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Mangaluru, Feb 18: As per the directive issued by Dakshina Kannada district administration, grievance redressal meetings will be held for the benefit of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) consumers at distributor-level in the district from February 23 onwards, said Deputy Director of Food and Civil Supplies Department Sharana Basappa. Addressing a meeting chaired by Deputy Commissioner A B Ibrahim here

Surat, Feb 18: Directly contradicting the government’s position, a Deputy Inspector General of the Coast Guard said Monday that it was the Coast Guard which blew up the Pakistani boat on the night of December 31, 2014. And that he was the one who ordered: “Blow the boat off…We don’t want to serve them biryani…” This is the first time that the Coast Guard — in remarks that were recorded — has

Mumbai, Feb 18: A widow from Dongri was cheated of her life’s savings by an unscrupulous man posing as a suitor on a matrimonial website. The victim realised she’d been duped only after the accused man stopped taking her phone calls, after having taken more than Rs 43 lakh of her money. The case has been registered with the Dongri police. According to the police, the 42-year-old woman, a nurse by

New Delhi, Feb 18: VVIPs used to making `sarkari' Air India flights -along with the aam aadmi flyers on board -wait for them endlessly should now start boarding planes on time. The recent government directive to cut salary of staff who delay flights has meant that operating crew has started refusing to wait for dignitaries in order to take off in time. The pay cut directive's impact was first seen

Mangaluru, Feb 18: A youth from Munnur village near Ullal on the outskirts of the city, was found dead at Someshwar Beach near here on Tuesday. Naveen (35), had gone missing after he called his brother on Monday and asked him to take care of his parents. When the family members grew suspicious and tried to call him back, his mobile was not reachable. Later the family members searched for Naveen in

Kasaragod, Feb 18: Internationally acclaimed Indian Sunni scholar and educationist M A Abdul Khader Musliyar passed away on Tuesday at his residence at Kaikotukadavu village near Thrikaripur town in Kerala. Popularly known as M A Ustad and Noorul Ulama, the 91-year-old scholar is survived by his wife, two sons, three daughters and a huge number of relatives. Thousands of people on Wednesday

Mangaluru, Feb 18: In a gut wrenching incident, an 18-year-old was charred to death when her house was gutted in fire on Tuesday at Uttambe in Guttigar under the limits of Subramanya police station near Sullia on the outskirts of the city. The deceased has been identified as Akshita, daughter of Narayana Gowda and Saroja couple. The girl was alone inside the house when the fire erupted. At the

Bengaluru, Feb 18: Medicines to treat children with H1N1 have run out of stock in Bengaluru as the Oseltamivir syrup is unavailable, according to BBMP officials. A meeting called by Health and Family Welfare Minister U?T Khader could not find a solution to the problem. Doctors at private and government hospitals had complained about the syrup to treat infants being out of stock. Shortage of

Koppal, Feb 18: Nine people have been arrested for the death of a five-year-old girl, who was used for witchcraft in the pursuit of a hidden treasure at Hosalli village in the taluk on Tuesday. Fourteen people are involved in the case, including a sorcerer who is absconding, P Raja, district Superintendent of Police, said at a press conference. It is said that one of the accused lured the girl

Bengaluru, Feb 18: The demand for a dalit chief minister grew shriller on Tuesday with a number of dalit organisations coming together to demand that State Congress chief G Parameshwara be made the chief minister. As many as 34 dalit organisations, including Dalit Sangharsha Samiti (DSS), Samata Sainika Dala, Madiga Dandora and Dalit Sena, held a meeting at a star hotel in Bengaluru to air their