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Aurangabad, Apr 26: A look at the data available from the Maharashtra Election Commission released after counting of votes in the Aurangabad Municipal Corporation elections revealed that the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimimeen (MIM) has more non-Muslim corporators than the 'secular' Congress party. The data shows that the MIM led by Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi, who is accused of playing

Mangaluru, Apr 26: Tourists from Dakshina Kannada who had been to Nepal before a devastating earthquake hit the Himalayan nation are safe, sources said. Vathika Pai from Nirmala Travels said that as many as nine persons from different parts of coastal district had been to Pokhara in Nepal. “Nine tourists had left Mangaluru a few days ago to Pokhara, which is about 80 km from the epicentre of

Mangaluru, Apr 26: Office bearers and members of Dakshina Kannada district Karmika Parishad held a protest in front of the deputy commissioner's office here on Saturday, against the Road Transport and Safety Bill, 2014 proposed by the NDA government, which is slated to be tabled in the next session of the Lok Sabha. Addressing the protestors, president of the Karmika Parishad Ivan D'Souza said

New Delhi, Apr 26: National carrier Air India resumed its flights to quake-hit Nepal with two services- one each from Delhi and Kolkata - leaving for Kathmandu early this morning. Both the flights left around 7:30 AM with 118 and 45 passengers on board each plane, an Air India spokesperson said. Air India operates three services to Kathmandu including two daily services from the national capital

Mysuru, Apr 26: A boy was killed and two were seriously injured by lightning at Mirle village in Mysuru district on Saturday afternoon. The deceased has been identified as Sandeep (13). M K Chandra and Manjunath are the injured. The incident occurred when the three, who were herding sheep, took shelter under a tree during a downpour around 12.30 pm. Following overcast conditions, Mysuru city

Bengaluru, Apr 26: The State government on Saturday deputed two senior officers to help and monitor the rescue of 200-250 people from the across the State, 85 of them from Bengaluru, stranded in the earthquake-hit Nepal. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said a clear picture on the number of people stranded in Nepal was yet to emerge. “We will provide all the help and bring them back to the state,” he

Mangaluru, Apr 25: Santhosh Babu, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (law and order) of Mangaluru, has been transferred and posted as the superintended of police of Chikkamagaluru. Mr Babu had taken over as the DCP at Mangaluru City Commissionerate only four months ago following the transfer of K V Jagadish. Mr Babu told Coastaldigest.com that he would take charge as SP in Chikkamagaluru on Sunday.

New Delhi: Apr 25: At least 51 people were killed and more than 200 injured on Saturday after an earthquake epicentred in Nepal wreak havoc in northern and eastern parts of India. Tens of thousands of people rushed out of their homes and offices in high-rises in panic as the quake rocked the region. The impact was felt in almost all northern states and some in the east, particularly in Bihar

Kathmandu, Apr 25: Below is a list of some of the world's deadliest earthquakes in the past 30 years. -- August 11, 2012: Twin earthquakes with a magnitude 6.3 and 6.4 leave 306 dead and more than 3,000 injured near the Iranian city of Tabriz. -- March 11, 2011: Nearly 18,900 are killed when a tsunami triggered by a massive magnitude 9.0 undersea quake slams into the northeast coast of Japan

Mangaluru, Apr 25: Mild tremors lasting about 30 seconds were reported from parts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts including city of Mangaluru around noon on Saturday, triggering panic in the area. The tremors were felt at the hill road, Bavuta Gudde and the light house at 11.50 am, Mining and Geology department officials said. The tremors shook furniture in some offices from where people