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Mangaluru, Feb 9: A part of a house in Homalke in Beluvai gram panchayat limits near Moodbidri on the outskirts of the city was heavily damaged, injuring three persons, due to a blast from a possible gas leakage from the gas geyser in the bathroom. The injured are Noorjahan Syed (27), his wife Naseema (22) and 3-year-old daughter Zoya, who were immediately rushed to Manipal Hospital. A person

Mangaluru, Feb 9: Rubbishing the allegation of irregularities in denotification of BDA land meant for Arkavathi layout and violating court orders in the recent controversy against the Siddaramaiah government, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) chief Dr G Parameshwara on Monday reiterated that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had neither taken an illegal decision nor violated court orders with

Mangaluru, Feb 9: As a prelude to the 15th anniversary of city based Anupama women’s monthly magazine, a meeting was held in the city recently. The 15th anniversary logo of the magazine was released in the meeting. A reception committee was also formed in the same meeting. K A Rohini, founder president, Mahila Mandalagala Okkoota,Mangaluru, was selected honorary president of the committee

Riyadh, Feb 9: The Passport Department said Sunday it has blocked all passport- and iqama-related services for the residents who have not gone through the procedure of fingerprinting. “The department will continue to block these services to any expatriate who has not gone through the fingerprinting procedure at the offices specified by the department or local passport offices,” said Maj. Ahmad

Bengaluru, Feb 9: The Congress has decided to counter Janata Dal (Secular) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy’s nearly 500-page book on the controversy-ridden Arkavathi Layout with a book of its own. Addressing presspersons here on Sunday, C.M. Dhananjaya, chairman of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee Legal Cell, said the book on the denotification of land in the layout was being brought out to

Mangaluru, Feb 9: The concept plan prepared by a private consultant for the construction of a state-of-the-art bus terminus for private buses at Pumpwell Circle, has been granted gave in-principle approval. Chairing a crucial meeting at deputy commissioner's office in the city recently, Ramanath Rai, Minister in-charge of Dakshina Kannada, instructed officials to take steps to place the proposal

Bengaluru, Feb 9: A contingent of 1,800 policemen, with specific intelligence inputs of the likelihood of VHP leader Praveen Togadia’s speech video being aired, failed to not only prevent the relay of the speech but also to cut it short. A major portion of the speech was aired at the venue of the Virat Hindu Samajotsava on Sunday evening, in open defiance of the Police Commissioner’s order banning

Tumakuru, Feb 9: A woman from the city has been charged with cheating 55 people to the tune of Rs five crore in a chit fund business. Housewives, engineers and traders from across the city have lost money in the range of Rs one lakh to Rs five lakh after investing with B?S?Shobha, wife of T?M?Ramachandra, a resident of Gangothri Nagar. Ramachandra is a money-lender and is said to be involved in

Bengaluru, Feb 9: The organisers of the Virat Hindu Samajotsava in the City played a pre-recorded video clip of a fiery speech by Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) international working president Praveen Togadia in Hindi on Sunday. This is despite a police ban on airing his speeches in any form. In the speech, Togadia said: “Let no one come and teach us religious tolerance. From the time of creation of

New Delhi, Feb 8: Foreign suppliers of atomic reactors to India cannot be sued for the damages by victims of a nuclear accident but can be held liable by the operator who has the right of recourse, government said today releasing details of the understanding reached with the US recently. In a seven-page 'frequently asked questions' dealing with contentious issues including liability, compensation