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Manipal, Sep 17: Based on reliable information, a team of police busted a prostitution racket operating out of a lodge at Eshwar Nagar here on Tuesday. Following the raid, eight men were arrested who were allegedly involved in the prostitution racket. The arrested have been identified as Sachin Kumar alias Santhosh (32), resident of Kunjal in Brahmavar, Jaffer Syed Khan (39) from Bhadravati in

Bidar, Sep 17: Bharatiya Janata Party's national president and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's right hand Amit Shah has exhorted the people of Karnataka to free this South Indian state from the hands of Congress. Speaking after laying the foundation stone for the construction of a martyrs' memorial at Gorata village in Bidar district, where 200 people were allegedly killed by the henchmen of the

Mangalore, Sep 17: A traffic police personnel lost his life and another critically injured when a the motorbike they were riding met with an accident near Pumpwell circle in the city on Wednesday. Victim Bhasker (42) along with his wife (File photo) Both the traffic cops- a rider and a pillion rider- were thrown on the road when a speeding car rammed into their motorbike. While pillion rider

Bangalore, Sep17: A re-investigation was ordered in connection with the case of Padmapriya's death, who apparently committed suicide in an apartment in New Delhi in 2008. In a verdict declared by the high court on Tuesday, a re-investigation of the case was ordered which includes filing of a fresh charge sheet against the accused. Padmapriya was the wife of former Udupi MLA Raghupathi Bhat, and

Kasaragod, Sep 17: Classes began at the Government Arts and Science College at Kuniya in Uduma on Tuesday. The college, temporarily functioning at Government Vocational Higher Secondary School building at Kuniya, will be formally inaugurated on September 22. The college would be declared open by Education Minister P.K. Abdu Rabb at 11 a.m., said K. Kunhiraman, MLA, who is also the organising

Mangalore, Sep 17: If it is it too difficult to take home 17 or 14 kg liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders, now you can opt for smaller ones. For the first time in Mangalore, the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited will soon start distribution of LPG cylinders weighing 5 kg at select petrol bunks in city. The petrol bunks near Lady Hill Circle, Kodialbail and Falnir have sought license for

Mangalore, Sep 17: The State government has decided to send Ayurveda medicines to to Ebola hit Liberia to rein in the dreaded disease. Health and Family Welfare Minister U T Khadar told Maryland County Senior Senator John Akel Ballout, who is also Liberia National Security Senate Committee Chairman about the State's decision when the latter called him. Ballout informed that Ebola virus, raging

Udupi, Sep 17: The Sri Krishna Janmashtami festival was celebrated with traditional pomp here on Tuesday. Vidyavallabha Tirtha Swami of Paryaya Kaniyur Math participated and supervised various religious rituals connected to the Sri Krishna Janmashtami festival at the Sri Krishna Math. The'Muddu Krishna competition', where children dressed up as Lord Krishna , was held at Rajangana and Madhwa

Mangalore, Sep 16: The district administration is working with the three oil companies on an ambitious objective of issuing domestic gas cylinders to all the below poverty line (BPL) families in Mangalore and Ullal to declare the two urban centres as kerosene-free on November 2. With households scheduled to get LPG gas connections, there will be no kerosene supply to these cardholders from that

Mangalore, Sep 16: Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Minister U T Khader will be representing India at an international level annual conference being hosted by World Health Organization. The annual conference of WHO will be held this year at Cape Town, South Africa from September 28 to October 2 under the theme Medical Assistance for Rural Health Awareness. Mr Khader, who is the only person to