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New Delhi, Aug 16: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Disaster Management sub-committee of Mullaperiyar Dam to consider reducing water level up to 139 feet from the present 142 feet, considering the "grave" flood situation in all the 14 districts of Kerala. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Indu Malhotra took a serious note of the grim flood situation in Kerala and asked the

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 16: As roads turn into 'rivers' in many places in rain-battered Kerala, families trapped in high rise flats, students stranded in hostels and devotees in churches are using social media platforms to seek help and pass on information about their location. Videos of people pleading for help with folded hands, are being posted and shared by hundreds of people on WhatsApp

New Delhi, Aug 16: Nitin Sandesara, an absconding director of a Gujarat-based pharma company which is being probed in a Rs 5,000 crore fraud case, has been arrested in Dubai, officials said. Officials said Sandesara was arrested by Dubai police based on a non-bailable arrest warrant issued by an Indian court. "The legal process post the arrest is taking place in Dubai. We are waiting for details

Bengaluru: The union government of India has urged the Karnataka state government to set up a “detention centre” in Bengaluru exclusively for overstaying foreign nationals and illegal immigrants from other countries. The Union Home Ministry wrote a letter last week to the Principal Secretary of the State Home Department, directing to take up measures to set up a detention centre in Bengaluru at

Madikeri/Bengaluru, Aug 16, Torrential rains lased Karnataka's coastal and south interior districts, disrupting normal life and forcing the suspension of train and bus services. The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus services were stopped on Thursday from Chamarajanagar district for Tamil Nadu's Ooty and Kerala's Kochi due to heavy rains. The KSRTC bus services for Kannur and

Mangaluru, Aug 16: Following to the heavy rainfall in coastal and other parts of Karnataka, 18 relief camps have been established and the over 700 persons have been rescued by the NDRF and SDRF personnel. In Dakshina Kannada district alone around 150 families, mostly from low-lying areas have been shifted to safe locations as a precaution. U T Khader, Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister

Bengaluru, Aug 16: The Karnataka government has urged the Centre once again to take necessary steps to conduct banking exams by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) in Kannada language too. In September 2017, then Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah had written to Union finance minister Arun Jaitley asking him to direct the IBPS to hold examinations in all 22 languages, including

Mangaluru, Aug 16: The Shiradi Ghat stretch of National Highway 75 is likely to remain closed for vehicles for next 10 days owing to landslips triggered by heavy rain. Heaps of rubble falling on the road brushed away two buses and a gas tanker truck, and left hundreds of vehicles stuck on the stretch on Tuesday. One person was found dead, while another is missing as the gas tanker fell off the

Belagavi, Aug 16: A video clip of an alleged violation of the flag code by Vishwa Hindu Parishat leaders during Independence Day celebration in Karnataka’s Belagavi has gone viral on social media. Lok Sabha member Suresh Angadi was present at the event in which the National Flag was hoisted at Nargundkar Bhave Circle at midnight on Tuesday. The video shows the organisers unfurling the saffron flag

Mangaluru, Aug 15: The train services between this coastal city and Hassan were cancelled till Friday (August 17) following landslides at least 20 spots between Sakleshpur and the Subramanya. A South Western Railway (SWR) official said, “Due to continuous heavy rainfall and since we expect more rain, it is unsafe to run trains from 5pm on Tuesday and up to 7am on August 17.” E Vijaya, public