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Jubail, Sep 15: In a gut-wrenching tragedy two Mangalorean expatriate workers lost their lives after their car met with an accident in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The deceased have been identified as Shah Rukh from Gurpur village near Mangalore and Shakir from Jokatte village in Mangalore taluk. It is learnt that both were working as coordinators in Arabian Clouds Company at Jubail, the industrial

Hubli, Sep 15: In ghastly incident, a minor girl and boy, who were reportedly in love, were hacked to death by the girl's relative at Shivalli village in Dharwad taluk on Sunday. Following the gruesome incident, tension prevailed in the village for some time before it was defused by the timely intervention of the police. The Class X girl was reportedly in love with the 19-year-old Dalit boy

Mangalore, Sep 15: A 26-year-old youth lost his right leg when a mighty lorry went over his leg within seconds after a speeding car knocked him down while riding a scooter. The incident occurred near the Surathakal bus stand on the outskirts of the city on Sunday morning. Unfortunately, Asif (26), a resident of Surathkal, was lying on road unable to move for several minutes after losing his leg in

Bangalore: Sep 15: A pall of gloom descended on Kanaswadi village in the Doddaballapur taluk of Bangalore Rural district where five young men were electrocuted while returning after immersing a Ganesha idol late on Saturday night. Around 20 people were returning to the village on a tractor trailer after immersing the idol at a nearby lake. Around 11:55 pm, two iron pillars, erected on the tractor

Udupi, Sep 15: Udupi Superintendent of Police P Rajendra Prasad said that the murder of notorious history-sheeter Pitty Nagesh that took place last week at Udyavar in Udupi was an act of revenge for the murder of rowdy-sheeter Vinod Shettigar. Briefing presspersons at a press conference here on Saturday, he said that associates of Vinod who was murdered in Hiriyadka sub-jail in 2011 were

Mangalore, Sep 14: Due to technical glitches, a Tata Indica four-wheeler erupted into flames and was reduced to smithereens and ashes in Velligudde on Mastikatte-Vidyagiri road in Moodbidri town municipality limits on Saturday. No causalities were reported in the mishap which occurred at around 9.30 a.m. on Saturday. The Tata Indica belonged to Narayan, a resident of Kallamundkuri near Moodbidri

Lucknow, Sep 14: In controversial remarks, BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj today alleged that madrassas were giving "education of terrorism". "Education of terrorism is being given in madrassas. They (madrassas)... are making them terrorists and jihadis....It is not in national interest," the MP from Unnao constituency told reporters in Nademau in Kannauj district, 120 km from here. He alleged that students

Mangalore, Sep 14: In another major breakthrough in busting gold smuggling, the officers of customs at Mangalore International Airport, recovered and seized 1166.700 grams of gold valued over Rs 32 lakhs. The smuggled gold was detected during rummaging of the Jet Airways Flight No.9w531 which arrived at Mangalore International Airport from Dubai at 8: 45 a.m. on Sunday. The gold was found

Mangalore, Sep 14: Minister for Energy D K Shivakumar announced that electricity connections would not be provided to buildings constructed without obtaining a building license or occupancy certificate issued by the urban development authority and illegal connection would be cancelled. Speaking to mediapersons at a press conference here on Sunday, he said that the government had decided to not to

Mangalore, Sep 14: More than 12 hours after detaining a Dubai-bound Muslim passenger at Mangalore International Airport on charge of possessing “suspected explosive materials”, security officials and police have finally admitted that their suspicion was wrong. However, a few regional Kannada news channels, newspapers and a Mangalore based news portal that accused the detained passenger of having