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Mangaluru, Aug 15: U T Khader, Minister in-charge of Dakshina Kannada district has said that the Indian Coast Guard will set up its national training academy in Mangaluru. Delivering the Independence Day address at the Nehru Maidan here on Wednesday, Mr. Khader said that preparations were on to have the academy in Mangaluru. He said that the KIOCL is mulling over setting up of two Captive Power

Vijayapura, Aug 15: Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishat (ABVP), the students’ wing of the BJP, took out a Tiranga Rally on the eve of Independence Day by carrying around a 300-m Indian Flag here on Tuesday. The rally started from Shivaji Circle and culminated at Siddeshwara Temple, and over 2,500 students from different colleges participated in it. According to Sachin Kulageri, Vijayapura-Bagalkot

Bengaluru, Aug 15: Reaffirming his commitment of working for the development of entire state, Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy in his Independence Day speech said that 'feeble' voices trying to divide the state have been silenced by the strong will of Kannadigas. The CM, who unfurled the Tricolour on the occasion of 72 Independence Day at Field Marshal Manekshaw Parade Ground in the city, has also

Bengaluru, Aug 15: With heavy rains expected in many parts of the state, Karnataka Chief Minister Kumaraswamy on Wednesday directed collectors of various districts to be on their toes to combat any untoward situation. Out of 30 districts, as many as five districts namely, Kodagu, Dakshina Kannada, Hassan, Chikkamagaluru, and Shivamogga have been kept on high alert. The Chief Minister also urged

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 15: India Meteorological Department has issued red alert (heavy to very heavy rainfall in most places) for Wayanad, Kozhikode, Kannur, Kasargode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Idukki and Ernakulam Districts in Kerala until Thursday. Kochi airport will also remain shut until August 18, 2 pm due to the incessant rainfall in the state. The heavy rainfall has claimed the lives of as

Bengaluru, Aug 15: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the murder of journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh has invoked the stringent Karnataka Control of Organized Crimes Act (KCOCA)-2000 against the accused in the sensational case. “On Tuesday, Section 3 of the KCOCA has been invoked and applied to the Gauri Lankesh case – Crime number 221/2017 at Rajarajeshwari police station under Sections

Mangaluru, Aug 15: B S Nagendra Prakash, who had taken charge as Registrar (Administration) of Mangalore University just eight months ago, has been transferred by the state government. The government posted A.M. Khan, who was serving as Registrar (Evaluation) in the university, in the place of Prakash. Soon after receiving the order on Tuesday, Mr. Khan, also a professor of Electronics in the

Udupi, Aug 14: Torrential rains that lashed coastal Karnataka on Tuesday accompanied by winds destroyed or damaged around 65 houses in Udupi district alone while a man was drowned or went missing in the Varahi river canal. Priyanka Mary Francis, Deputy Commissioner, said that Shankar Poojary, 50, was washed away in the Varahi waters at Siddapura village and efforts were on to trace him. Houses and

Mangaluru, Aug 14: Torrential rains up to 30cm lashed Karnataka's coastal and south interior districts, causing landslides and disrupting normal life, officials said on Tuesday. "Very heavy rainfall was received in the coastal districts of Udupi, Dakshina Kannada and Uttara Kannada, along with heavy downpours in Malnad (south interior) districts of Chikkamagaluru, Hassan and Shivamogga," an

Mangaluru, Aug 14: As many as 140 Toastmasters members including 70 office bearers of Toastmasters ‘Division F’ were trained in various aspects of leadership during the Toastmasters Leadership Institute held recently (August 5th) at Sahyadri College of Engineering and Management at Adyar in the city. Toastmasters ‘Division F’ comprises 12 Toastmasters Clubs of Mangaluru and Udupi-Manipal region