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Udupi, Jun 25: Narendra Modi led new government of India has shown its true colour within a month of its coming to power by taking measures leading to all-round increase in prices of essential commodities, said senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Oscar Fernandes. He was speaking at a dharna in front of the Clock Tower here organised by the Udupi Block Congress Committee to protest against

Mangalore/Udupi, Jun 25: As many as five police personnel were injured in two separate attacks by miscreants in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts. The injured including two female cops-Panambur sub-inspector of police Bharathi G and Kundapur Assistant Sub Inspector. Two persons were arrested on the charge of assaulting a lady Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) and a police constable at Kundapur

Dammam, Jun 25: Passengers of Air India in Saudi Arabia have been requested to report four hours prior to scheduled departure time for check-in formalities during the month of Ramadan. A press release issued by Dammam office of airlines said that during the month of Ramadan, immigration counter/security check will be closed for Iftar break which may result in heavy congestion at the immigration

Bangalore, Jun 25: JDS bagged two Legislative Council seats and the ruling Congress and BJP one each in the biennial elections for teachers and graduates constituencies. Elections were held for two graduates and teachers constituencies each on June 20. JDS had in its kitty the seats from the constituencies of Bangalore Teachers and South-East Graduates. Puttanna won the Bangalore Teachers

Peshawar, Jun 25: One person was killed and two others injured tonight when shots were fired at a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane landing at the Peshawar airport. The shots were fired at the Boeing flight PK756 carrying nearly 180 passengers from Riyadh in Saudi Arabia to Peshawar, said PIA spokesman Mashood Tajwar. "I can confirm two people were injured - a steward and a woman

Bangalore, Jun 25: The Governor, H R Bhardwaj, on Tuesday nominated five persons to the Legislative Council even as four members were elected to the Upper house from the graduates and the teachers constituencies. Former opposition leader in Council and Congress leader V S Ugrappa, former party MP Iqbal Ahmed Saradagi, Davangere district Congress president Abdul Jabbar and party leader Ivan D'Souza

Mangalore, Jun 24: Two teenage brothers were carefully riding their motorbike on the outskirts of the city on Tuesday night. But, one among them died on spot and the other critically injured through no fault of their own. The incident took place at Mukka junction. Zulshaikh (19), son of Abdul Razzak, who owns a chicken stall in Surathkal was killed when his Honda Eterno was sandwiched between two

New Delhi, June 24: Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has said that to prevent AIDS, promoting condom usage is not enough. "One should also promote integrity of sexual relationship between husband and wife - a part of Indian culture," he said. "The thrust of the AIDS campaign should not only be on the use of condoms. This sends the wrong message that you can have any kind of illicit sexual

Mangalore, Jun 24: In a controversial demand which may hurt the sentiments of the followers of dozens of religions and castes across India, Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha has urged the union government to turn multi-cultural Hindustan into a pure Hindu nation. Addressing a press meet in the city on Tuesday, ABHM state president N Subrahmanya Raju and senior leader Dr Santosh Ray dubbed themselves as

Hyderabad, Jun 24: A court in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant against Indian cricket team captain MS Dhoni for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of Hindus. A local court in Anantapur issued the arrest warrant as Dhoni did not appear in the court despite three summons served in the past. It directed police to present Dhoni in the court on July 16. The case relates to a