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Mangaluru, Jan 10: Bites Kati Zone, the first of its kind in the coastal city, has launched its second outlet. The new outlet located at Opera Tower, Balmatta Road, Mangaluru was inaugurated on Friday, January 9, by I P Abbas. Corporator Azeez Kudroli, Mohammed Ali and managing partners Ubaidullah, Asif, Shahid Akram and Mohammed Akram were present. Specialized in Kati Rolls, both veg and non-veg

Bengaluru, Jan 9: Hosaguddadahalli, the locality which witnessed mob violence on Wednesday after a class 2 girl alleged molestation by her teacher at a private school, remained incident-free on Thursday. The area limped back to near-normality on Thursday though there was palpable tension, what with a huge posse of policemen deployed there. At least three DCPs, five ACPs, 15 inspectors, over 80

Mangaluru, Jan 9: Indian spin legend Anil Kumble on Friday morning reached Nerhu Maidan hunting for the'spin stars' of this coastal city and give them a suitable platform to showcase their talent in spin bowling. Dozens of aspiring spin bowlers in the 10-19 age group, took part in the'Spin Stars, a unique talent search contest organized by TENVIC, a sports training and consulting company co

Bantwal, Jan 9: In a curiosity-evoking incident, few unknown people dug open an old anthill-cum-Naga Bana in Kavalapaduru village in Bantwal taluk following rumours of the existence of ancient treasure beneath it. The discovery of the incident at the anthill at Bengatthodi in Kavalapaduru village has caused shock and surprise among the local villagers. With the existing anthill in the grove of

Mangaluru, Jan 9: UR Rao, the former Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), condemned the propagation of blind beliefs and urged the people to think and speak rationally. He was speaking on'Science in Action Role of Academicians and Industries' at the inauguration of a three-day workshop on'science in action' at St Agnes College, Mangaluru. He specifically exhorted the people to

Mangaluru, Jan 9: A 22-year-old man and his father were killed when the scooter in which they were travelling was hit by a mini-bus at Gwalimukha town on the Karnataka-Kerala border on Thursday. The accident occurred around 7 a.m. The victims have been identified as Siddiq, 22, and his father Abdul Rahiman,50. The victims were residents of Adukkam Kadama falling under the Adoor police station

Mangaluru, Jan 9: Mangaluru North MLA B A Mohiuddin Bawa said that the state government had sanctioned a grant of Rs 1.87 crore which would improve the infrastructure at Government First Grade College at Kavoor such as establishing five additional classrooms and toilets for students. Speaking at a press conference here on Thursday, he said that the college authorities were planning on commencing

Bengaluru, Jan 9: There is a need to uphold the freedom of the press but at the same time its needs to function with certain restrictions when required, said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. He was speaking at Breaking Barriers, the 9th Global Communication?Association Conference, here on Thursday. œI respect the freedom of the press and there should not be any attempt at its strangulation.  However

Jeddah, Jan 9: The Shoura Council's human resources committee has proposed an increase in fees for seasonal visas, with SR1,000 for the visa and a further SR1,000 for an extension. The proposal is part of amendments to regulations governing visas for temporary and seasonal workers announced recently in a royal decree. Several companies that bring in seasonal workers said they hoped the Shoura

Bengaluru, Jan 9: The Bengaluru police and sleuths of the Internal Security Division of the State police claimed to have busted a major terror module after arresting three men hailing from the coastal town of Bhatkal in Uttara Kannada district. The police also claimed that they seized huge cache of explosive substances, including ammonium nitrate, detonators, electronic timer devices, digital