Karnataka

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 22: In a shockingly shameless statement at the time when people in flood-hit Kerala are trying to normalise their lives, a pro-Sangh Parivar godman has appealed to ‘help only those who do not eat beef’. The statement by Chakrapani Maharaj at the time of distress has left the Kerala flood victims insulted. Rains, floods and landslides have claimed more than 370 lives in the

Mangaluru, Aug 22: Six people have been arrested for allegedly assaulting a 53-year-old man on suspicion that he was a child lifter, police said on Tuesday. The man was attacked by a group when he, along with his friend, was returning home on August 19 after collecting some donations for Bakrid. While he was about to start his new two-wheeler, children who were playing there gathered and he

Bengaluru, Aug 22: The Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) of Bengaluru has been ranked as the second fastest growing among top 20 major airports in the world during the first half of 2018 in terms of actual growth in passengers. The airport recorded 1,58,50,352 passenger transit from the month of January to June this year with an addition of 41,80,852 passengers over the corresponding period

Mangaluru/Udupi, Aug 22: Hundreds of thousands of Muslims in coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi today celebrated Eid-ul-Adha, the festival of sacrifice with great devotion traditional fervour. Locally known as ‘Bakrid’, the second major festival of Islamic calendar is celebrated to commemorate the sacrifices of Prophet Ibraheem (pbuh). This global festival also marked the completion

Udupi, Aug 22: The Udupi district administration has formed a Rapid Response Team (RRT) to provide medical aid to affected people during natural calamities and heavy rains. Deputy Commissioner Priyanka Mary Francis, who chaired a meeting of the District-level Surveillance Committee at the District Offices Complex here yesterday, said that the formation of RRT is one of the precautionary measures

Chikkamagaluru, Aug 22: The Chikkamagaluru district administration has banned movement of heavy vehicles on Charmadi Ghat following landslides. Deputy Commissioner M.K. Sreerangaiah has issued the order banning movement of long chassis vehicles, heavy commercial vehicles, multi-axle trucks and all heavily loaded trucks on the road till further orders. Following the closure of Shiradi Ghat for

Bengaluru, Aug 22: The Centre has decided to send a truck each to Kodagu and Kerala carrying Jan Aushadi medicines worth Rs 1 crore, Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers, Parliamentary Affairs Ananth Kumar said here on Tuesday. He was talking to media after flagging off the lorries carrying the relief materials to Kodagu, collected by BJP Bengaluru unit. For the last three days the party has

Madikeri, Aug 21: With rains subsiding, relief and rehabilitation work gained momentum today inthe flood and landslips ravaged Kodagu district ofKarnataka, bordering Kerala. With operations to rescue those stranded by and large completed, officials said thedistrict administration was now focusing on providing reliefand rehabilitation to those at relief camps, clearingblocked roads and restoring

Suntikoppa (Kodagu), Aug 21: Symbolising the spirit of communal harmony in times of distress, this small town in Karnataka has turned its church, temple and madrasa, into relief camps to help flood victims in Kodagu district. Many videos have gone viral depicting inhabitants of Suntikoppa in the rain-ravaged Kodagu district turning a Shiva temple, St Mary's church and a madrasa, nearby one another

Mumbai, Aug 21: In a major embarrassment to Shiv Sena, the Maharashtra's Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) is investigating an alleged involvement of its party member Shrikant Pangarkar in 'harbouring and funding' men accused of conspiring terror attacks in Maharashtra. A press release issued by ATS confirmed terror charges being pressed against Pangarkar under Sections 16, 18, 20 of Unlawful Activities