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Mangalore, Jun 13: Drivers miraculously escaped unhurt when two goods-laden lorries collided at Nanthoor circle in the early hours of Friday. This is the second collision between heavy vehicles in last one month at Nanthoor Circle thanks to the reckless driving. The incident took place at around 3.30 am when a Gujarati lorry plying towards Kerala rammed into another goods-laden lorry moving from

Mangalore, Jun 13: A new indoor stadium will be constructed in Mangalore during 2015-16 said Minister of State for Youth Services, Sports and Fisheries K Abhayachandra Jain. Speaking at a meeting to review the programmes of Department of Youth Services and Sports on Thursday he said that the stadium would be built in Urwa. It would be the second indoor stadium in the city. The minister said that a

Bangalore, Jun 13: Candidates from the State have struck it rich in the UPSC examination, this year. Of the 75 candidates from the State who appeared for interview, 45 of them have cracked the exams, said Gudde Gowda, General Secretary, Krashik Sarvodaya Foundation, Delhi. Two candidates from Dharwad and one from Hubli have cleared the exam. Gurudatta Hegde topped the list in the State by securing

Jaipur, Jun 13: A rape complaint filed some time back has returned to haunt Union minister of state Nihal Chand, the lone MP from Rajasthan to get a berth in Narendra Modi's council of ministers. A lower court on Thursday issued summons to 17 people, including him in a sexual assault case. The court order came following a revision petition by a 20-year-old woman at the metropolitan magistrate's

Mangalore, Jun 13: The state health department is mulling over serving idlis at Re 1 each in government hospitals in Karnataka akin to low-cost Amma canteens ' in Tamil Nadu. According to reports, Health Minister U T Khader has begun talks with senior officials in the state health department to discuss this initiative. First the proposal will be initiated in selected government hospitals in the

Mangalore, Jun 12: PVR multiplex cinemas opened Mangalore 's largest cinema multiplex with its official media launch at the newly-opened Forum Fiza Mall at Pandeshwar in the city on Thursday. The six-screen multiplex cinemas began screening movies from Tuesday onwards. This is PVR 's first venture in the coastal region and with this, PVR intends to strengthen its presence in South India. Speaking

Muscat, Jun 12: Tropical storm Nanauk is expected to hit the coast of Oman between Ras Al Hadd and Ras Madrakah on June 15, according to Oman's Directorate General of Meteorology and Air Navigation (DGMAN) and Public Authority for Civil Aviation (PACA). At the time of reporting, storm was centred about 850km from Masirah Island and had an estimated surface wind speed between 35-45 knots. "The

Bangalore, Jun 12: The country's fourth budget carrier AirAsia India, the domestic arm of Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia Berhad, finally commenced operations today with its first flight taking off from Bangalore's Kempegowda International Airport for Goa. The flight, which took of at 3.44 PM, is being operated by a former IndiGo pilot Capt Manish Uppal with Diganta, a former pilot of the now

Panaji, June 12: The opposition and civil society Thursday came down heavily on the Goa government's decision to organise a Rs.89 lakh junket for six ruling legislators, including three ministers, to witness the FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Goa's top football player and Arjuna award-winner Bruno Coutinho was disappointed as his name was dropped from the list in favour of a politician, even as ruling

Mangalore, Jun 12: Divine Solitaires, a diamond solitaire brand in India, has launched its exclusive exhibition of solitaire diamonds at Sulthan Gold International in Mangalore on Thursday. The exhibition of solitaire diamonds was inaugurated by Jignesh Mehta, co-founder and managing director of Divine Solitaires. Dr T M Abdul Raoof, managing director of Sulthan Gold International, T M Abdul Rahim