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Bengaluru, Apr 27: If one were to be hit by an earthquake, his foremost concern would be to escape unhurt and come out alive. However, this student from the City, placed the lives of 28 patients of Down Syndrome before his own. Chirag Charles, a degree student from St Joseph’s College of Arts and Science, who was stranded in Kathmandu when the deadly quake hit Nepal on Saturday, has managed to

Kasargod, Apr 26: A six-year-old boy was killed and his elder brother was critically injured after they were hit by a speeding car while crossing the road on Friday night at Eriyal in Kasaragod. The deceased has been identified as Abdul Khader (6), son of Lateef, a resident of Battampare, Vidyanagar. The injured Shahul Hameed (8) has been admitted to a hospital in Mangaluru. The kids along with

Kasargod, Apr 26: A doctor from Kasargod district who had visited Kathmandu along with his two friends has gone missing after a powerful earthquake struck Nepal. Dr Irshad, son of A N Shamshuddin had obtained MD seat in Assam. After completing the admission formalities, he along with his two friends left for Nepal on Friday. In fact, Irshad was engaged to daughter of Muslim League leader T A

Mangaluru, Apr 26: A splendid sandal procession and two days of grand feast marked the end of the 20th quinquennial Urs of Sayyid Madani Dargah at Ullal near here. The final day ritual was performed following the Dargah’s traditions marking the end of 25-day long fete. Thousands of devotees belonging to different religions were served with Malabar-style ghee rice (Neychoru) and mutton curry on the

Kathmandu, April 26: The devastating earthquake in Nepal has destroyed or badly damaged many Hindu temples both in the Kathmandu Valley and elsewhere. Saturday's 7.9 magnitude quake and aftershocks throughout the day destroyed around 80 percent of the temples in Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu, the Kantipur News reported on Sunday. These include the Kasthamandap temple, the Panchtale temple

Bengaluru, Apr 26: People from Karnataka stranded in Nepal that was rocked by a massive earthquake are returning to India in batches through road and special Indian Air Force flights, state government officials said. A batch of 82 people belonging to Karnataka has reached Delhi in an IAF aircraft, the Secretary, Disaster Management said in a release. Their return to Karnataka is being facilitated

Mangalore, Apr 26: In a tragic accident, a woman instantly lost her life when a garbage truck ran over her after she fell on the road in front of Sahara Hospital at Thokkottu on the outskirts of the city on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Maimuna (50), resident of Krishnapura near Suratkal. While Maimuna was returning from a marriage function at Kallapu with her son Shabbeer on a Honda

Mangaluru, Apr 26: In recognition of his three decades of service in the field of journalism, senior journalist and Mangaluru bureau chief of Udayavani Daily Manohar Prasad was felicitated at ‘Manobhinandana’ programme organised by Media Alumni Association of Mangalagangothri (MAAM) at T V Raman Pai Memorial Hall here on Sunday. On the occasion, a souvenir “Manobhinandana” – a collection of

Mangaluru, Apr 26: Online shopping portals seemed to take an opportunistic view of the disastrous Nepal earthquake on Saturday by putting up extremely insensitive posts for promoting a discount offer. "Shake it off like this Earthquake: Get any Vincent Chase Sunglasses upto Rs. 3000 for FLAT Rs. 500, by sending invites to 50 friends," were the words Lenskart, an online shopping portal for eyewear

New Delhi, Apr 26: Fresh tremors were felt today across north and east India, a day after a quake devastated Nepal and affected parts of India. The aftershocks measured 6.7 in the Richter scale according to United States Geological Survey -- the epicenter was Kodari, around 80 km east of Kathmandu. Soon after, defence ministry suspended vehicular and air traffic in Nepal. "All movement to