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Kasaragod, Aug 18: The Excise Department sleuths have seized 10 kg of ganja that was being smuggled into the State at Mogral, near Kumbla in Kasaragod. On a tip-off, a five-member team led by Kumbla range excise inspector V.V. Prasannakumar seized the narcotic substance, packed in two sacks, at Koyipadi, near Kumbla, on August 15, excise sources said. The excise team arrested Ashraf Shamseer and

Sullia, Aug 18: At least one person lost his life while three others were feared missing after massive landslides and flash floods in Jodupala village in Kodagu district bordering Dakshina Kannada yesterday. A team of National Disaster Response Force along with the Dakshina Kannada district police rescued over 200 people from the affected area soon after the incident. Sullia Circle Inspector of

Abu Dhabi, Aug. 18: United Arab Emirates (UAE) has formed a committee to provide relief to the people affected by flash floods in Kerala. UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan took to Twitter to make the announcement and urged "everyone to contribute generously towards this initiative." "The people of Kerala have always been and are still part of our success story in the UAE. We have a

Bengaluru, Aug 18: The Karnataka State Election Commission has postponed elections to 105 urban local bodies from August 29 to 31. The decision comes following the demise of the former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and announcement of public holiday on Friday. The Election Commission announced the fresh calendar of events for the elections yesterday. The last day for filing nominations has

Madikeri/Bengaluru, Aug 18: It is a race against time for people trapped amid landslips even as rescue operations in Kodagu continued to be hindered by inclement weather. In view of the gravity of the situation, Indian Navy will be deployed in the district. Naval personnel from Karwar are expected to join the rescue mission on Saturday. The proposed airlifting and use of helicopter was hampered by

Udupi/Mangaluru, Aug 18: Two persons lost their lives due to electrocution in separate incidents in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts yesterday. A 26-year-old boat repairer was electrocuted after he came in contact with a snapped live power line near Uliya Dharmarasa Kshetra in Ullal in Mangaluru taluk. His body was found on Friday morning. According to Ullal police, Ashok D’Souza, 26, was with

Mangaluru, Aug 17: Even as the water level at Thumbe vented dam that supplies drinking water to the city, decreased to 7.9mts on Friday noon from 9.1mts on Thursday, the pumping of water was resumed. The dam built across Netravati river has a maximum storage level of 11 metres. The water level was initially maintained at five metres earlier, and later in January this year, the height of the

Muscat, Aug 17: The Oman based youth group ‘Biruva Javaner Muscat’ celebrated the first ever ‘Aatid Onji Dina’ (A day of Aati) with a full day programme on 10 August 2018 at Barka Farm House, Muscat. A large number of expatriate Mangalureans flocked to the venue to celebrate the month of ‘Aati’ and the place reverberated with the aura of Tulu heritage. The venue, the entrance arch and stage were

Mangaluru, Aug 17: Normal life has thrown out of gear in many parts of Dakshina Kannada district as heavy rains continued to pound the region causing foods in low-lying areas. As on Friday, the water level in Netravati River at Bantwal was 9.5 meters well above the danger level of 8.5 meters. The water level of Netravati River at Uppinangady and Kumaradhara River were closing the danger marks at

Mangaluru, Aug 17: Ismail Shafi, a city-based religious activist, philanthropist and journalist passed away on Friday morning after a massive cardiac arrest. He was 67. Family sources said that he breathed his last at his residence Shafi Compound near Mangalore University in Konaje on the outskirts of the city. He is survived by his wife, two sons, two daughters and a large number of relatives and