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Mangaluru, May 30: The unprecedented rains that wrecked havoc in the coastal city within a few hours on Tuesday, May 29, caused a damage to the tune of Rs 21 crore in Dakshina Kannada district. Contrary to the forecast of very heavy rain on Wednesday too, the rain abated to some extent, bringing relief to harried residents of Mangaluru in particular. Mangaluru alone received an average of 360 mm

Bengaluru, May 30: Business magnet and Janata Dal (Secular) chief general secretary B M Farookh, whose was defeated in two Rajya Sabha polls, this time is likely to enter the Karnataka Legislative Council. The H D Deve Gowda-led party has fielded him for the biennial Legislative Council polls. The elections for 11 seats of the Council are scheduled for June 8. The last date to file nominations is

Udupi, May 30: An elderly cattle-trader was found dead under suspicious circumstances at a coffee estate near Perdoor in Udupi district last night. The deceased has been identified as Husainabba (65), a resident of Jokatte village in Mangaluru, who was transporting cattle in a vehicle along with a couple of associates. According to sources, Husainabba and his colleagues had alighted run away when

Bengaluru, May 30: Saving farmers is the priority of his government, Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy said today, as he promised to honour his commitment to waive farm loans within 15 days and insisted there was "no going back" on it. Kumaraswamy, under attack from the Bharatiya Janata Party over the alleged delay in fulfilling his pre-poll assurance to the farming community, met

Bengaluru, May 30: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) investigating the Gauri Lankesh murder case filed the first chargesheet and is close to getting custody of the second accused Praveen, according to several media reports. This development comes following the arrest of four people in connection with a plot to kill KS Bhagwan. According to news agency, the SIT mentioned 131 statements

Mangaluru, May 30: Up-and-coming Kannada film director Sanotsh Shetty Kateel, who had come for a drone shoot to the Ermai waterfall near Belthangady in Dakshina Kannada district on Wednesday, lost his life in a mishap before the eyes of his three associates. Police said that Santosh, who is directing Kannada film 'Kanasu' slipped and fell into the waterfall during the shoot and his companion

Mangaluru, May 30: After heavy rains flooded Mangaluru on Tuesday and caused deaths and destruction in the coastal city and other parts of Karnataka, chief minister H D Kumaraswamy took stock of the situation, directing the district administration to take Coast Guard's help to rescue people and ordered that necessary precautionary steps be prevent loss of lives. “By last evening, water receded and

Dubai: Vibhali Shetty, a Class 8 student of Our Own English High School, Sharjah was conferred with Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award on April 29, 2018 and was honoured by Deputy Ruler of Dubai at the Trade Centre Auditorium during the Award Function. In recognition of this award, Vibhali Shetty was also honoured with ‘Prathibha Puraskar’ during the recent 44th anniversary celebration of

Abu Dhabi: Bearys Welfare Forum (BWF), a premier social organization in the UAE respected for its philanthropic and charitable works, organized an ‘Iftar’ get-together at the India Social and Cultural Centre, on Friday, 25th May-2018. Nearly 700 NRI brethren from Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah and Fujairah amidst prominent personalities from all walks and fields of life attended. Padmashree Dr. B R

Bengaluru: Kundapurian Kannadiga young businessman, resident of Dubai Dinesh Chandrashekar Devadiga Nagoor was conferred with the ‘Aryabhata International Award 2017’ in a glittering ceremony at Ravindra Kalakshetra Auditorium, Bengaluru, on May 23, 2018, by retired Justice K Shridhar Rao. Dr Mahesh Joshi, media Advisor of Delhi Doordarshan, spoke and applauded the greatness of Dinesh and said