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Mangalore, Jun 18: Officers of customs at Mangalore International Airport seized assorted foreign currency worth Indian Equivalent of Rs 6.70 lakh possessed illicitly by a passenger and concealed inside personal clothing kept in the hand baggage. Jaleel Kunhu Kutty, a resident of Hidayath Nagar PO, Kasargod, arrived from Sharjah by Jet Airways Flight No 9W531 on June 17 at 8.00 am. The officials

Bangalore, Jun 18: Muslims going on Haj pilgrimage through the Haj Committee of India (HCI) will now get Indian food during their stay in the holiest places of Islam, Minister for Haj R Roshan Baig said here on Tuesday. The move is expected to bring relief to thousands of Muslim women who usually cook for their families during the pilgrimage, and carry food grains and other ingredients for the

New Delhi, Jun 18: Prices of most vegetables have risen steadily across the country since the new government took charge at the Centre. On June 17, potato and onion both cost Rs 26-29 per kg in Mumbai, up from Rs 16-20 on May 26 when the BJP government was sworn in. Tomato was selling for Rs 24-28 per kg at India's commercial capital. The government on Tuesday imposed a minimum export price of US

New Delhi, Jun 18: The railways will take a call on passenger fare hike only after seeking a direction from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Railway minister Sadanand Gowda is expected to meet the PM shortly on the issue. "I will discuss the fare issue with the PM. A decision will be taken after the discussion," railway minister D V Sadanand Gowda told reporters. Ahead of the rail budget, likely to

Mangalore, Jun 17: In a blatant shame for the committee members of a recently built Masjid in Mangalore taluk, a fight between two groups owing allegiance to the same Masjid took a violent turn on Tuesday with members of one group brutally assaulting members of another group. Tuesday 's attack was the culmination of internal conflict among the committee members of Al-Furqan Masjid at Alekala near

New Delhi, Jun 17: Uttar Pradesh Governor B L Joshi resigned today as the Narendra Modi government set in motion the process of showing the door to those appointed by the previous UPA regime that includes Kerala Governor Shiela Dikshit and four more. The new Government is also working on removal of politcal appointees as members in bodies like National Disaster Management Authority. 78-year-old

Mangalore, Jun 17: The police have arrested three persons and seized huge quantity of explosives from them in Uppinangady town of Dakshina Kananda district on Tuesday. The arrested are Santhosh Kumar (34), a resident of Kanathila in Kasargod, B Basheer (26) of Vittlapadnoor and Mohammed Asif (24), a resident of Kotemane. According to sources, sleuths from Uppinangady police station intercepted

Mangalore, Jun 17: With the problem of intensifying sea erosion plaguing the coastal areas of the district, Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel recommended that the district administration should immediately hand over emergency compensation to victims of sea erosion and damage from rain in the district. In a meeting with the Dakshina Kannada deputy commissioner, officials and local leaders here

Mangalore, Jun 17: Officials have brushed aside the reports of terror threat to Mangalore International Airport (MIA) which connects several prominent Indian and foreign cities to coastal Karnataka. The rumour of terror threat to the airport had gripped the city of Mangalore on Monday. However, MIA director J T Radhakrishna denied any such threat. The police were also unaware about it. “Mangalore

Chikkaballapur, Jun 17: Former Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister ?Veerappa Moily seems to be facing a rebellion within his party with a Congress leader from his constituency seeking a CBI probe on him in connection with the Reliance gas pricing controversy. Anjanappa, chief of the Chikkaballapur unit of the party, has alleged that several crores of rupees were involved in the alleged scam and