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Kasaragod, Nov 14: Two siblings from Karnataka’s Belgavi city were arrested in connection with the murder of a youth at Cherkala in Kasaragod district. A team headed by Superintendent of Police K.G. Simon arrested the duo identified as Akkandappa (30) and his brother Vittal (33) for hacking to death Rangappa Gaji (27) in August. The victim was also a native of Karnataka’s Bagalkot. His highly

Bengaluru Nov 14: Retired IAS officer Vinay Kumar has submitted a report to the state government on the alleged special treatment meted out to expelled AIADMK leader V K Sasikala and other "erroneous" practices at Bengaluru Central Prisons at Parappana Agrahara. Kumar met chief secretary Subhash Chandra Khuntia on October 21 and submitted a 2000-page enquiry report. "I collected information

Mangaluru, Nov 13: Lakhs of devotees have started pouring into Dharmasthala to be a part of the grand Lakshadeepotsava, an auspicious celebration of Karthika masa. The week-long celebrations were off to a colourful start at the temple town on Monday with Dharmadhikari D. Veerendra Heggade participating in the Hosakatte Utsava. The entire Dharmasthala was illuminated to celebrate the festival even

Belagavi, Nov 13: The opening day of the winter session of the state legislature here witnessed the traditional obituary references being taken up on Monday, but the name of slain journalist- activist Gauri Lankesh went missing from the obituary list in the Upper House. The name of Gauri figured in the obituary list of the Assembly with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah stating that the killing of the

Kochi, Nov 13: A man on Monday taken into custody after he was overheard talking about a “happy bomb” by a worker of Jet Airways at the Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL), an airport official said. Clince Varghese from Thrissur district was heard saying he had a “happy bomb”. The ground staff told the supervisory officers who in turn informed the CISF and the domestic terminal manager, he

Bengaluru, Nov 13: A Bengaluru-bound Indigo Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing after 'smoke' and 'spark' scare inside the cabin on Saturday. The cabin crew of flight 6E-445, from Thiruvananthapuram to Bengaluru, noticed the smell of smoke inside the cabin. “They further identified minor sparks coming from hat-rack of seat 24RH and immediately informed the Pilot-in-Command,”

Belagavi, Nov 13: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday assured agitating doctors that the State government would hold a round of discussion with them before the controversial the Karnataka Private Medical Establishments (KPME) bill is tabled in the winter session of the legislature. Hundreds of medical professionals arrived in Belagavi to register their protest against the proposed amendments to

Mangaluru, Nov 13: For the second time this month, healthcare services at private medical establishments in coastal cities of Mangaluru and Udupi will be affected on Monday with several doctors participating in the protest being held in front of Suvarna Soudha in Belagavi during the legislature session. Outpatient consultancy services were hardly available at prominent private hospitals in these

Belagavi, Nov 13: Private medical doctors from various parts of Karnataka have launched their agitation in front of Suvarna Vidhana Soudha in Belagavi on Monday, protesting against the proposed Karnataka Private Medical Establishments Bill. Over 25,000 doctors from across the state are planning to go on a hunger strike. The doctors under the banner of Indian Medical Association objecting to the

Dubai, Nov 13: Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the legendary former India captain has launched his first global cricket academy in the effervescent city of Dubai. The academy, jointly launched by Dubai-based Pacific Sports Club and Aarka Sports Club, has been in operation for a couple of months at the Springdales School in Al Quoz. The facility named the MS Dhoni Cricket Academy (MSDCA) will have coaches