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Mangaluru, Jan 15: Entry of visitors into the airport has been barred at the Mangaluru International Airport from January 20 to January 31. Airports Authority of India officials said the ban was in view of the Republic Day celebrations. Entry tickets will not be sold to visitors during this period. According to an official press release, it was a routine security measure being taken every year on

Jeddah , Jan 15: Some 25 Indian workers pleading to go home for the past six months are caught in bureaucratic formalities because their sponsor has not paid the Ministry of Labor SR90,000 in fines for labor regulation violations. Their sponsor ” the Dammam-based Sejong Saudi (Korean) Contracting Construction Company ” brought a total of 62 workers from India last February, but could not provide

Mangaluru, Jan 15: Despite severe opposition from Congress leaders, including KPCC president G Parameshwara, Puttur block Congress chief Hemanth Shetty on Wednesday launched the Bharatiya Hindu Parishad (BHP) at NH Kille Maidan, Puttur, about 50km from here on the auspicious Makara Sankramana. It was launched at 10.30am with the blessings of Keshavananda Bharathi, seer of Yedaneeru, and Esha

Bengaluru, Jan 15: The State BJP on Wednesday opposed the government's move to celebrate the 18th century ruler Tipu Sultan's birth anniversary as Tipu Jayanti. Addressing a press conference, BJP?State president Pralhad Joshi said Tipu Sultan was communal and had forcibly converted people to Islam. œThe government should not celebrate birthdays of controversial persons. If it is interested in

Mangaluru, Jan 14: In the past two years, Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts of Karnataka have witnessed a total of 294 communal conflicts out of which, 98 were incidents of moral policing by fundamentalist groups, according to a compiled report submitted by Karnataka Komu Souharda Vedike to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. The survey was jointly conducted by Komu Souharda Vedike and Dakshina

Rampur, Jan 14: According to TV reports, Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, who was sentenced to one year jail term for violating prohibitory orders during the 2009 Lok Sabha polls, has been granted bail by the local court. A local court had sent Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi to one year in jail for violating prohibitory orders during the 2009 Lok Sabha election. Judicial magistrate Manish Kumar held Naqvi

Mangaluru, Jan 14: Team Elegant Cricket team's jersey launch ceremony was held at Lalit International Hotel Surathkal on January 12 for the Paradise premier league. Social Worker P.M Mansoor and S.Rahmathulla launched Team Elegant jersey along with guests M.Moideen, Ismail Ibrahim, Asif Iqbal and Hussain Katipalla. Team Elegant is owned by Mehfouz and Nawaf, Sponsered by Elegant Views Real Estate

Mangaluru, Jan 14: A two-month long district-level campaign on kidney health was launched with the inauguration of an awareness rally at Ambedkar Circle in the city on Tuesday. Hundreds of students and staff from several medical institutions participated in the rally which culminated at Nehru Maidan. The event was organised by Mangalore Nephro-Urology Charitable Trust in association with other

Lucknow, Jan 14: Over 100 unclaimed and rotten bodies were found floating Tuesday in a canal in Unnao, 60 km from Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow, according to news reports. Officials, soon after the discovery of the bodies noticed by the locals, rushed to the Paeriyar Ghat where people go to consign mortal remains to flames. Police said these bodies were of people whose families did not have enough

New Delhi, Jan 14: In a setback to actor Salman Khan, the Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed the Rajasthan High Court's stay order on his conviction in blackbuck hunting case. The top court judgment was made on the plea by Rajasthan government that challenged the suspention of Salman Khan's conviction. However, the actor is free to appeal the verdict in HC. An apex court bench headed by Justice S