to the relief

New Delhi, Aug 25: Hospitals are readying anti-venom and flood victims returning home in Kerala have been told to stay alert as receding waters leave behind a glut of snakes. Reports warned that snakes may be "hiding in cupboards" or under carpets, among clothes or inside washing machines in homes previously submerged by floods that have devastated parts of the state. "Snakes are spotted at many

Newsroom, Aug 25: Congress supremo Rahul Gandhi has landed in a fresh controversy by comparing Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to Muslim Brotherhood (MB), a prominent Islamic organisation, which is known for its fight against monarchy in Middle Eastern countries. “The RSS’ idea is similar to the idea of Muslim Brotherhood in the Arab world,” Mr Gandhi said at the International Institute of

Mangaluru, Aug 25: The Cyber Crime police in Mangaluru arrested a man in Goa on charges of cheating a few youths of the city of jobs in Canada by collecting Rs. 5.96 lakh. The accused has been identified as Kiran Tilagol, a native of Punjab and resident of Pandeshwar in Mangaluru. He was picked up from Calangute in Goa. According to Tilagol, he received a mail about jobs in Canada. He contacted

Mangaluru, Aug 25: The police have cracked the recent murder case of cloth merchant Sudarshan Jain from Moodbidri by arresting three persons including his own brother. The arrested are victim’s brother Sudhir Jain, 24, a resident of Hosabettu; Sandeep Shetty, 19, a resident of Siddakatte; and Balaraj, 23, a resident of Arambodi. A court remanded all the accused in police custody until Monday

Udupi, Aug 25: Kota Srinivas Poojary, Leader of the Opposition in Karnataka Legislative Council released the manifesto of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the Udupi City Municipal Council (CMC) polls, here on Friday. Speaking on the occasion Udupi MLA K Raghupati Bhat said that if voted to power, the BJP would reduce the trade permit fee to Rs 500 in the first meeting of the CMC instead of the

Bengaluru, Aug 25: Nearly a year after the coldblooded murder of journalist-cum-activist Gauri Lankesh, the Special Investigation Team probing the case has managed to seize a Maruti Omni van allegedly used at the time of plotting the murder. The team has continued search for the motorbike used by the shooter and the accused rider, who committed the crime in Rajarajeshwari Nagar on September 5

Madikeri, Aug 25: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who paid a visit to Karnataka’s flood-hit Kodagu yesterday to review the army's relief operations, lost her cool at a press conference and blasted district in-charge minister Sa Ra Mahesh publicly. The union minister got upset after the Karnataka minister asked her to wind up the press conference at the district commissioner PI Sreevidya’s