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Mangaluru, Jan 11: Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) has received a green signal by the union government to the proposal for two additional aerobridges and an additional parking facility for flights at the airport. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had given its approval for the project with a cost of Rs 8 crore and work will begin on the project as soon as tender process is

Lucknow: Jan 11: After the Sangh Parivar's'Ghar Wapsi' flop show, a few Hindu communities in Uttar Pradesh, especially from lower castes, are now threatening the communal forces and authorities that they would convert en masse into Christianity and Islam if their demands were not fulfilled. At least two incidents had been reported from different places in the North Indian state, where some

Mangaluru, Jan 11: Vistara, the newbie in the Indian skies, may soon extend its flight service to Mangaluru International Airport besides other South Indian cities. The airline, the joint venture of Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines, is close to finalising its schedule beyond February 15, its top executives said, after the launch of its Delhi-Ahmedabad flight on Saturday. Vistara began its

Bengaluru, Jan 11: Jnanpith Award-winning writer Girish Karnad has warned against picking out details and characters from ancient Indian mythology to argue that they are proof of scientific advance in ancient times. Participating in a discussion organised by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) here on Saturday, the writer said that those who attempt to find proof of scientific advance in

Mangaluru, Jan 11: A Dubai-bound passenger from Bhatkal town has been arrested by a team of Central Crime Branch police from Bengaluru at Mangaluru International Airport barely minutes before he was to board an international flight. Police sources claimed that based on inputs provided by the three men from Bhatkal arrested on Thursday for their suspected links with a banned outfit, CCB sleuths

Belagavi, Jan 11: Two stationary tankers at the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) depot at Desur on Belagavi-Goa NH4A, about 18 km from here, accidentally caught fire on Saturday causing panic among staff and village residents. Four fire fighting machines took more than four hours to extinguish the fire. Movement of trains between Belagavi-Londa section of South Western Railway division

Bengaluru, Jan 11: The family members of the three Bhatkal youth arrested by the Crime Branch (CCB) police on terror charges earlier this week have asserted that all three were innocents and demanded a fair and open investigation in the case. Speaking to media persons here, they accused the police of targeting their kith and kin merely because they hail from Bhatkal and that one of the accused has

Udupi, Jan 11: In a tragic incident, an elderly woman died after she brushed her teeth with rat poison paste confusing it for toothpaste at Brahmavar near here. According to the police, Tara Shedti (78) started vomiting after brushing her teeth following dinner. She was rushed to Mahesh Hospital in Brahmavar, where she got treatment from January 5 to 7 and died at Kasturba Hospital in Manipal on

Mangaluru, Jan 10: As many as five persons have been arrested and manhunt is on for the main accused in connection with the brutal murder of BJP activist and businessman Keshava Shetty, who was hacked to death earlier this week at Soorinje in Mangaluru Taluk. Santhosh Babu, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order), Mangaluru City Police Commissionerate told media persons on Saturday that

Mangaluru, Jan 10: BJP leader R Ashoka has accused Siddaramiah led Karnataka government of showing soft corner towards terrorists and interfering with police department. Addressing media persons in the city on Saturday, the former deputy chief minister said that Congress is trying to protect the criminals to appease people belonging to a few particular communities. œMehdi Masroor Biswas, the