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Mangaluru, Aug 23: The police have arrested seven persons owning allegiance to hardline Hindutva groups after they allegedly abused and assaulted boys and girls belonging to different communities for attending Eid-ul-Adha (Bakrid) festivities at their classmate’s house in Puttur Taluk of Dakshina Kannada district. The incident took place on Wednesday (August 22) when a group of five male and five

Udupi, Aug 23: Two youths were electrocuted when they came in contact with a live wire at Farangikudru near Hoode coming under the Malpe Police limits on Wednesday. According to the Malpe police, friends Kirtan (20) and Rakesh (25) had gone fishing in a small country boat in the Swarna as it was a holiday. While they were fishing, it started raining and they rushed to the river bank. After

Newsroom, Aug 23: Noting that the 2016 National Disaster Management Plan (NDMP) provides provisions to accept voluntary offers from foreign nations in the wake of calamities, the Kerala government has asked the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led union government not to reject the UAE government’s offer of Rs 700 crore towards Kerala flood relief funds. The Kerala government also stated that if the

New Delhi, Aug 23: Eminent journalist and author Kuldip Nayar, who fiercely fought for press freedom and protecting civil liberties, passed away early today. He was 95. Nayar died at around 12.30 AM at the Escorts hospital, his elder son Sudhir Nayar said. He was suffering from pneumonia and was admitted to the hospital five days back, Sudhir Nayar said. The journalist is survived by his wife and

Bengaluru/Kasaragod, Aug 22: Muslims across rain-ravaged Kerala and various parts of Karnataka, on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha (Bakrid) offered special prayers and contributed generously towards the flood relief and rehabilitation works in both the states. Crores of Muslims across Indian on Wednesday celebrated the festival of sacrifice. A large number of Muslims took part in the mass prayers in

New Delhi, Aug 22: India will not accept the generous help that has been offered by foreign governments after the floods in Kerala. The UAE, Qatar and Maldives have all pledged assistance to India for relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction in the state. But high-level sources said that while India was extremely grateful for the offers, its own resources would be used to rebuild Kerala. India

Mangaluru, Aug 22: In a major haul, the Mangaluru police have seized two pistols, 22 live rounds and MDMA crystals (commonly known as ecstasy) after arresting five notorious criminals. The accused have been identified as T H Riyaz (38) a native of Kasaragod, presently residing at Innoli in Pavoor post; Usman Rafique (29) hailing from Salethur in Bantwal; Abdul Raouf V S (30) and Imtiyaz Ahmad (40)

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 22: In a shockingly shameless statement at the time when people in flood-hit Kerala are trying to normalise their lives, a pro-Sangh Parivar godman has appealed to ‘help only those who do not eat beef’. The statement by Chakrapani Maharaj at the time of distress has left the Kerala flood victims insulted. Rains, floods and landslides have claimed more than 370 lives in the

Mangaluru, Aug 22: Six people have been arrested for allegedly assaulting a 53-year-old man on suspicion that he was a child lifter, police said on Tuesday. The man was attacked by a group when he, along with his friend, was returning home on August 19 after collecting some donations for Bakrid. While he was about to start his new two-wheeler, children who were playing there gathered and he

Bengaluru, Aug 22: The Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) of Bengaluru has been ranked as the second fastest growing among top 20 major airports in the world during the first half of 2018 in terms of actual growth in passengers. The airport recorded 1,58,50,352 passenger transit from the month of January to June this year with an addition of 41,80,852 passengers over the corresponding period