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Dubai, May 3: Thumbay hospital Dubai, which organized a free check-up camp for pregnant women and Mother’s Day Out event at the hospital premises, helped more than 1500 women. Special talks by senior gynecologists, pediatricians, dieticians and other experts helped many a women understand parenting and motherhood. Pregnant women availed free consultation and check-up as well as economical delivery

Udupi, May 3: Two persons were killed when a truck hit a scooter from behind at Beedinagudde in Udupi district on Saturday. The police said Ramdas Bhat was driving his scooter with Lakshminarayana as pillion from Budnar to Udyavara. When the scooter reached the Bayalu Ranga Mantapa, a tipper lorry came and hit the scooter from behind. As a result, both Ramdas and Lakshminarayana were thrown off

Mangalore, May 3: In view of inculcating a sense of adventurism and grooming the youth to become more effective individuals, the annual Jungle Survival Camp will be organized by city based NGO, Centre for Integrated Learning from May 8 to 10. The camp will be held in villages along the Western Ghats in Madikeri and Mysore districts. The three day residential camp will provide an exposure to high

Mangaluru, May 3: As many as eight unclaimed bodies that were lying at the Government Wenlock Hospital were buried at the Hindu graveyard in Nandigudde here on Saturday. They were handed over by the Mangaluru City Corporation to the Mangalore Chapter of Human Rights Federation of India, a voluntary organisation, which has been fighting for an honourable burial of unclaimed and unidentified bodies

Ahmedabad, May 3: Jashodaben, wife of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, filed a fresh RTI application at the State Information Commission in Gandhinagar Saturday, challenging the Mehsana RTI appellate authority’s February 6 order, which denied her information she had sought under RTI in November, 2104, on her security and privileges as PM’s spouse. In the February order, Mehsana District Police

Belagavi, May 3: For the first time, a local engineering student, Ahad Tarade, will be awarded 13 gold medals for emerging the BE topper at the 14th annual convocation of Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), said vice chancellor H Maheshappa. He said the VTU convocation will be held on May 9 at 11 am at the varsity headquarters, Janan Sangama, here. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu will

Mumbai, May 3: An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) with the Vakola police in suburban Mumbai shot dead a senior inspector before turning the gun on himself on Saturday. While senior inspector Vilas Joshi died late on Saturday at Lilavati Hospital in Bandra, ASI Dilip Shirke died on the spot. A wireless operator, Balasaheb Aher, was also injured in the incident. The police said the incident took place

Kasaragod, May 3: The police have registered a case against a private hospital here following the death of a patient before he was scheduled to have undergone a keyhole surgery for removing kidney stone. The case was registered after A.V. Harishchandran, 59, an employee of the Customs and Central Excise office at Kanhangad, was found dead around 9.15 p.m. on Friday in the observation room as he

Mangaluru, Apr 3: Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel has said that a plan for the overall development of the district is being chalked out involving different stakeholders. Speaking at an interactive meeting with members of the Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) here, Mr. Nalin said that the promotion of tourism—cultural (religious), beach and educational, enhancing educational

Mangaluru, May 3: Officers of Customs at Mangalore International Airport (MIA) at Kenjar here on May 2 seized 11-kgs of 'Tashrifat' brand Iranian saffron approximately valued at Rs 13,75,000 from a passenger Moideen Salman, who arrived from Dubai. The passenger had concealed the saffron along with clothes and other personal effects inside two carton boxes which he brought along with him as his