Karnataka

Mumbai, Aug 20: Three seconds. This is how long it would have taken for the Seaking helicopter to disintegrate into pieces had anything gone wrong during a dramatic rooftop landing in Kerala to rescue 26 people. The video of the thrilling rescue operation by the Navy's Seaking 42B helicopter at the flood-ravaged Chalakudy town on Friday has gone viral on social media and garnered thousands of hits

Dubai, Aug 20: A Gulf firm has fired a man from Kerala after he made insensitive comments on a social media post on the plight of the flood-hit victims in the state. The company, Lulu Group International dismissed Rahul Cheru Palayattu, who worked as a cashier at the company's branch in Oman after he mocked the sanitation requirements of the flood victims in Kerala on Facebook, Dubai-based Khaleej

Kochi, Aug 20: A day after air traffic to and from Kerala's Cochin International Airport was completely halted due to flash floods, the first commercial flight landed at Kochi Naval Air Station on Monday. The Alliance Air flight, a subsidary of Air India, took off from Bengaluru and landed at INS Garuda Kochi Naval Air Station. Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu took to social media and

Trivandrum, Aug 20: As the rescue and relief operations continue in flood-hit Kerala, Union Tourism Minister KJ Alphons on Monday said that the authorities have housed at least one million people in scores of relief camps set up by the administration across the state. The minister also lauded the local fishermen for making efforts to save the lives of people, who have been reeling under nature's

Kalaburgi, Aug 20: Various political and social organisations including Communist Party of India, Indian National Congress, Janata Dal-Secular, Karnataka Dalit Sangharsha Samiti, Dalita Shoshita Samaja Sangharsha Samiti, and Samata Sainik Dal on Sunday organised a public meeting titled ‘Save Constitution and wipe out communalism’ at the Kannada Bhavan here. Speaking on the occasion, Vijaya

Mangaluru/Puttur, Aug 20: After pounding the coastal district hard for almost a week, the monsoon rains subside in Dakshina Kannada even as mudslides disconnected some remote villages from rest of the district. The water level in most of the rivers in Dakshina Kannada is also slowing receding. The level in the Kumaradhara in Puttur is 23.5 m; the danger level is 26.5 meters. The level in the

Madikeri, Aug 20: Amidst fresh rains, the rescue teams yesterday managed to evacuate around 90 people stranded in two flood-battered villages of Kodagu district. They had been stranded in Mukkodlu and Makkanduru villages since last Thursday when landslides disconnected their area from rest of the world. Meanwhile, the National Disaster Relief Force has started an operation to rescue 30 people

Kasaragod, Aug 20: A newly married couple gifted 20 gms gold at the marriage venue itself in Kasaragod district on Sunday to help raise funds for the ongoing relief works. The rare gesture came from Prasad and Ashwathi, both hailing from Uduma here, as the bride parted with 2.5 sovereign bangles valued over Rs. 60,000 to the Bekal Fort Lion’s Club unit office-bearers amid thunderous applause from

Mangaluru, Aug 19: Pointing out that the Bearys have made remarkable achievements in the education sector in recent years, Revenue Minister R V Deshpande called upon the community to concentrate on the health sector too. He was speaking at the scholarship and sewing machine distribution programme organized by the Dubai-based Bearys Cultural Forum at the Town Hall in Mangaluru today. Around 500

Mangaluru, Aug 19: The recent educational awareness among minorities (Muslims) in the country has had a positive impact on the society, according to T R Suresh, the Commissioner of Mangaluru City Police. The senior IPS officer was on Sunday speaking as a chief guest at the scholarship and sewing machine distribution programme organised by the Dubai-based Bearys Cultural Forum at Town Hall in