Karnataka

Madikeri/Sullia, Aug 18: Heavy rain leading to landslides and flooding continued to lash Karnataka’s Kodagu district, even as chief minister HD Kumaraswamy toured the flood-hit areas on Saturday. "Rains have been causing massive damage in Kodagu. The state officials, along with Indian Army troops, Navy divers are carrying out rescue and relief operations on war-footing," Kumaraswamy told reporters

Mangaluru, Aug 18: Exhorting the Muslims to refrain from extravagance and lavishness during upcoming Eid-ul-Adha (Bakrid), a senior Islamic scholar of coastal Karnataka has urged them to generally contribute to the needy and stranded people in Kerala and Kodagu that are devastated by heavy rains. Muslims in coastal Karnataka will observe Eid-ul-Adha on August 22. Even though Islam strictly

Kochi, Aug 18: A woman refused to leave her flooded house in Kerala without her 25 dogs, a rescuer said Saturday, as the death toll continued to rise. The dogs were found cowering on beds in the flooded house with water rising when an animal welfare group arrived for a last-gasp rescue, said Sally Varma of Humane Society International. The woman, who uses only one name Sunitha, was found by

Bengaluru, Aug 18: Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Saturday conducted an aerial survey of flood and landslide affected areas of Kodagu. Earlier in the day, the Karnataka Chief Minister conducted a press briefing and said that over one thousand security personnel are involved in rescue operation of those affected by torrential rains in the state. He said, "Over 1000 security personnel

Kodagu, Aug 18: Rescue operations in the rain-battered Kodagu district will be over by evening, informed district in-charge minister Sa Ra Mahesh on Saturday. He also informed that Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy will visit Kodagu today to review the flood situation in the district. "Rescue operations will be over by evening. Chief Minister will visit Kodagu today to review flood situation

Mangaluru, Aug 18: Central Crime Branch sleuths of Mangaluru city police have arrested five persons allegedly involved in selling cocaine. The police have seized nine grams of cocaine, worth around Rs. 50,000, Rs 1.02 lakh in cash, three cars and seven mobile phones from them. The accused have been identified as Vijesh Kumar, 34, of Manjeshwar, Nitin, 35, of Narimogaru in Puttur, Santosh Kumar, 36

Kasaragod, Aug 18: The Excise Department sleuths have seized 10 kg of ganja that was being smuggled into the State at Mogral, near Kumbla in Kasaragod. On a tip-off, a five-member team led by Kumbla range excise inspector V.V. Prasannakumar seized the narcotic substance, packed in two sacks, at Koyipadi, near Kumbla, on August 15, excise sources said. The excise team arrested Ashraf Shamseer and

Sullia, Aug 18: At least one person lost his life while three others were feared missing after massive landslides and flash floods in Jodupala village in Kodagu district bordering Dakshina Kannada yesterday. A team of National Disaster Response Force along with the Dakshina Kannada district police rescued over 200 people from the affected area soon after the incident. Sullia Circle Inspector of

Abu Dhabi, Aug. 18: United Arab Emirates (UAE) has formed a committee to provide relief to the people affected by flash floods in Kerala. UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan took to Twitter to make the announcement and urged "everyone to contribute generously towards this initiative." "The people of Kerala have always been and are still part of our success story in the UAE. We have a

Bengaluru, Aug 18: The Karnataka State Election Commission has postponed elections to 105 urban local bodies from August 29 to 31. The decision comes following the demise of the former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and announcement of public holiday on Friday. The Election Commission announced the fresh calendar of events for the elections yesterday. The last day for filing nominations has