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Mangaluru, Apr 20: Over 700 athletes from the country will compete for a total of 47 gold medals in the 19th Federation Cup – National Senior Athletics Championship 2015, which will be hosted for the first time in Mangaluru from April 30 to May 4. The event will see tough competition between athletes in 47 competitive events – 24 for men and 23 for women – over a period of five days at Mangala

Mangaluru, Apr 22: A city based “training institute” run by a Keralite has been accused of cheating several job aspirants of their money after promising them government jobs and employment in the Army. On Tuesday, the cheated aspirants lodged a complaint at Mangaluru East (Kadri) police station against a person hailing from Kerala named Santhosh Kumar S who had been giving training to youth from

Mangaluru, Apr 22: Media Alumni Association of Mangalagangothri (MAAM), on the occasion of completion of 25 years of Department of Mass Communication and Journalism in Mangalagangothri has organised a panel discussion on ‘The Contributions of Mangalore University in Regional Development’ on April 26 from 11.30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at T.V.Raman Pai Memorial Hall, Mangaluru. Prof. B.M.Hegde, Former Vice

Mangaluru, Apr 22: Heavy rains coupled with thunder and lightning lashed Mangaluru and other parts of Dakshina Kannada district causing loss of life and property damage on Tuesday night. A woman from Bantwal taluk was gravely wounded and succumbed to death after being struck by lightning in Savanoor on Tuesday evening. The deceased has been identified as Rasheeda (29), wife of Basheer who is a

Hyderabad, Apr 22: High drama was witnessed on board an Air India Dubai-Hyderabad flight on Tuesday after a youth reportedly threatened to hijack the aircraft. A youth named Yousuf, 35, was flying from Dubai when he initiated conversation with an airhostess on the flight. During conversation, he used the words hijack and hostage following which the airhostess alerted the pilot of the aircraft

Udupi, Apr 22: In an unfortunate mishap, a student is said to have died as a result of falling into the rivulet while returning home at Jansale Badabalu in Kundapur taluk of Udupi district on Tuesday evening. The victim was identified as local resident Santhosh Shanubogh, who was a second-year B.Com. student. It is said that he had been to the Naga Brahmasthana located near his house to study for

Bengaluru, Apr 22: Denying anticipatory bail to two Bengaluru-based businessmen who had employed minor boys from Bihar at their factory in the City, the High Court has recently observed that such action amounted to child trafficking. The accused, Mohammed Ashraf Ali and Shamim Akhtar, had moved the High Court seeking anticipatory bail after a trial court dismissed their petition. The duo, who had

New Delhi, Apr 22: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday pitched for harmony among all religions, citing the "great message" of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti as he sent a 'chaadar' to be offered at his dargah in Ajmer. Greeting people on the occasion of the annual 'Urs' of Khwaja Chishti, Modi said in a message that India has been a land of sages, saints and prophets for thousands of years

Mangaluru, Apr 22: The inauguration ceremony of the newly-formed organisation Kedaku Mukta Horata Samiti, with the aim to create a society free from drugs, was recently held at Kudroli here. The inaugural ceremony was presided by Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner A B Ibrahim. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime & Traffic) N Vishnuvardhan inaugurated the organisation. President of Jamia Masjid

Mangaluru, Apr 22: The Crime Prevention and Detection Squad of the Railway Protection Force from Palakkad division on Tuesday seized from a passenger Rs 8 lakh unaccounted for cash. A release said two RPF constables, on suspicion, questioned Sandeep Singh (25) from Bihar travelling on S8 coach of the Chennai Central-Mangaluru Central West Coast Express and found on him a large amount of cash, when