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Mangalore, Oct 15: Condemning the union and state governments, CPI(M) leader Vasanth Achari alleged that the Modi-led government's'Make In India' and Siddaramaiah government's'Make In Karnataka' programmes were brought in merely to protect the interests of capitalists, not for the benefit of the poor as propagated. He was addressing the protestors at a hunger-strike organised in front of the

Manipal, Oct 14: In a gut wrenching tragedy, a student of Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT) slipped from the balcony on the sixth floor of an apartment building here and died on Monday evening. Gopal Naik, Inspector of Manipal Police Station, said on Tuesday that Vaibhav Singh (19), a third semester student of Automobile Engineering at MIT, was sitting on the parapet of the balcony of his

Mangalore, Oct 14: In its sixth edition, the Bearys Welfare Forum (BWF), Abu Dhabi will organise a mass wedding for economically-backward members of the Muslim community on October 18. A preparatory meeting was recently held in Abdu Dhabi recently. In the previous five editions, the BWF has arranged weddings for 65 couples. According to organizers, the BWF had earlier invited applications from

Kasargod, Oct 14: A speeding private bus rammed into two two-wheelers killing two persons and critically injuring two others at Seethangoli town in Kasargod district on Tuesday. The police have identified the deceased as Abdul Nasar (36), a resident of Nellikunje CTM and Mohammed Kunhi (40), a resident of Puthige. Naufal (4), son of Abdul Nasar and Irshad (35) were hospitalized in Mangalore with

Mangalore, Oct 14: In order to relieve the traffic congestion and enable smooth flow of traffic in the city, especially during peak hours, the Mangalore City Corporation has decided to propose the widening and development of 22 roads in the city limits. After several complaints from motorists and citizens over the regularity and rise of traffic congestion in most major traffic junctions in the

Mangalore, Oct 14: In view of providing some fun to the differently abled children, Mangalore South MLA J.R. Lobo, has planned for a unique play area for them at Kadri Park, in the city. œRs 15 lac has been sanctioned from the MLA fund for this purpose,  Lobo said on Tuesday. Kala Deepak, mother of a differently abled kid, who put forth this thought before the MLA said, œI thought even special

Dubai, Oct 14: The world has added more than a billion mobile phone subscribers in the last four years alone, with the total number reaching 3.2 billion, almost half the earth's population, organisers of an industry event here said. More than a billion of these devices are smartphones, bringing the disruptive power of internet connectivity to both professional and social spheres - whether through

Mangalore, Oct 14: In a tragic incident, a young tigress succumbed to wounds she sustained during a post-mating attack by her male partner at Dr Shivaram Karanth Biological Park, at Pilikula Nisargadhama on the outskirts of the city on Monday. Bunty, a five-year-old tigress, which was brought from Hyderabad nearly two years ago, breathed her last at around 11 p.m. official sources said. At around

Bangalore, Oct 14: The 12th annual special issue of Vartha Bharati, a Kannada daily newspaper, was released by Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah at his office in Bangalore on Sunday. Mr Siddaramaiah handed over the first copy of the annual issue to M Manjunath, who was the special invitee representing the readers of Vartha Bharati. Former Minister B.A.Moidin, Media Advisor to Chief Minister

Mangalore, Oct 14: In a shocking incident, a 56-year-old man died after a car rammed his motorcycle in an apparent case of hit-and-run at Nekkiliyadi, near Uppinangady in Dakshina Kananda district on Monday morning. The deceased has been identified as U.K. Aboobakar, a resident of Uruvalpady in Belthangady taluk. The tragedy took place at around 6 a.m. when Aboobakar was heading to a hotel at