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Mangaluru, Feb 19: A head-on collision between two over-speed buses left around two dozens of passengers injured near Kateel on the outskirts of the city on Thursday. The condition of a few of the injured is said to be critical. Eye witnesses said that the drivers of both vehicles-a service bus and a tourist bus-were helpless in the accident-prone curve. The private service bus was plying from

Mangaluru, Feb 19: As part of the 15th anniversary celebrations of ‘Anupama’ women’s monthly magazine, a special edition will be released at Legislators’ Home in Bengaluru on Saturday. Announcing this at a press meet here on Thursday, Shahnaz M, the chief editor of the Mangaluru based Kannada magazine said that the special edition would be released by Women and Child Welfare Minister Umashree. the

Mangaluru, Feb 19: The officers of Customs at Mangalore International Airport on Thursday seized six gold bars totally weighing 700 grams, valued at Rs18, 90,000 from the possession of a passenger who arrived from Dubai. The passenger had brought the six numbers of ten tola bars by concealing them in his rectum. The accused Mohammed Sharoon, aged about 22 years, is a resident of Kandathpalli

Mangaluru, Feb 19: The newly-established Kanachur Hospital and Research Centre, run by Kanachur Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) at Deralakatte on the outskirts of Mangaluru will organise a free medical camp along with inauguration of various advanced facilities at its premises on Sunday. Announcing this at a press conference here on Thursday, chairman of the institute U Kanachur Monu said

Washington, Feb 19: President Barack Obama has said that America is "not at war with Islam" but with people who have perverted the religion, asserting that terror groups like ISIS and al-Qaeda do not speak for a billion Muslims who reject their extremist ideology. "We are not at war with Islam. We are at war with people who have perverted Islam," Obama said at a White House Summit on Countering

Oslo, Feb 19: In the wake of a deadly shooting attack at a synagogue in Denmark last week, a group of Norwegian Muslims intends to hold an anti-violence demonstration at an Oslo synagogue this coming weekend by forming a “peace ring” around the building. One of the event organizers, 17-year-old Hajrad Arshad, explained that the intention was to make a clear statement that Muslims don’t support

Mangaluru, Feb 19: The continued reluctance by the government-owned and private airlines of India to connect Mangaluru directly with Riyadh and Jeddah has caused disappointment among thousands of Indian expatriates in Saudi Arabia. The Air India Express is operating twice a week between Mangaluru and Dammam, the capital of Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia for nearly two years. The government-owned

Mangaluru, Feb 19: A youth was brutally assaulted by a group of miscreants at Moodushedde Shivanagar near Vamanjoor in Mangaluru taluk on Wednesday in connection a clash erupted between two groups of youngsters in Vamanjoor previous day. A tense situation prevailed in Vamanjoor and nearby areas following the incident and additional police personnel were deployed as a precautionary measure. In

Ahmedabad, Feb 19: DG Vanzara stood in an open jeep and waved like the winning candidate in an election, many garlands around his neck and flower petals showered upon him by supporters as he left Ahmedabad's Sabarmati jail on Wednesday afternoon. "I got justice from the courts so I think acche din are back for me and other police officers," Mr Vanzara said, using the catchphrase made famous by

Bengaluru, Feb 19: The city police control room received an anonymous call on Wednesday evening stating that a bomb had been planted at the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s residence in the city and that it would go off in half an hour. The call later turned out to be a hoax. The prankster dialled 100 around 7.30pm and hung up after claiming, "We will explode the chief minister's house, Cauvery." The