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Bengaluru, Mar 4: Heavy rains lashed Bengaluru on Tuesday causing water logging in various parts of the city and throwing the traffic out of gear. BBMP chief engineer H.C. Ananthaswamy said water logging may have been caused as some work is under progress. “Once completed, there will be no flooding in the area,” he added. Water gushed into several households in Srinivas Nagar on Mission Road

New Delhi, Mar 4: Indiscipline and crew shortage creating problems for Air India’s schedules, Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju admitted in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday as he apologised for the huge number of delays and cancellations. Replying to question on flights cancellations and delays by the national carrier, he said, "I am sorry about the on-time performance (of Air India). It is

New Delhi, Mar 4: Government on March 4 failed to find a ‘suitable’ candidate to head the loss-making national carrier Air India, whose chairman and managing director Rohit Nandan is on a 10-months extension, which expires in August this year. Public Enterprises Selection Board, which conducted interviews for selecting a new CMD for the state-run airline, and did not find any candidate “suitable”

Shivamogga, Mar 4: Police beefed up security and launched an operation to look for bombs after two evening papers said on Tuesday they had received letters that warned of bomb blasts at 10 places across Shivamogga. The papers, ‘Namma Nadu’ and ‘Shimoga Times’, received the letters by post in the morning. An anonymous writer introducing himself as a member of the Indian Muslim Federation (IMF)

Mangaluru, Mar 4: Five persons including an engineer have been arrested by the sleuths of the Central Crime Branch of Mangaluru City Police in connection with a communal clash occurred last week at K C Road Junction under the limits of Ullal Police Station. The arrested are Abdul Sattar (38), Niyaz (32), Abdul Nasir (30), Shabbeer (30) and Mohammed Basheer (36), all hailing from Talapady and

Mangaluru, Mar 3: Pioneering pediatrician and legendary medical educator Dr. P.N. Krishnamurthy passed away on Monday, 2nd March 2015 at 11:30 p.m. due to prolonged illness. He was aged 84 years. The end came at his residence located at Kadri Kambla in the city, though few days back he had been briefly admitted to KMC Hospital at Ambedkar Circle, Mangalore. It is learnt that the doctor had been

Mumbai, March 3: Following the Maharashtra government's ban on the sale and possession of beef in the state, Bollywood celebrities like Raveena Tandon, Farhan Akhtar and Ayushmann Khurrana share their thoughts on the "freedom of choice". Here's what the celebrities posted on their micro-blogging website Twitter handles: Raveena Tandon: @TandonRaveena: My only take on beef issue that it should not

Mangaluru, Mar 3: The Khushi Medical Centre, a new unit of Khushi Group, was inaugurated at Bikarnakatte in the city on Tuesday by Dakshina Kananda district in charge minister B Ramanath Rai. Speaking on the occasion Mr Rai said that the Khushi Medical Centre is a major contribution towards the medical sector. He said that the Khushi has fulfilled a very prominent need of the people by opening a

Bengaluru, Mar 03: A 23-year-old engineer, Indhuja Pillai, from Bengaluru has created online buzz by breaking the stereotypical idea of getting married. As her parents put her profile on a matrimonial site, Indhuja created a website for her own marriage, marry.indhuja.com. Indhuja clearly stated that she won't grow her hair to become a perfect woman. Moreover, she also claimed her gender to be

New Delhi, Mar 3: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will leave for Bengaluru later this week to undergo naturopathy treatment for 10 days as he continues to suffer from high sugar level and chronic cough. He will leave for Bengaluru on March 5 and undergo naturopathy treatment there for 10 days. Incidentally, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had also asked Kejriwal to consult a yoga therapist in