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Mangalore, Mar 19: An 18-year-old girl from Puttur was found hanging by a passer-by in an old forested area near Kadri Park on Tuesday. It is presumed that the deceased Pramila committed suicide by hanging herself on Tuesday morning. Resident of Dolpadi in Puttur, it is said that she had been employed at a Café Coffee Day outlet in Mangalore. When alerted, Kadri police arrived at the place and

Mangalore, Mar 19: A free health check-up camp will be conducted by Sri Bhoothanatheshwara Temple, Mijar in association with A J Institute of Medical Sciences (AJIMS) on March 24. Announcing this at a press conference here on Tuesday, chief co-ordinator of Sri Bhoothanatheshwara Temple Vijaynath Shetty said that the camp would address general health needs of the people, gynaecology and paediatric

Mangalore, Mar 19: Who does not dream of a better life for themselves and their family? It is this dream that takes people places. While some make it some don't. Unfortunately, for Mohommad Siraj, pursuit of this dream cost his life. Siraj, a simpleton from Kuppepadau in Mangalore was shot dead at Qatif in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Saturday night. With a bundle of dream of knitting a perfect

Mangalore: The container traffic at NMPT got a boost when M/s Gujarat Ambuja Exports Ltd, opted New Mangalore Port for exporting their containerized cargo of Liquid glucose in hdpe barrels. The cargo, which is manufactured in their plant situated at Shiggaon Taluk of Haveri District, Karnataka has been transported to NMPT in 25 Containers for shipment to Sudan in Africa in the vessel M.V. Tiger

New Delhi, Mar 19: Demands for dismissal of Petroleum Minister M Veerappa Moily were made in the Lok Sabha today by BJP members following reports alleging that a corporate giant provided funds to his family-controlled trust when he headed the Corporate Affairs Ministry. "Dismiss Moily" chanted BJP members during the Zero Hour.Their shouts were drowned in the din created by DMK and AIADMK members

Mangalore, Mar 19: Apparently bowing to the pressure of Sangh Parivar leaders Mangalore City Police Commissionerate has transferred a Sub Inspector, who had taken immediate measures to bring situation under control during a Congress-BJP clash at Kunjathbail here last week. Activists belonging to the BJP and Hindutva organizations, last Friday had staged a protest in front of Kavoor police station

Mangalore, Mar 19: “Our society tends to repress boys from an early age, and this repression tends to make them very aggressive and prone to violence,” said professor and social activist Dr Rita Noronha. She was speaking at the one-day workshop on 'Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Technique (sex determination) Act', jointly organised by the Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat, District Health

Bangalore, Mar 19: In a bid to weed out fake vehicle number plates and maintain uniformity across Karnataka, the transport department has called for fresh tenders for introduction of 'high security registration plates' (HSRP). According to sources, the programme will be implemented under PPP model. The private partner will build the system, finance it, operate it before transferring it to the

Bangalore, Mar 19: Former IPS officer Shankar Bidari put an end to all the rumors on Monday by formally joining Congress party along with Dr C Rajanna of Panacea Hospital group and educationist Prof K E Radhakrishna. AICC Karnataka in-charge Madhusudhan Mistry inducted them into the party by handing them over the party flag at a programme here. Later, speaking to reporters, Bidari said he had

Mumbai, Mar 19: Thirty seven people have been killed and more than 15 injured after a private bus they were travelling in fell off a bridge near Khed in Ratnagiri district in western Maharashtra. The driver is among the injured. The bus was on its way from Goa to Mumbai. As the bus capsized, some of the passengers have sustained head injuries. According to the police, the accident happened after